Room Facilitator OrientationATE Birds of a Feather Sessions

October 2010

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Orientation Agenda

• Birds of a Feather Overview• Room Facilitator – Responsibilities • Other Session Roles• Scenario: Blue Ribbon Task Force• Session Agenda & Outputs• Detailed Guide• Synthesis and Reporting Process• Post-session Responsibilities• Session Results

Birds of a Feather - Overview

• 14 Simultaneous Sessions: Features a common structure across 14 simultaneous sessions to address a set of overarching questions affecting all projects & centers.

• Organized by Discipline: Participants will be divided, through a self-selection process, into groups designated by discipline.

• Common Questions/Conference Theme: Each group will focus on questions centered on the theme, “ATE Student Success: Building a Diverse & Entrepreneurial Workforce.”

• Synthesis Friday: Synthesis of discussion outcomes will be presented on Friday morning.

Room Facilitator Responsibilities

• Welcoming participants

• Introducing session objectives and structure

• Overseeing distribution of the group to working tables (ensuring that there are an equal number of tables addressing each of the two topic questions)

• Keeping time for the session discussions and report outs

• Facilitating the reporting out from the discussion tables

• Working with session scribe to collect flip chart pages from all of the working groups

• Reviewing and/or contributing to session scribes notes on the report outs

Other Key Session Roles• Table Facilitator:

1. Leads the discussion at a table2. Works with the table to address fully all 3 questions assigned to their topic3. Works with table scribe to capture key points and to prioritize recommendations4. Works with other table facilitators to facilitate the cross-table synthesis process

• Table ScribeA volunteer that the table facilitator (TF) solicits at the beginning of the session; this

person: 1. Helps TF capture and track the key points on flip chart2. Assists TF in the group prioritization process3. Scribes top points on 6” x 8” post it notes4. Assists TF during cross-table synthesis.

• Room Scribe (during most of session is also a table scribe)– Works with Room Facilitator to capture the key report outs from all table groups.

Scenario: Blue Ribbon Task Force

Key Presenting Issues• Employers are dismayed that most postsecondary students currently

are not getting the foundational, technical, and 21st century skills needed for the workplace.

• Technical educational programs and the U.S. technical workforce do not reflect the overall demographics of the U.S. population.

The Blue Ribbon Task Force must:• Design pedagogical systems to provide relevant knowledge, skills, and

experiences to enable graduates to hit the ground running and be successful quickly as members of the technical workforce in real-world, global organizations.

• Design solutions to successfully attract, serve, and develop people for the technical workforce from traditionally underrepresented and underserved populations.

Session Agenda Overview

• 1:45 p.m. Participants Begin Arriving

• 2:00 p.m. Session Opens / Introductions

• 2:15 p.m. Table DiscussionsParticipants choose table based on which topic they want to discuss:

» Topic #1: Preparing Technicians with Workplace and Entrepreneurial Skills(Tables labeled: “Workplace Skills”)

» Topic #2: Attracting and Serving Traditionally Underserved and Diverse Student Populations in Preparing them for the Workforce(Tables labeled: “Diverse Learners”)

• 3:45 p.m. Topic #1 and Topic #2 Group Synthesis

• 4:25 p.m. Topic 1 Report Outs to the Room

• 4:40 p.m. Topic 2 Report Outs to the Room

• 4:55 p.m. Summary/Adjourn

Outputs for Session

Synthesis of table reports from the two topics:

• Topic 1 Synthesis that includes key findings and recommendations about:– The key issues, concepts, and constraints – The most promising strategies and practices– Recommended success measures– Each table will develop their top five for each of the above

• Topic 2 Synthesis that includes key findings and recommendations about:– The key issues, concepts, and constraints – The most promising strategies and practices– Recommended success measures– Each table will develop their top five for each of the above

Detailed Guide

• Review pages 9-11

Synthesis Process

• See page 12

Panel 1Key Issues

Panel 2Promising Practices

Panel 3Success Measures

Wall Station – combining 2-3 groups focused on the same topic

Topic #1 (example): Preparing Technicians with Workplace and Entrepreneurial Skills

What a Wall Station Looks Like

Reporting Process

• See page 13

Synthesis & Reporting Process(for Small Rooms)

• See page 14

Post-session Responsibilities

• The Room Facilitator will work with Room Scribe to finalize an electronic report to submit in the 30 minutes after the session concludes.

• Each Room Scribe will have a laptop to capture, electronically, the summary report outs during the session.

• Afterward, you should both review what was captured and edit and refine it accordingly before submitting your report at the Conference office.

• Ultimately, the reports should be a summary of the top ideas or recommendations for each of the two Topics in 3 areas:– Key issues/concepts/constraints– Most promising practices/strategies– Important measures of success

Final Results

• Compiled into short summary report published on Friday Oct 29

• Short presentation at opening plenary on Friday morning

• Longer report to be published in first half of 2011

THANK YOU!!

• Thank you for your contribution to these sessions. On behalf of AACC and NSF, we greatly appreciate your help.