What is the role of a civic expert's expert knowledge in facilitating authentic dialogue in a community? How can experts not allow their expertise to get in the way of people connecting in new ways?
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The expert needs to understand the roles of facilitator vs presentor. If the goal is to encourage dialogue and networking the expert must only act as a prompt, or at most a guide. This is different from the expert as presentor, who's goal is to teach. In that case, go ahead, set up the power point and expound.
Posted by: mb matthews | August 04, 2004 at 04:57 PM
The expert needs to understand the roles of facilitator vs presentor. If the goal is to encourage dialogue and networking the expert must only act as a prompt, or at most a guide. This is different from the expert as presentor, who's goal is to teach. In that case, go ahead, set up the power point and expound.
Posted by: mb matthews | August 04, 2004 at 04:58 PM