1-hour (lunchtime) session or 2.5-hour (evening) session
Firstly decide how long a session you would like to to run. The 1 hour session is perfect for a lunchtime and the longer 2.5 hour session works well in an evening where you have more time to explore the topics in your group.
Equipment and preparation
To run this session with a group you just need to make sure the videos can be seen and heard by everyone. You could gather around a laptop but better to have either a TV screen or an LCD projector to show the videos on. Sound can be amplified via a TV connection or by connecting your laptop to speakers via a 3.5mm plug connector. Some digital radios can be used as amplifiers. You will also need a broadband connection.
Facilitator guidelines
The programmes can be seen below but we recommend downloading the following facilitator notes which will provide direct links for all the videos along with supporting notes to help you host the session.
Group Taster Programme and Facilitator Notes (click to open and then you can download it)
1 hour session
Contents
An introductory short video (3 mins)
An introduction from Thinking Box (2 mins)
A feature discussion video (11 mins)
Discussion questions for small group discussion
Small group discussions (20 mins)
Plenary discussion (20 mins)
A short heart-warmer video (1 min)
Welcome
Welcome to this 1-hour Group Taster Thinking Box session.
Introductory short
How Thinking Box works video
This video is shown near the beginning of a session to introduce the process and aims of a session.
Feature presentation
Discussion questions
Pause this video to display the discussion questions
Small group discussions
See facilitator notes
Plenary discussions
See facilitator notes
Heart warmer
2.5 hour session
First half
Introductory short (3 mins)
How a TB session works video (2 mins)
First feature video (11 mins)
Slide introducing the Discussion questions
Small group discussions in pairs of threes (20 mins)
Plenary session (20 mins)
Break (15 mins)
Second half
Second feature video (18 mins)
Slide introducing the Discussion questions
Small group discussions in pairs of threes (20 mins)
Plenary session (20 mins)
A final heart-warmer videos (1 min)
Welcome
Welcome to this 2.5 hour Group Taster Thinking Box session.
Introductory short
Thinking Box How a session works video
This is how the session works
Feature presentation
Discussion questions
Pause this video to display the discussion questions
Small group discussions
See facilitator notes
Plenary discussions
See facilitator notes
Break
Second half
Discussion questions
Pause this video to display the discussion questions
Small group discussions
See facilitator notes
Plenary discussions
See facilitator notes
Heart warmer