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Hello. I'm looking for ideas suggestions on how to facilitate an on-line workshop session for 100 people.

Is it possible?

How can you collect opinions from that many people? And make them participate along the workshop?

I'll be using zoom.

Thanks!

Hi Ignacio - I and a few fellow Ambassadors recently ran an online workshop for a group of about 50 people. We expected, and got, a high degree of engagement. I'll offer a couple of suggestions based on that experience.

1) Don't do it alone. Have at least a couple of assisting facilitators focus on the chat, addressing what they can directly in chat and periodically raising what they're seeing to be discussed verbally

2) Set up and run a few polls at key moments.  We used four questions, below.

a. Near the beginning: "How informed are you about climate change policy and approaches?" 

Very informed, Well informed, Somewhat informed, Vaguely informed

b. Just before diving into En-ROADS: Which of these policy areas do you think could have the most substantial climate impact? (Pick one)

Subsidize renewables and new energy tech

Keep fossil fuels in the ground: carbon tax, supply policies

Efficiency and electrification of transportation, buildings and industry 

Regenerative land use and agriculture practices

Carbon capture tech breakthroughs

Less growth in population and GDP

c. After completing the En-ROADS work: How informed are you about climate change policy and approaches?

This confirmed what I thought, There are some surprises here (say more in Chat)

d. As wrap up: What behavior and policy actions will you focus on? (Multiple responses OK)

Energy system transition

Carbon pricing

Buildings

Transportation

Food and land use

Consumption

Education

Become an En-ROADS ambassador

Other (put in Chat)

Good insight.

Thank you very much!

I will check the questions. I think question b will be very useful for my audience who are universitary students. Thanks again, this will help me a lot.

Hello! May you be well. I will start my facilitator training in August after completing two courses in which I currently am enrolled. However, I am looking for a facilitator to conduct a remote live training in the use of the Climate Action Simulation Game, En-Roads and C-Roads. The workshop is slated for Thursday, August 12th, with 9 a.m. , 9:15 a.m. or 9:30 a.m. as a start time.

The training is for a group of 12 faculty who are receiving professional development so that they might turnkey what they have learned with their students who will be participating in a global solutions sustainability project. 

The faculty will facilitate the students' progress on the project.

Would anyone on this forum be able to assist me in this endeavour?

If so, please contact me at cromain@bmcc.cuny.edu and place 

C-Roads in the Subject Line so that I know the communication's provenance.

I thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Carline Romain
cromain@bmcc.cuny.edu