Bettercare Learning Programmes
Facilitator’s Guide
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Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
About the Bettercare series
Why decentralised learning?
Contributors
Updating the course material
Dear Facilitator
Facilitator’s checklist
Before the first group meeting
At the first group meeting
Before every group meeting
At group meetings
After completing the chapters
1.
Introduction to studying in groups
What is group learning?
Why is it good to learn in a group?
What does the group facilitator do?
What makes a group successful?
2.
Planning a group
Identifying a need
Choosing the right course
Getting stakeholder buy-in
A training budget
Advertising
Participant requirements
Group size
Group location
3.
Starting a group
Group meeting times
How to get the books
Preparing for skills demonstrations
Establishing goals
4.
Running a group
Establishing group rules
How Bettercare learning programmes work
How the books work
Planning for group sessions
Inviting resource people
Preparing for group sessions
Using the multiple-choice quizzes
5.
Tips for successful group work
How do I keep my group members motivated?
How do I keep the course interesting?
Ensuring skills are applied at work
6.
Finishing a course
Completing the course with an exam
Arranging a certificate-handover ceremony
The Bettercare exam process
Photographs
Updating the course material
Your next Bettercare course
7.
Contact details
8.
Templates
Group contact details
Goal-setting
Session plan
Guest speakers
Multiple-choice answer sheet
Pre- and post-quiz scores
Facilitator's Guide
Bettercare
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Acknowledgements
Introduction
About the Bettercare series
Why decentralised learning?
Contributors
Updating the course material
Dear Facilitator
Facilitator’s checklist
Before the first group meeting
At the first group meeting
Before every group meeting
At group meetings
After completing the chapters
1.
Introduction to studying in groups
What is group learning?
Why is it good to learn in a group?
What does the group facilitator do?
What makes a group successful?
2.
Planning a group
Identifying a need
Choosing the right course
Getting stakeholder buy-in
A training budget
Advertising
Participant requirements
Group size
Group location
3.
Starting a group
Group meeting times
How to get the books
Preparing for skills demonstrations
Establishing goals
4.
Running a group
Establishing group rules
How Bettercare learning programmes work
How the books work
Planning for group sessions
Inviting resource people
Preparing for group sessions
Using the multiple-choice quizzes
5.
Tips for successful group work
How do I keep my group members motivated?
How do I keep the course interesting?
Ensuring skills are applied at work
6.
Finishing a course
Completing the course with an exam
Arranging a certificate-handover ceremony
The Bettercare exam process
Photographs
Updating the course material
Your next Bettercare course
7.
Contact details
8.
Templates
Group contact details
Goal-setting
Session plan
Guest speakers
Multiple-choice answer sheet
Pre- and post-quiz scores