Event Title
Listening to Diversity & Difficulty: Pathways and Pitfalls of Controversy in the Classroom (or Committee)
Location
Maxwell Library 204
Start Date
11-6-2014 11:00 AM
End Date
11-6-2014 12:30 PM
Description
When we experience diverse points of view or styles of engagement, we often get understandably anxious about misunderstandings or mixed agendas. We tend to either listen or challenge, but rarely learn how to ask open honest questions, or to disagree productively while minding our biases. This interactive session uses a group empathy activity to engage “live” differences regarding controversial diversity issues participants provide as examples. For faculty or administrators dealing with difficult moments—in classroom, committee or conversation—the session actually models discussion, and then walks through steps and resources for facilitating challenging conversations or workshops for students, faculty or staff.
Resources
Listening to Diversity & Difficulty: Pathways and Pitfalls of Controversy in the Classroom (or Committee)
Maxwell Library 204
When we experience diverse points of view or styles of engagement, we often get understandably anxious about misunderstandings or mixed agendas. We tend to either listen or challenge, but rarely learn how to ask open honest questions, or to disagree productively while minding our biases. This interactive session uses a group empathy activity to engage “live” differences regarding controversial diversity issues participants provide as examples. For faculty or administrators dealing with difficult moments—in classroom, committee or conversation—the session actually models discussion, and then walks through steps and resources for facilitating challenging conversations or workshops for students, faculty or staff.
Comments
Moderator: Raksmey Pen, Assistant Director of Upward Bound, Access and Transition, Bristol Community College