Friday, March 16, 2012

Using Playing Cards to Debrief



At the end of the day, it is important to gather the group together to reinforce concepts learned throughout the day. Sometimes, participants may be shy or experience a "brain-freeze" when asked to share what they learned. 


Encourage participants to draw a playing card from your deck. Each suit represents a specific topic for them to share with the group. 


Possible topics include:
- Successes of the day
- Difficulties of the day and how they were dealt with/overcome
- Something you learned about yourself
- Something you learned about your team
- Something specific you learned based on the concepts taught (for example, if Leave No Trace principles was taught, participants could name of the principles). 
- Ways safety was observed during the activities
- Goals 


Additional resource for debriefing:
http://leadership.uoregon.edu/resources/exercises_tips/skills/leading_a_group_debrief 





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