Capacity Building – stimulating demand for evidence

• Siobhan Duvigneau• Funded by DFID as part of the MK4D

programme• “Stimulating the demand for research

knowledge through building the information capability of researchers and policy-makers”

Session

• Define an approach• Explore your conceptions / approaches to

building capacity • Reflect your challenges• Some Do’s and Don’ts (Top Tips)

Task

• Take the A4 paper and build a tower. The tallest tower wins….

• Additional instructions, provided after 2 mins

Purpose: Experiential Activity?

Purpose: Experiential Activity?

• Placing you in the unique role of being a facilitator and learner

• Highlighting the importance of teamwork• Excellent listening & communication skills• Importance of clear instructions• Experience plays a central role in learning

Constructivism

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Co-constructing knowledge - task #1

Answer the question:

From your experience, what have you learnt about building the capacity of your beneficiaries?

Do you make a distinction between capacity at the individual and the institutional levels?

What approaches work / are less successful?

1. Engage your audience

In what timeframe should you get people talking in a workshop?

– 3 minutes– 10 minutes– 20 minutes– 60 minutes

Why?

2. Know your beneficiaries

Who?

Why?

How?When?What?

Where?

3. Co-construct knowledge / learning

Capacity building is a two-way process?

Teaching Today, Geoffrey Petty

4. Listen with big ears & repeat, revisit…

The average amount of time a person (e.g. a

higher education student) can pay

attention for… is?

The average amount of time a person (e.g. a

higher education student) can pay

attention for… is?

The amount of information retained in a

lecture is?

The amount of information retained in a

lecture is?

Wilson, K. and Korn, J. H. (2007). Attention during lectures: Beyond ten minutes. Teaching of Psychology, 34 (2), 85–89.

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5. Encourage reflection / seek feedback

Capacity building is a two-way process?

Teaching Today, Geoffrey Petty

Thank you for participating!