Second webinar of the online training for facilitators performed as part of the activities of the WYRED project. Trainers: Igor Jojkic, YEU International

1. Online training for facilitators
Second webinar – How to facilitate online groups
Igor Jojkic
YEU International
igor.jojkic@gmail.com
netWorked Youth Research
for Empowerment in the
Digital society
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2. Reminder – Webinars’ Content

3. Your expectations out of this
webinar

4. Why is important to identify
participants’ expectations?

5. Your experience as facilitator

6. Online vs. Offline Facilitation

7. Benefits of online discussions?

8. An online discussion can
Focus on reactions to just a
reading
Contribute to learning
Make collaboration possible

9. When you personally are
willing to engage in an online
discussion?
Topic Platform Collaborators

10. Why we’re lacking participation
on WYRED platform?

11. What do you want to achieve
through WYRED discussion platform?

12. Objectives

13. How to structure the session
Set clear objectives
Plan all steps
Make the questions in advance
Reflect and evaluate

14. An online facilitator needs to
have….
Competences
Attitudes
Skills
Knowledge

15. What facilitator SHOULD do?
Moderate
• Assist to participants
• Create safe space
Engage
• Understand participants’ needs
• Adopt methods and approaches
Participate
• Motivate and lead
• Asking triggering questions

16. What facilitator SHOULDN’T do?
Judging
• Freedom of speech has to be granted
• That doesn't exclude mutual respect
Be center of attention
• It's not about you
• Empower discussion
Overload discussion
• Avoid too many topics
• Avoid ping pong discussion

17. What resources we have in order
to boost participation on WYRED
platform?
Users Organizations Trendy Topics

18. WYRED https://wyredproject.eu
Public Space
Research
projects
News about
the project
Stories of
young
people

19. W Y R E D
netWorked Youth Research for
Empowerment in the Digital
society
Igor Jojkic
YEU International