# Facilitation **URL:** https://heyplix.mit.edu/c/facilitation/7.md [Latest](https://heyplix.mit.edu/latest.md) · [Categories](https://heyplix.mit.edu/categories.md) · [Tags](https://heyplix.mit.edu/tags.md) --- ## [About the Facilitation category](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/about-the-facilitation-category/19)
**Author:** [@plix-team](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/plix-team)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/about-the-facilitation-category/19 "2020-07-15T18:35:51Z")
Discussion about the art & practice of facilitation. Share advice and approaches, discuss creative learning, ask questions, and reflect in a shared space about your facilitation practice. Facilitating creative learning … --- ## [Reflecting on Facilitation Techniques](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/reflecting-on-facilitation-techniques/1708)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2025, 10:09pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/reflecting-on-facilitation-techniques/1708 "2025-10-21T22:09:49Z")
Look at the PLIX Facilitation Techniques (or the printed out cards) What stands out to you? What is familiar, new, or surprising? --- ## [From research to STEAM activity](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/from-research-to-steam-activity/1607)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 10:36pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/from-research-to-steam-activity/1607 "2025-01-23T22:36:32Z")
What makes a great creative STEAM learning activity? In the past 2 months at pK-12 at MIT Open Learning, grantees of our Day of Climate project are play-testing their curriculum activities. Some of the questions that h… --- ## [Remixing to address challenges](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/remixing-to-address-challenges/1602)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/remixing-to-address-challenges/1602 "2025-01-23T17:07:56Z")
The first 4 remix strategies came from the PLIX Rural + Tribal Toolkit project, funded by MIT Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL). “Reimagine and refuse” and “Games over garbage” are sustainability-focused strategies deve… --- ## [Types of Example Projects: Modeling Internal Process](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/types-of-example-projects-modeling-internal-process/1598)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 12:38pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/types-of-example-projects-modeling-internal-process/1598 "2025-01-17T12:38:33Z")
Example projects help model expectations and the invisible mental processes for learners in a creative learning program. Having a diverse set of examples (created by different people) supports different entry points into… --- ## [Facilitation Technique: Scaffolding Materials](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/facilitation-technique-scaffolding-materials/1603)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/facilitation-technique-scaffolding-materials/1603 "2025-01-16T15:24:40Z")
One facilitation technique that we don’t have in the list of PLIX techniques is “scaffolding materials.” Providing minimal materials can help learners focus on getting something to work, such as PLIX Paper Circuits, whi… --- ## [Facilitation Friends](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/facilitation-friends/1592)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 7:38am UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/facilitation-friends/1592 "2025-01-10T07:38:16Z")
There are other facilitation frameworks beyond the PLIX Facilitation Techniques. Check out these frameworks from our friends? The Family Creative Learning Facilitator Guide Family Creative Learning Facilitation Guide… --- ## [Reflecting on Creative Learning](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/reflecting-on-creative-learning/1580)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2025, 11:24pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/reflecting-on-creative-learning/1580 "2025-01-08T23:24:51Z")
How do the elements of creative learning… 4Ps of Creative Learning Creative Learning Spiral Low floors, wide walls, high ceilings …mirror or contrast your own learning experiences? Additional readings: Creative Lea… --- ## [Using FlipGrid for facilitating at a distance](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/using-flipgrid-for-facilitating-at-a-distance/59)
**Author:** [@Dave](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/Dave)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/using-flipgrid-for-facilitating-at-a-distance/59 "2020-08-13T17:15:04Z")
--- ## [Facilitating library programs at a distance](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/facilitating-library-programs-at-a-distance/31)
**Author:** [@Lydia](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/Lydia)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/facilitating-library-programs-at-a-distance/31 "2022-01-24T19:49:56Z")
Below are a few inspirational examples that I really like for facilitating activities virtually. Do you have other ideas for running programming at a distance? Have you tried any of these ideas out with your patrons? I’… --- ## [NPR Life Kit: Improv can build confidence](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/npr-life-kit-improv-can-build-confidence/1255)
**Author:** [@joem](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/joem)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/npr-life-kit-improv-can-build-confidence/1255 "2022-11-30T20:34:30Z")
The rules of improv can make you funnier. They can also make you more confident. I wanted to share this because I thought it was very PLIX-adjacent. I’m adding “Yes, and” and “Don’t shy away from yourself” to my reperto… --- ## [PLIX Facilitation Techniques: input welcomed](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/plix-facilitation-techniques-input-welcomed/1052)
**Author:** [@binka](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/binka)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/plix-facilitation-techniques-input-welcomed/1052 "2022-10-14T17:30:49Z")
We’re revisiting the facilitation techniques and welcome input from all of you! Please share your ideas by commenting below. What should / shouldn’t change? What’s missing? Do any need to be broken up into two or three… --- ## [Metaphors for the messiness of our play/process in creative learning](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/metaphors-for-the-messiness-of-our-play-process-in-creative-learning/1032)
**Author:** [@binka](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/binka)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/metaphors-for-the-messiness-of-our-play-process-in-creative-learning/1032 "2022-02-01T18:00:57Z")
I’m making a thread where we can collect interesting visual images that connect to some of the things we share with our patron learners in creative learning workshops. I’ll start! I like this one I got from Paola Mattio… --- ## [Personas Activity 3 Ways: in person, live & online, and an asynchronous simulation](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/personas-activity-3-ways-in-person-live-online-and-an-asynchronous-simulation/971)
**Author:** [@binka](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/binka)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 10:59pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/personas-activity-3-ways-in-person-live-online-and-an-asynchronous-simulation/971 "2021-12-07T22:59:32Z")
We had run the Personas role-play activity at live, in-person workshops before the pandemic arrived, and we didn’t want safety protocols to spoil our chance to offer one of our most successful professional development ex… --- ## [Online workshops we like](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/online-workshops-we-like/966)
**Author:** [@binka](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/binka)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/online-workshops-we-like/966 "2021-12-02T22:01:41Z")
We’ve been talking about what we love about online workshops. I realized that some of you may enjoy the Friday Night Comic Workshop sessions run by Sequential Artists Workshops on Fridays at 7pm Eastern time. It is a lot… --- ## [Cards to help facilitate](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/cards-to-help-facilitate/239)
**Author:** [@binka](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/binka)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/cards-to-help-facilitate/239 "2021-11-18T01:50:36Z")
I came across this set of cards that some maker educators use to help to unstick participants. I think many of them would work great in library based events too! They set up a “Stuck Station”, and it makes getting sugges… --- ## [Teaching Making Activities in Libraries](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/teaching-making-activities-in-libraries/68)
**Author:** [@scientiffic](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/scientiffic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/teaching-making-activities-in-libraries/68 "2020-07-30T13:57:07Z")
Hi, everyone! My name is Tiffany, and I’m a researcher at the University of Tokyo. I graduated from the MIT Media Lab, PhD 2016, and also volunteered at the Watertown Public Library Makerspace HATCH when I was living in… --- ## [A Personas Activity for Facilitators](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/a-personas-activity-for-facilitators/20)
**Author:** [@katherine](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/katherine)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/a-personas-activity-for-facilitators/20 "2020-06-17T04:00:00Z")
I’m super excited to share a new facilitator resource from the PLIX Team: A Personas Activity for Practicing Facilitation of Creative Learning Experiences This activity is designed for library staff or other educators w…