Objective
• An opportunity for the participants to become familiar with each other and the facilitators
• To present an over view of the workshop, formation of the learning groups, activities such as the Poster Café, any other housekeeping issues relevant to the workshop.

Session 1  Welcome & Introduction
The Course Director welcomes the participants to the course. She/he embarks on activities that make the participants comfortable in the room and with the others in the room. This could start simply by asking participants to re-arrange the seating arrangement in the room to something they prefer. From then it could move to include games through which participants and facilitators learn about each other, and also share their expectations from the workshop.
 

Icebreaking activities, some suggestions (refer to section on Energizers for details)

A. Singing songs “oh ram sam sam” “Let me have the boogaloo”. Participants to form a circle and choose a partner and sing the song: “Hello, how are you dear friend?”

B. Games like Dragon’s tail; Hen & Chicken

C. Find a partner, draw his/her face on a piece of paper and ask 3 personal questions about him/ her – favorite color, preferred holiday destination,
hobby, etc. Each participant then proceeds to show the picture and shareinformation on his/her new found partner.

D. This is done in many rounds. In Round 1, ask the participants to arrange themselves in alphabetic order of name; Round 2, the decade born; Round3, where they live; Round 4, marital status; Round 5 number of children and so on. The trick is to do it fast.

E. Each participant introduces himself/herself to the group – giving the country she/he came from; name of the organization; the route they took
to come to the venue.

After the group has relaxed and become comfortable with each other, you– the facilitator - move to the next part of this session: sharing participants’
expectations from the training course. The following exercise/s will assist in this process.

Activity B
Ask each participant to say what he/she expects to learn from the workshop.Based on what they say, you sum up and write down the expectations.
OR
Request the participants to present their expectations/ hopes by portraying it through any material/element available like a bud or fl ower or fruits/ branch/pebble/anything around them that could depict their expectations.

Alternatively, use Icebreaker Exercise C. Instead of asking personal questions,share 3 expectations.Expectations are summarized and presented, followed by an overview of ASPBAE and the Basic Leadership Development Course.

Session 2
Talk about other important aspects of the Course, namely the Poster Caf̩, the Daily News and the Learning Groups Рand how they fi t into the pedagogy of the Course.

End this session with a sharing of the time-table for the Course and a fi nalization of the schedule for the Poster Cafe.

Notes to the Facilitator Usually, a summary of expectations includes some of the following points and more -
• Build leadership PERSPECTIVES
• Learn SKILLS as LEADERS
• Learn APPROACHES, STRATEGIES and METHODS
• Discuss THEMATIC Issues
• SHARE, LEARN, EXCHANGE IDEAS
• Develop FRIENDSHIP and NETWORKING

Overview of ASPBAE and the Basic Leadership Development Course

• ASPBAE is committed to Adult Education for social transformation and empowerment
• There is a need to expand the “leadership corps” in the region committed to the right of all to learn, and to promoting the learning needs and interests of the most marginalized groups.

The Course aims to contribute towards:

• Improving the eff ectiveness and capability of ASPBAE’s education movement in the region
• Revitalizing the adult education network; and ensuring leadership succession within ASPBAE

The ASPBAE Basic Leadership Development Course will provide opportunities for adult educators to:

• Share, learn and apply adult learning principles and practice especially in relation to development issues and challenges in the Asia-Pacifi c region
• Engage with each other on shared goals
• Develop leadership capabilities in the area of policy advocacy
• Regional networking for adult education
• Enhance gender awareness and sensitivity within a context of cultural and regional diversity
• Gain a better understanding of, and develop a commitment to ASPBAE
The objectives of the Course are realized through

• The preparatory electronic discussion that participants contribute towards, before attending the Course
• The Course – which is structured to encourage sharing and learning among participants
• The post-Course electronic dialogue and exchange

Poster Café
During the Course, to facilitate greater information sharing and learning, a Poster Café will be opened where tea/coff ee will be served during breaks. The Poster Café will serve as a space where participants can display information about the organizations they represent. There will
be up to four displays per day and will change daily. On the day of their display, participants will make a presentation to their colleagues during the breaks between sessions.

Daily News
Besides this, participants may also publish a daily newspaper through the duration of the Course – which could be the medium through which participants can share their daily thoughts and feelings and interesting incidences that take place during the program.

Learning Groups
An important component of the Course is the space provided for participants to interact more closely with fellow participants in a smaller group. Formed by the Faculty prior to the Course (keeping in mind regional representation, gender balance and age balance), these smaller groups called the “Learning Group” will be where all participants can go over the issues discussed during the day, with their peers. The learning group sessions will provide participants the opportunity to understand issues, through sharing and deeper discussions from various perspectives, giving each one the opportunity to speak and achieve mutual learning. Meetings will be done every day to clarify issues and process the daily learning. Learning Groups will also be tasked to prepare ice breakers and recap of learning for particular days of the Course.

To help develop the group identity, each group may be asked to name themselves and/or
compose an anthem or song for themselves and/or create a symbol/emblem for themselves.