== Contingency Planning ==

Even with the most meticulous plan, it is always possible for a learning session to be thrown off course. For example,

 * Individual activities may over- or under-run;
 * Resources may be unavailable at the last minute;
 * Technology can fail;
 * Interventions by the learners themselves can either take the whole experience in a new direction or disrupt the session in a negative way. 

|| ''"Students' discussions may bring me to expand more on a point than on another that I would have thought more important." (HE lecturer)'' ||

Note here how you are going to plan for such contingencies, as far as is possible. For example, consider whether you need to:

 * '''Build flexibility into the plan:'''
   * Additional time: e.g. to accommodate digressions, student-initiated discussions
   * [wiki:Ph2ContingencyActivities Alternative] activities
   * Alternative paths through the material
   * Ability to change the sequencing of activities
   * Drop or curtail specific activities if lack of time

 * '''Have alternatives to cope with failure of technology, including:'''
   * Use "traditional" media instead: e.g. acetates
   * [wiki:Ph2ContingencyActivities Alternative] activities
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