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Workshop!!!
Workshop!!!
INTRODUCTION:
The workshop is the name given a novel (refreshing, new) experiment in
education. Close group type of discussion will be held in form of workshop. It
consist of series of meetings, usually four or more, with emphasis of individual work
within the group with the help of consultants and resource personnel. Educational
process has two aspects- theoretical and practical. Learning takes place in a friendly,
happy and democratic under experts’ guidance. The workshops are organized to
develop the psychomotor aspects of the learner regarding practices of new
innovations in the area of education. Workshop helps to each participant
opportunities to improve his effectiveness as a professional worker.
DEFINITIONS:
1. According to L. Ramachandran: The workshop is a meeting of people to
work together in a small group upon problems which are of concern to them
and relevant to them in their own sphere of activity and to find suitable
solutions.
2. According to Lorreta: Workshop refers to a group of individuals who work
together toward the solution of problems in a given subject matter field during
a specific period of time.
3. According to Basavantappa: Workshop is defined as assembled group of 10
to 25 persons who share a common interest or problem. They meet together to
improve their individual skills of a subject through intensive study, research,
and discussion.
4. According to Neeraja: A systematic approach to deal in detail about
educational problems by means of a short meeting.
OBJECTIVES:
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The workshops are organized to realize the following objectives:
1. Cognitive Objectives
2. Psychomotor Objectives
3. Affective objectives
PURPOSES OF WORKSHOP:
1. To put teachers in situations that will break down the barriers between them to
facilitate communication.
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2. To give opportunity for personal growth through accepting and working
towards a goal held in common with others.
3. To give teachers an opportunity to work on the problems those are direct,
current, concern to them.
4. Teachers will learn new methods and techniques which they can use in their
own classrooms.
5. To place teachers in a position of responsibility for their own learning
6. To put teacher in situation where they will evaluate their own efforts.
7. To give the teachers an opportunity to improve their own morale.
PRINCIPLES OF WORKSHOP:
1. Workshop should focus on the current issues in the profession to be discussed.
2. Workshop should be conducted with full co-operation within organizers.
3. Giving the participants an active role will make teaching more effective.
4. Every individual has worth, and has a contribution to make to the common
goal.
Selection of a theme:
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Select the theme on workshop has to be organized.
1. The theme must be based on pre existing problem for which we should
identify the solution.
2. Theme must be useful for the in-service workers for giving awareness and
training of new practice in their working situation and which has a solution.
3. Theme must be directed towards the participants because to motivate their
interest.
After selecting a theme for workshop, following have to be planned.
1. Open a file:
Correspondence relating to the planning, running and evaluation of workshop
will soon reach proportions that call for proper filing. A suitable system might be a
loose leaf file with the following subdivisions:
- Budget
- Workshop site
- Selection of participants
- Documentation
- Equipment checklist
- Publicity, press etc
- Evaluation
2. Selection of Resource Person:
In organizing a workshop resource person plays following important roles:
- They should provide theoretical and practical aspects of the theme.
- Resource person must have much more practical and theoretical
exposure in their work field.
- Resource person should able to provide guidance to participants at every
stage of and train them to perform the task effectively.
- Resource person should be able to supervise and also control the
trainees.
3. Selection of the Participants: Criteria for selecting the participants:
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a. Type of Participants: Homogeneity: Participants should be
homogeneous (same group).
b. Select the p participants who will benefit by the theme of workshop and
objectives.
c. Number of participants: It can be found from experience that as many as
35 participants (seven groups of five) can be handled by one organizer.
d. Select the participants 60 days before the workshop.
e. 45 days before confirm the participants who are going to participate who
are going to participate in the workshop.
f. Voluntary participation and willingness to innovate. Select the
participants those who attend the workshop voluntarily
g. Each participant should already have demonstrated his desire for change
by having adopted new methods of his own.
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i. Book the room for conduction workshop and accommodation 6
months priorly to the day.
ii. Take it in writing and insist in writing confirmation detailing the
conditions you have specified, particularly as regards to meeting
room.
6. Selection of Language:
In workshop national Language must be the working language. It must
be known by all Participants.
7. Selection of Committees:
While organizing a workshop Committees must be formulated such as:
1. Organizer Committee:
Should plan for programme
They should schedule the programme
They must select the days, dates, venue of workshop
They should plan for budgeting
2. Assistant organizers Committee:
selection must be done 4 months before the day
organizer should select assistant organizers from another school or
faculty
Select each assistant organizer for every 10 participants.
The assistant organizers will have the task of finding answers to
questions put forward by the participants.
3. Sponsors Committees:
Sponsoring Committee should be found by organizers to share the
expenses of workshop
Sponsors can extend their helping hand to provide place for
workshop, sound media, food and snacks, printing material etc
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These all help the participants to prepare physically and mentally before
coming to the workshop.
Content which the experts are going to present must be given at the time
of documentation. This helps them to have reference copy of content for their
future.
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(An intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special
field of knowledge) sessions.
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Depending on the local situation, it may be worth deciding to inform the
press.
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along with the expert and has to carryout the formalities and keynote of the
workshop.
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i. First stage programmes:
1. Registration: Participants will pay their fees and they will register their names in
registration counter. After that they will be given a identity card and workshop
content handwork.
2. Inauguration: it is starting function of the workshop. In this all committee
members, participants, resource persons will be gathered along with the chief
guest. Chief guest will start the function with lighting the lamp and gives his
guest speech regarding the theme. After to him organizer delivers his speech.
3. Preliminary introductory session: Organizer will give brief introduction about
the workshop, which they are going to conduct. He will give orientation towards
theme of the workshop and objectives.
4. Pretest: pretest will be given to the participants, which will be based in the
theme of the workshop ie background knowledge about theme of the workshop.
And it will be evaluated.
5. Break: Tea break and Lunch break in between the sessions.
6. Presentation of the theme of providing awareness: the resource person or
experts are invited to provide the awareness and understanding of the topic. This
stage is like a seminar.
The paper reading is also done to discuss the different aspects of the
theme. The trainees or participants are given opportunity to seek clarification.
The experts provide the suitable illustration steps for using it in practice such as
classroom teaching in education.
ii. Second stage:
1. Formation of the Groups: in the second stage the total group is divided in to
small groups.
2. Assignment sessions and practical exercise: Groups will be given assignment
to the work to perform. Along with guidance the expert also supervises each
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participants work. Every participant has to work individually and independently
and has to complete the task within given time limit.
4. Clarifying session: The participant while doing his work if finds any difficulty
end they meet together and discuss their task within their group.
6. Preview of the next day: At the end of the each day all group members will
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1. Letter of thanks: Within 15 days after the programme it is time to thank
everybody who has helped, the organizers including those who have provided
funds for the workshop, the members of the committee for sponsors and the
assistant organizers. Inform theme in the letter that they will shortly be sent the
report on the workshop.
2. Report on the workshop: report regarding the workshop must be printed and
sent to the assistant organizers and other persons who helped to successful
conduct of the workshop. The report will contain the following:
a. An introduction giving a brief description of the focal context which led
to the organization of the workshop.
b. The general aims of the workshop
c. Description of the progress of the workshop
d. Selected samples of the work done in group
e. List of documents used during the workshop
f. The evaluation
g. List of participants
Part of Participants: They should get ready for the follow-up programme that will
be conducted as a long term evaluation process at least one year after the day.
Follow up:
a. The trainer has to go back to their institution. They asked to continue their
task and examine the workability and usability in their institution.
b. The participants are invited to meet again and present their experience
regarding applicability of the topic or new practice.
c. During follow up meeting participants will also be assessed to which level
they reached their objectives by using questionnaire and individual interview.
ADVANTAGES OF WORKSHOP:
1. Workshop is used to realize the higher cognitive and psychomotor objectives.
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2. It is a technique which can be effectively used for developing understanding
and proficiency for the approaches and practices in education.
3. It is used for developing and improving professional efficiency. Eg, Nursing,
Medical, Dental etc
4. Teaching proficiencies can be developed by the workshop technique for
nursing in-service teachers.
5. It provides the opportunity and situations to develop the individual capacities
of a teacher.
6. It develops the feeling of co-operation and group work.
7. It provides the situation to study the vocational problems.
8. The new practices and innovation are introduced to in-service teachers.
LIMITATIONS OF WORKSHOP:
1. The in-service teacher may not take interest to understand and use the new
practices in their classroom.
2. The workshop cannot be organized to large number of groups, so the large
number of persons can be trained.
3. The teacher may not take interest in practical work or to do something in
productive form.
4. The effectiveness of the workshop technique depends on the follow-up
programme. Generally follow-up programmes are not organized in workshop
technique.
CONCLUSION:
In the workshop the total members may be divided in to small groups and each
group will choose a chairman and a recorder. Learning takes place in a friendly,
happy, and democratic atmosphere, under expert guidance. The workshop provides
each participant the opportunity to improve his effectiveness as a professional
worker.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1. Basavantappa B T; Nursing Education; 1st edition; Jaypee Brothers Medical
Publications (P) Ltd, New Delhi.
2. Barabara A M & Ruth A W-Price, “Nursing education: Foundation for
Practice Excellence”; Jaypee Brothers Medical Publications (P) Ltd, New
Delhi.
3. Aggraval.J.C. “Principles Methods and Techniques of Teaching”, Vikas
Publishig house Pvt Ltd, 1996, New Delhi.
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VIVEKANAND COLLEGE OF
NURSING
ASSIGNMENT
ON
WORKSHOP
SUBJECT :- NURSING EDUCATION
SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY
MS. NIDA WAJID MS. RUCHI
ASST. PROF. MSc (N) Ist YEAR
VCON VCON
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