2014 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
A Brief History of Workshops
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Facilitating Workshops
To most people, the word ‘workshop’ conjures up an image of a session where participants do as much work as the presenter. Interestingly enough, current definitions often focus more on the content and the purpose than on details of the process. For Richards and Farrell (2005: 23), ‘A workshop is an intensive, short-term learning activity that is designed to provide an opportunity to acquire specific knowledge and skills.’