This workshop is presented by the UW System Office of Professional & Instructional Development with funding support by UW System’s Office of Academic & Student Affairs.
It is produced as part of UW System’s Civil Dialogues Project. UW–Madison is one of several campuses participating in this event.
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Monday, August 28
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (lunch included)
Union South
The classroom is a microcosm of the world beyond the university. Political, economic, social, and cultural conflicts sometimes arise that require faculty and instructors to facilitate dialogue.
- How do we create space for dialogue in our classrooms?
- How should we guide students with the necessary tools to communicate in productive ways – to listen, to articulate, to re-think one’s perspective?
- How can we engage students in conflict transformation and to build skills to apply to business, government, education, community life?
This interactive workshop is designed to engage participants in concepts and approaches to creating space in your classrooms for rich, respectful, and substantive dialogue.
Participants may attend for a full day or the morning or afternoon session as they are able.
The featured speakers will appear via Zoom. This event will not be recorded.
Schedule
9:30 a.m. Doors open; coffee and tea served
10 a.m. Welcome
10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. – Facilitating Dialogue
Dr. Jonathan Shailor
Professor of Communication, Conflict Analysis & Resolution Certificate Program, UW–Parkside
The morning session will invite a series of reflections on dialogue as a unique form of communication that holds special value in higher education. Topics will include the importance of conceptual clarity and intentionality, establishing a safe/brave space for dialogue, and the arts of engagement. Participants will engage with concepts and practices that have the power to transform conversations in the classroom, and beyond.
12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. – Lunch
12:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. – Engaging Conflict Well
Dr. Sarah MacDonald
Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning, UW–Milwaukee
The afternoon session will illuminate how conflict transformation – that is, engaging conflict constructively – is an essential tool for inclusive teaching and transformative learning. Using two brief scenarios, we’ll consider both challenges and opportunities offered by conflict moments in the classroom. Participants will gain concrete ideas of proactive and responsive strategies they can use to further dialogue in their own teaching – including, perhaps especially, during times of tension or conflict.
2:45 p.m. to 3 p.m. – In Dialogue about Dialogue
Collegial conversation about the day – content, process, possibilities.
Division for Teaching and Learning
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