WELCOME TO FAVILLE APP

Web Application on Facilitation Tools & Techniques curated within the FAVILLE project

WHAT IS FAVILLE APP?

FAVILLE App is a web application for everybody who wants to effectively and creatively facilitate courses, meetings, or workshops delivered in the virtual environment. In particular, The Web Application on Facilitation Tools & Techniques developed within the FAVILLE project can serve as a very good resource and support tool for virtual facilitators.

FAVILLE App is a collection of tools, techniques and methods curated from the various sources, adjusted in such a way that they can be used in the virtual environment. Each item of the App has its card. The unified structure of the cards allows you to choose the most suitable one for your particular situation.

There is one separate section – group of tools, techniques and methods devoted to primary schools which can be found under the button Resources for primary schools. There is no possibility to filter these tools.

How to use it?

There are 6 filtering options which can be combined:

  • Group size in persons: you can choose the facilitation tool based on the group size.
  • Time frame in minutes: recommended time necessary for the full use of the tool or technique.
  • Phase: phase of the event within which you want to use/need the tool.
  • Purpose: what is the reason for using this particular tool, what is the main goal to be reached, what should be supported, developed or enhanced by using this.
  • Skills: actively used and involved skills of the participants, it is possible to perceive them as suitable prerequisites for mastering the activity/tool.
  • Facilitation level: some tools are easy to use but some require the certain level of experience, therefore this filtering option allows you to choose the facilitation level: either the level of beginner (for less experienced users, which are building their expertise in this field), or the level of a skilled facilitator (medium & advanced level of experience with facilitation, and higher level of autonomy and self-assurance).

Other items covered by the items’ cards

  • Comfort zone: A category that describes the benefit of the technique/tool from the point of view of comfort zone theory. We use 2 levels:
  • Safe zone (participants use what they know, what they can control and are familiar with, what they know intimately, the environment and atmosphere of well-being and relaxation, emotionally "they are at home"),
  • Stretch zone (participants are in a situation where they experience a slight discomfort, at the same time they gain a new experience, an experience of success from the new situation, they learn, they develop).
  • Difficulty level of the technique/tool from the point of view of readiness, maturity, seniority of the virtual event participants to master the given activity / technique, to understand the assignment and to implement it. We use three levels: Low, Medium, High.
FILTER BY PHASE
  • Action: Tools that mobilize the attendees and require/initiate an active approach and an active participation.
  • Closing: Recommended at the end of the facilitation process to summarize and remind people the meeting/workshop/project results and needed follow-ups.
  • Debrief: Asking the whole team “what, why, and how” questions. And the whole team analyzes the project outcome. When leading a facilitated debrief, the facilitator does not offer his or her evaluation of the situation or recommendations until after the team has offered theirs. In fact, it is done right when team members do most of the talking, and even the typically quiet team members start to offer effective recommendations without a direct invitation. In a facilitated debrief, the team evaluates the team. The "F" simply facilitates that evaluation.
  • Energizer/Warm up: These are short, team-building exercises aimed at overcoming shyness and boosting energy with a group of distributed people. Online warm ups are particularly useful at the beginning of an online meeting, workshop or any virtual collaboration session that takes place in a video call with a group of people. They are useful as an introduction to let people know who they’ll be collaborating with during the session.
  • Fun: Activities that can generate laughter, relief, fun and create the atmosphere of ease.
  • Get-to-know: Activities to let people know, who they are collaborating with and to overcome or bread down the formal barriers in a workplace.
  • Icebreaker: Icebreakers play a significant role in events in which communication and participant comfort level are important factors. They help to ensure that all attendees are equal participants and they fully engage participants when you want them to own the outcomes of the meeting or session. These activities break down the barriers that exist in a workplace through its hierarchy, organization chart, job titles, and various departmental entities. Icebreakers are helpful especially when participants don't know each other. But they can also work very well for warming up the room even for employees who are already familiar with each other. An icebreaker can get people talking, generate laughter, and help participants start with an initial level of comfort.
  • Kick-off: It is an opportunity to get everyone acquainted before work commences. It ensures everybody starts with the same level of information and understanding. It should focus solely on information sharing and setting the tone for the rest of the facilitation process/workshop/project etc.
  • Opening: Recommended as an initial activity at the beginning of the workshop/facilitation process.
  • Review: Recommended when some kind of analysis or an overview is needed.
USEFUL ONLINE TOOLS

For the detailed information either check the link or go to the Module 2 of the FAVILLE MOOC, Sub-module 1, Management and Administration tools, Communication and Collaboration tools, E- learning Process Tools

Communication and collaboration tools

Facebook, Edmodo, Ellg, Google Drive, Slack,  Asana, Trello, Chanty, Toggl Plan, Office Online: 

Synchronous Communication Tools

Videoconferencing tools

Asynchronous Communication Tools

Virtual Worlds 

Assassin’s Creed: Origins – Discovery Tour, Second Life, OpenSimulator, Minecraft: 

Blogs/Wikis

Nuclino, DocuWiki, Edublog, Blogger: 

Shared Interactive Whiteboards 

Whiteboard.fi, AWW – A Web Whiteboard,  Jamboard, Stormboard, Doceri Interactive Whiteboard . Explee, Explain Everything Whiteboard, Openboard, Educreations , Splashtop Classroom 

Gamification- Game based learning 

Kahoot!, Quizlet, Quizizz 

Digital Notebooks 

Google Keep, Padlet, OneNote, Evernote 

Presentation tools

Microsoft PowerPoint, Prezi, Visme, Flickr , Mentimeter 

Student assessment and response tools

GoFormative Socrative ,iClicker 

Survey tools 

Google Forms, SurveyMonkey, Limesurvey

Our Sources

Developed by FAVILLE partnership. All methods & tools © their respective owners.

The views and opinions expressed in this publication are the sole responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission