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Guide For Teams - Small Group Learning - CE Toolkit

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Guide for Teams: Small Group Learning

Prework:

(10 minutes) Before sitting down with the team, brainstorm a real case scenario of a practice gap and
underlying educational needs from your organization that you think would benefit from small group
learning. You can use the case scenario of page 53 of the CE Educator’s Toolkit to help you.

If you are unable to find a good example from your organization, you can use the case scenario on page
53 of the Toolkit.

With the team:

(10 min) Start by having the team read pages 51 and 52 in the Toolkit. Then, introduce your case
scenario to the team.

(15 min) After the team understands the scenario, have everyone read page 54 of the Toolkit and
discuss together the questions posed. The team should understand that the goal is for this collaborative
work to allow the team to answer these questions. Next, have the team read Toolkit pages 55-59. After
reading, ask the group:

1. Do we have any initial thoughts about the “Formula for Success” presented on page 59 in
the Toolkit?
2. Are there any areas of concern for the team?

(20 min) Read pages 61 and 62 of the Toolkit for an introduction to mind mapping. If you’re using a
scenario from your own organization, look at Toolkit page 63 for an example of mind mapping. If you’re
using the scenario given in the Toolkit, we’d recommend trying to mind map on page 10 of the
Worksheet Guide before looking at the example.

When the team is ready to try mind mapping for themselves, turn to page 10 of the Worksheet Guide.

Mind maps can be a useful tool in planning out your session’s discussion and identifying key concepts
that you want learners to take away from the CE session. Use this template as a practice exercise for
your CE session on creating mind maps.

Share these instructions on how to use a mind map with your group:
1. Start with a central idea: Write your topic in the center of this template, as this is the
focal point of your mind map.
2. Add arrows: We added arrows in this example that are radiating from the central idea.
Label each branch with a subtopic or idea related to the central topic.
3. Add sub-branches: Draw smaller branches that extend from the main branches, and
label them with subtopics or ideas related to the main subtopics. You can use different
colors to distinguish between different levels of subtopics.
4. Use images and keywords: Use images and keywords to represent each subtopic or idea.
This can help you remember the information more easily and create visual associations.
5. Connect ideas: Look for connections between the different subtopics and ideas in your
mind map. Use lines or arrows to connect related ideas, and to show the relationships
between them.
6. Review and revise: Once you have completed your mind map, review it to ensure that
all the subtopics and ideas are connected and organized in a meaningful way. Make any
revisions or additions as necessary.

Facilitator additionally says to group: Here are some additional tips for creating an effective mind map:
• Keep the mind map simple and uncluttered, with enough white space for easy
readability.
• Use larger text for the main branches and smaller text for the sub-branches.
• Be creative and flexible in the layout and organization of your mind map. There is no
single "correct" way to create a mind map.

(15 min) Read Toolkit pages 65-67. Ask your team to circle the suggestions from this page they feel
would be the most impactful in your practice scenario.

(10 min) Consider the checklist on page 68 of the Toolkit, is your team ready to move on?

(30 min) Page 70 in the Toolkit provides four roles of the facilitator in small group learning. As you
proceed through this section (Toolkit pages 71-79), use the Planning canvas on page 11 of the
Worksheet Guide to take notes and decide which techniques are best suited for the activity your team is
planning.

Ask the team for 15 minutes and answer all 6 blocks in the sample template. Ask the group if they
would include other questions not listed on this planning canvas, then ask each participant to share their
most challenging block. As a group, tally which block was the most challenging for participants, then
work together to answer it collectively.

Ask the group:


1. What was an example of when you have used small group learning in your CE
program?
2. What do you think CE planners might find most challenging about implementing small
group learning, and how can they overcome those obstacles?

To wrap up, look at pages Toolkit pages 81-83. These pages can be helpful to refer to in the future or can
be shared with facilitators. Reflect on page 85 in the Toolkit to identify how you will evaluate your CE
session.

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