From Debate to Dialogue in the Classroom: Conversation Strategies to Build Connection Across Difference” is a training series presented by the OAA Inclusive Excellence unit and The Drake Center for Teaching and Learning. The training is also a qualifying event for the Inclusive Teaching Endorsement, offered through our campus partners at the Michael V. Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning.

This is a 2-day training opportunity where participants will learn to apply essential skills necessary to building affirming dialogue in the workplace and the classroom. This training session will cover topics and skills essential to facilitating dialogue with colleagues and/or students at work, in the classroom and beyond.

Click here to register for both the April 30 and May 1 sessions.

Register by Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM

If link is not working to register, please log in to BuckeyeLearn. From landing page, click on Event Calendar. Find desired course on Calendar. Then click the "Request" button to complete registration.

Login Instructions (after registering in BuckeyeLearn)

Find the CarmenZoom link in "Session Details" and in the registrant confirmation email.
To join:

In the sign in window, select Sign In with SSO.
The domain is osu.zoom.us. Select Continue.
Sign in using your Ohio State Username (lastname.#) and password.

If you have never used CarmenZoom, you will need to activate your account before you can access the session. Please download the desktop client, or the app if using a mobile device, and log into go.osu.edu/carmenzoom to activate your account. For help, visit Getting Started in CarmenZoom in the Teaching and Learning Resource Center. Be sure to test Zoom at least one hour in advance of the session and contact the Service Desk at 614-688-4357 or carmen@osu.eduif you have any issues.

You must attend at least 45 minutes of this session for it to show as completed on your BuckeyeLearn transcript.

Make sure you RSVP with the CLSE and the hosting unit!

· RSVP for the workshop with the CLSE here by clicking “RSVP” in the upper right corner. If you decide not to attend, please “Cancel RSVP”.

· Also RSVP with the hosting unit (if other than the CLSE) using the event webpage linked above.

Following the workshop, email Toacca Roberts (.2384) to confirm your attendance for the full event time. If you were not able to attend the full event, email Toacca Roberts to discuss the possibility of 5001 course points.