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Heather KellyLorianne WestonBy PresenterMedia.com

Introduce ourselves.1

Role Play lessonIntroduction

Role play and you

Role Play activity

Lets beginLets talkLets listenLets play!How and when to use it?

Heather: We looked at how to use role play as a teaching method and in the next 20 minutes we will share an overview of what it is, how to use it and well have a short role play game so we can all experience how it can be used. We will provide you with a link to this presentation to be sent by email to access as you wish.2

Role play in the classroom

Role play can feel risky to some learners.Introduction Lets begin!

Lorianne: Role play can be a very useful tool but some people may feel apprehensive or uncomfortable because it requires the learner to simulate an experience and often is used to learn interpersonal skills. Therefore, it can be a risky experience for some people. (click on link)http://goanimate.com/videos/0Ha9Avg9f6Ok?utm_source=linkshare

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Simulation ExerciseDynamicApply skillsMake sense of theory

Life-like settingEmotions, attitudes, feelingsContinuous feedbackLets talk!Role play and youGoals and CharacteristicsWhat is it?

Heather: What is role play? It is a dynamic process that involves participants assuming specified roles and acting out significant events. The learners or participants can act out the assigned roles in order to explore the scenario, apply skills (maybe communication, negotiation, debate etc.), experience the scenario from another view point, evoke and understand emotions that may be alien to them. It helps to make sense of theory and gathers together the concepts into a practical experience.

Lorianne: The goals and characteristics of role play are to place problems or use of skills, particularly one that involve ongoing processes, into a life-like setting where participants can deal with the emotional and attitudinal behaviour in an experiential frame of reference. It emphasizes the importance of feelings and emotional involvement and therefore is very suited to practice involving interpersonal skills. It trains in emotional control and involves continuous feedback.

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Lets hear from you

Heather: Have you used role play in your work? What types of skills did you use it for and how did it work for you?5

Respects prior knowledge and experience

Develops all domains of learning:CognitiveAffectivePsychomotorAdvantages for adult learners -

Lets listen

Lorianne: Constructing meaning in a learner is a far better way to make learning memorable than simple transmission. The interaction and stimulation to visual, auditory and kinaesthetic styles of learning helps a broad range of learners.In adults the tool respects their prior knowledge, experience and the reality they bring to a concept. It helps to make the conceptbeing taught to be constructed and then reflected on.It helps to move beyond any comfort zones and helps bring on attitudinal change through different viewpoints too. It helps to develop all domains of learning, cognitive (knowledge) , psychomotor (skills) and affective ( emotional)

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AdvantagesActive participation - energizing and funTime efficientExperiential learning is powerfulDelivers complex concepts in a simple mannerDisadvantagesParticipants may be too shy and reluctantCan be threatening to someIt can become too much fun and disrupt the taskParticipants can get too involved and loose objectivityParticipants can overact and show off The observers may not observe well or take notesThe observers may take sides based on their preconceptions

Advantages and DisadvantagesLets listen

Lorianne: What are some advantages and disadvantages of role play as a method?

Advantages of Role-PlayEnergizing activity / fun to doAllows participants to contribute actively (even the quieter ones)It is time efficientExperiential learning is more powerful than instructions.It delivers complex concepts in a simple manner

DisadvantagesParticipants may be too shy and reluctantCan be threatening to someIt can become too much fun and disrupt the taskParticipants can get too involved and loose objectivityParticipants can overact and show off The observers may not observe well or take notesThe observers may take sides based on their preconceptions7

Observation

Modeling

Reflection

Lets listenHow does role play work?

Heather: There are various ways role-play can work.

Observation: learning through observation and reflection happens when a group of learners watch a specifically constructed role-play using fellow classmates or instructors.

b) Modeling: Helps to learn a concept or an idea through participation and in a safe environment. Adults can participate in a constructed scenario- like an angry customer, worried patients, etc.

c) Reflection: It can be used for learning in the higher domains when it helps to stimulate analysis through exploring complex concepts or debating issues.

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a)Define aims and objectivesb) Define settingc) Define role descriptors d) Define time limit

Key steps to conducting a role play

Lorianne: Conducting a role play a)Define aims and objectives (is it to practice skills, explore concepts etc.)b) Define setting/placementc) Define clear role descriptors and what they will say (at least an outline)d) Define time limit

The trainer needs to keep the time, be observant take notes for feedback. We can ask observers to do the same. The feedback should be objective and based on observed facts. If the participants go off the script and become too inventive, this may hijack the agreed agenda and confuse the other participant(s). This is why very clear descriptors for the role and what the role has to say will be useful.

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e) Define observer tasks

f) Define ground rules of safety and feedback

g) Define debrief agenda

h) Define facilitator tasks

Key steps to conducting a role play

Heather:e) Define observer tasks (if any)f) Define ground rules of safety and feedbackg) Define debrief agendah) Define facilitator tasks

For feedback, the trainer or facilitator can ask participants how it went, what emotions they experienced and how the other made them feel. The groups can give positive and constructive feedback. It is often useful after debrief to summarize what was gained- by asking each participant for their points learnt or understood. It will be usually quite an assortment of learning points that shows how each role-play can stimulate several strands of learning beyond the original aims and objectives. 10

Lets play!

Heather introduces the role play activity and facilitates the activity.11

Wise words

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Thank you !

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