Graphics Facilitation Open Courses - Case Studies

The following are just some examples of how graphics facilitation helped those who attended our open courses. For more information and to find out when we are next running one of our courses please see our open courses page. We also feature case studies from:

Case Study - Graphics Facilitation Open Course July 2005

The main focus for this programme was to introduce Graphix Facilitation to a wide range of delegates. The delegates were from both the education and corporate sectors, from Accountants to Law Lecturers and consultants.

The delegates were asked to bring a module or a key message that would benefit from a Graphix 'make over'. The afternoon is where these would be brought to life and enable the delegates to take away results from the day that could be out into practice the very next day.

The aims of the delegates were to:

Our objectives were to provide them with the tools and technical knowledge of drawing such as; How to break objects down, use of line and an introduction to perspective enabling them to communicate key messages graphically - through theory and exploration. This would give them the opportunity to extend their presentation and facilitation techniques at the same time as appealing to the diverse learning styles of their audiences.

Topics included:

Gardner's Intelligences ? How does the use of Graphix enhance them? How can the use of Graphix as a language benefit your audience? This was a great discussion among the group we discovered that by using Graphix throughout our session we were appealing to all of the intelligences.

Accelerated Learning ? to set the scene for the Graphix and blending the Graphix to enhance both the learning environment and the minds of the learners. Using interactive Graphix throughout the day highlighted the importance of Accelerated Learning.

The Components of Drawing ? with a technical understanding of how objects can be broken down into manageable chunks and with the knowledge of line and perspective everyone found they can do it!

Communicating through Graphix - Using examples and getting the delegates to think about words in a different way through brain storming and discussion the group began to create their own visual vocabulary.

The learning was applied to the pre-work in the afternoon so that the delegates were able to take away either ideas or finished Graphix to enhance their message or module. Action plans were made each delegate had something to put in place when they returned to work.

Throughout the day the delegates were encouraged to learn from each others' feedback or 'critiques', the atmosphere was relaxed and the delegates supported and encouraged each other which accelerated the learning. The day maintained a high creative energy feel, the delegates could see throughout the day how they were improving. The walls were covered with the work they had produced at different stages, this showed the significant improvements that they had made in their ability and confidence to draw.

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