Workshops are organized meetings that involve active participation from a group of 10-25 people. They are used to develop skills and discuss problems or innovations in a particular field. The document outlines the definition, essential features, objectives, procedures and advantages of workshops. Workshops aim to improve psychomotor skills through practical work and discussion, while developing understanding, cooperation and problem-solving abilities. They involve preparation, presentations, group work, and follow-up evaluations to assess effectiveness.

1. WORKSHOP

2. CONTENT
 Introduction
 Definition
 Essential features of workshop
 Principles of workshop
 Objectives of workshop
 Purpose
 Procedure
 Follow up
 Advantages
 Disadvantages

3. INTRODUCTION
The workshops are organized to develop the
psychomotor aspects(skill development) of the learner
regarding practices of new innovations in area of
education. Under this technique participants have do
some practical work to produce instructional teaching
and testing material.

4. DEFINITION
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 and skill of a
subject through intensive study, research, practice and
discussion.

5. Cont...
Workshop is a meeting during which experienced
people in responsible positions come together with
experts and consultants to find solutions for the problem
that cropped up in the course of their work and they
have had difficulty in dealing with on their own. It is
large group discussion method.

6. ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF WORKSHOP
 Complete active involvement by the participants.
 The whole point of attention is to work and learn
from practical experiences.
 Participants may have to work as reporters or a
leader.

7. PRINCIPLES OF WORKSHOP
 Allowing the participant to prepare and select objectives
to be reached will increase the participants motivation.
 Giving the participants an active role will make teaching
more effective.
 Improve a person’s attitude towards other people.
 Learn better human relations.
 Giving the participants an active role will take teaching
more effective.

8. Cont....
 Every individual have worth and contributes to the
common goals.
 Cooperation is a technique and a way of life that is
superior to competition and is a primary factor to be
allowed.
 Workshop should focus on the current issues in the
profession to be discussed.
 Workshop should be conducted with full cooperation
within organizers.

9. OBJECTIVES OF WORKSHOP
There are
two
objectives
Cognitive
Objective
Psychomotor
Objective

10. COGNITIVE OBJECTIVES
To solve the problem of the teaching
profession
To provide the
philosophical
and sociological
background for
instructional and
teaching
situation.
To identify the
educational
objectives in the
present context
To develop an
understanding
regarding the
use of theme
and problem

11. Psychomotor
Objective
• To develop the skills to perform task independently
• To determine and use of teaching strategies effectively
• To train the persons for using different approach of teaching.
• Workshop technique is used to seed, explore and identify the solution to
a problem.
• It is used for in-service teachers for giving awareness and training of new
practice education.
• It provide an opportunity to prepare specific professional, vocational
and community service function.

12. Purpose
1. To put teachers in situation that will break down the
barrier between them to facilitate communication.
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 classroom.

13. Cont....
5. To place teachers in a position of responsibility for their
own learning.
6. To put the teacher in a situation where they will
evaluate their own efforts.
7. To give the teachers an opportunity to improve their
own moral.

14. PROCEDURE
 The organization of the workshop can be divided into 2
phases:-
1) Pre-active phase
2) Active phase

15. THE PRE-ACTIVE PHASE
 STEP 1:- ( DEFINE THE GOAL)
Every workshop must have a goal, clear goal should be
kept at the centre of the discussion.
 STEP 2:- ( DECIDE THE TARGET GROUPS)
Knowing who will participate directly refers to the
objectives. Make a list of people who needs to be there .
Try to be as specific as possible, but leave a few
openings for last-minute additions.

16. STEP 3:- ( SELECT THE RIGHT LOCATION)
 Think about the logistics and practical details of the
workshop for the selection of the location.
 Make sure that everyone be able to see the visual aids.
 Also make sure that the appropriate facilities for
breakout sessions.
 Will everyone be able to reach venue or need to
organize accommodations for people who are coming
from a long way.

17. STEP 4 :- ( PREPARE AN AGENDA )
 MAIN POINTS
Create a list of main points to discuss and breakdown
each larger point into details.
 VISUALAIDS
List the visual aids if any, to be use for each point. If
need technical support provide expert help, this helps
the people to determine where they need to focus their
efforts.

18. DISCUSSION AND ACTIVITIES
Take a time to list exactly which group discussion
and activities will be used at which point, in the
workshop. How much time will be allowed for each
exercise? Make sure that activities are appropriate
for the size of the group and ensure that the venue
has the resources.

19. STEP 5:- DEVELOPA FOLLOW-UP PLAN
The only way to find out if the workshop was a success
is to have an effective follow up plan. Create a
questionnaire to give to all participants at the end of the
event, and give them plenty of opportunity to share their
opinion on how well it went . It is the only way to learn
and improve for the next time.

20. THE ACTIVE PHASE
 FIRST STAGE:-
Presentation of the theme for providing awareness.
Resources persons or experts are invited to provide the
awareness and understanding of the topic. Paper reading
is done to discuss the different aspects of the theme. In
the first stage theoretical background is provided to the
participants.

21. II) SECOND STAGE:-
Practice the method for its applicability. In the second
stage the group is divided into small group on basis of
language, subjects studies and every participants has to
work individually and independently. A resources
person or expert is assigned to provide the guidance for
the work to be performed. Every trainee has to complete
the task within the given period. At the end they meet in
their groups and discuss and present their task to be
completed.

22. THIRD STAGE :-
• At the round up of workshop, a representative of each
group will then be asked to present the findings. In second
stage, the participants are required to elaborate a
meaningful ordering scheme for the thus for collected
context elements.

23. Cont...
The round up will be a reflective discussion with all
workshop participants; where the experience of teaching
methods is put into personal (eg:-what value participants
see in the use of teaching methods ; or what elements
regarding the context cause uncertainties with
participants.)

24. FOLLOW UP
• It is a important part of good workshop.
• Effectiveness is ascertained by an objective follow up.
• The trainees are asked to continue their task and examine
its work ability and inability in their working setup
( institutions).
• The participants are invited to meet again and present their
institutions feedback regarding applicability of the topic or
new practices.
• They may give some practical suggestion in this context.
• And last report of the workshop is prepared.

25. Advantages
1) Use to realize the higher cognitive & psychomotor
objectives.
2) Used for developing understanding & proficiency for
the approaches and practices in education.
3) Provide opportunity and situations to develop the
individual capacities of a teacher.
4) Develops the feeling cooperation and group work or
team work.
5) Provides the situations to study the vocational
problems.

26. Cont....
6) It introduces new practice & innovations in education.
7) It is used for developing and improving
professional efficiency, e.g. nursing, medical,
dental, etc.
8) The teacher proficiencies can be developed by
using the workshop technique for in-service
teaching.

27. Disadvantages
 The workshops in education are seminar—cum-
workshop on any theme or problem.
 The in-service teachers do not take interest to
understands and use the new practices in their
classrooms.
 The workshop can not be organized for large group so
that large number of persons are trained.
 The teachers do not take interest in practical work or to
do something in productive form.

28. Conclusion
Workshop may be a room or building which provides
both the area and tools (machinery) that may be
required for the manufacture of repair manufactured
goods. Workshop were the only places of production
until the advent of industrialization and factory

29. SUMMARY
Now learning regarding the topic we came to know the
introduction , definition, objectives ,scope, role of
workshop technique, disadvantages, limitation of
workshop and most valuable parts of workshop.

30. Questions
Q1 Define workshop?
Q2 Explain principles of workshop?
Q3 What are the uses of workshop?
Q4 Enlist advantages of workshop?
Q5 Enlist disadvantages of workshop?

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