Moderating Forums @ your library, Part I:Nuts and Bolts

Course Objectives:

This second session in our civic engagement series covered what is involved in moderating a public deliberative forum in the library-how moderating is different from facilitating; how to promote deliberation; how to stay neutral but help people consider diverse perspectives; how to keep track of time and use an issue framework to help the group deliberate; and how to work with a forum recorder.