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Capacity Building – stimulating demand for evidence
• Siobhan Duvigneau• Funded by DFID as part of the MK4D
programme• “Stimulating the demand for research
knowledge through building the information capability of researchers and policy-makers”
Session
• Define an approach• Explore your conceptions / approaches to
building capacity • Reflect your challenges• Some Do’s and Don’ts (Top Tips)
Task
• Take the A4 paper and build a tower. The tallest tower wins….
• Additional instructions, provided after 2 mins
Purpose: Experiential Activity?
Purpose: Experiential Activity?
• Placing you in the unique role of being a facilitator and learner
• Highlighting the importance of teamwork• Excellent listening & communication skills• Importance of clear instructions• Experience plays a central role in learning
Constructivism
Nationaal Archief, Flickr
Co-constructing knowledge - task #1
Answer the question:
From your experience, what have you learnt about building the capacity of your beneficiaries?
Do you make a distinction between capacity at the individual and the institutional levels?
What approaches work / are less successful?
1. Engage your audience
In what timeframe should you get people talking in a workshop?
– 3 minutes– 10 minutes– 20 minutes– 60 minutes
Why?
2. Know your beneficiaries
Who?
Why?
How?When?What?
Where?
3. Co-construct knowledge / learning
Capacity building is a two-way process?
Teaching Today, Geoffrey Petty
4. Listen with big ears & repeat, revisit…
The average amount of time a person (e.g. a
higher education student) can pay
attention for… is?
The average amount of time a person (e.g. a
higher education student) can pay
attention for… is?
The amount of information retained in a
lecture is?
The amount of information retained in a
lecture is?
Wilson, K. and Korn, J. H. (2007). Attention during lectures: Beyond ten minutes. Teaching of Psychology, 34 (2), 85–89.
Audi_insperation/flickr.com
billsoPHOTO, Flickr
5. Encourage reflection / seek feedback
Capacity building is a two-way process?
Teaching Today, Geoffrey Petty
Thank you for participating!