From Debate to Dialogue: Conversation Strategies for Building Connection Across Difference
Start time
September 20, 2023 09:00 AM
End time
September 20, 2023 12:00 PM
Presented By
The Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning
Location
Online (Zoom)
Workshop Worth
3
Description
This 2-day training opportunity, presented by Strategic Diversity Planning, Training and Assessment, The Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning, and American University, takes place on September 18 and 20, 2023 from 1 - 4 pm. The training explores strategies to facilitate communication and understanding across differences in identity, perspective and experience. Training participants will learn to apply essential skills necessary to building affirming dialogue in the workplace and classroom. Registration is on a first come, first serve basis and is open to all university employees.
After this training participants will be able to:
- reflect on the role debate and dialogue play in difficult conversations
- differentiate between dialogue and debate
- build dialogic skills to increase collaborative understanding
- practice utilizing dialogic skills for de-escalation
- identify their boundaries, and practice ending a harmful discussion
- create an action plan for generating dialogue in their workplace or classroom
If you have registered for this event, or are on the waitlist and require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate, please contact drakeinstitute@osu.edu. Requests should be made at least two weeks prior to the event, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.
All members of the university community are welcome in Drake Institute activities, programs, services, and employment —regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, military status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other bases under the law.
Institute for Teaching and Learning programming is offered in accordance with university guidelines associated with in-person and remote activities. The Institute will inform registrants of delivery modifications should those guidelines change.
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.
