Characteristics of Effective Facilitators

"Effective [small group activity] facilitators are flexible. They modify their small-group activities before and during use.

Effective facilitators are adaptive. They modify their small-group activities along six critical tensions.

Effective facilitators are proactive. Before using a small-group activity, they modify it on the basis of the characteristics of the participants and the purpose of the activity.

Effective facilitators are responsive. They make modifications during the small-group activity to keep the different tensions within acceptable ranges.

Effective facilitators are resilient. They accept whatever happens during the small-group activity as valuable data and smoothly continue with the activity."

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