Engaging in Challenging Conversations: A Higher Education Webinar is One Week Away!

Join us for the "Engaging in Challenging Conversations: A Higher Education Webinar" on Monday, August 5, 2024, from 1:30 to 3 pm Eastern. Just one week away, this 90-minute session, designed for college and university faculty, K-12 teachers, and community leaders, will provide practical strategies for productive and respectful dialogue. Key topics include setting conversation goals, creating group agreements, encouraging diverse perspectives, and asking deliberative questions. Register now at bit.ly/EngaginginChallengingConversations and read more in the blog post below. 

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Reminder: Higher Education Webinar is One Week Away! REGISTER NOW!

In today's increasingly polarized environment, educators and administrators are deeply concerned and facing significant challenges in navigating the complex and often contentious issues that arise on campuses. The urgent need for dialogue and deliberation skills has never been more apparent. That’s why we’re offering this specialized training to address these critical concerns.

Webinar Overview
Join us for a 90-minute webinar, "Engaging in Challenging Conversations: A Higher Education Webinar," facilitated by experienced leaders in dialogue, deliberation, and collaboration. This session will help you prepare to shape productive conversations with students and gain confidence in your abilities to respond to challenges and recent conversations. Participants will be able to raise issues of concern when they register, and the presentation team will tailor the webinar to address as many of these concerns as possible.

Who Should Attend?
While college and university faculty and staff will benefit most from this webinar, K-12 teachers and community leaders are welcome to attend as well. This session is designed to equip you with real strategies and tactics that can be used immediately in your educational setting.

Key Framing Elements
Our training recognizes the context of worry and concern many educators face today. We aim to provide practical solutions tailored to address specific challenges on campuses. By attending, you’ll gain access to strategies that foster constructive dialogue and deliberation, including the following elements:

• Intentionality: Identifying the starting place and goal of conversations.
• Co-create Group Agreements: Establish norms that promote respectful and productive discussions.
• Encourage Curious Perspective Sharing: Facilitate an environment where both agreement and disagreement can be expressed constructively.
• Deliberation 101: Learn how to ask deliberative questions that highlight public issue complexity and achieve meaningful outcomes.
• Broad Participation and Accessibility: Ensure that conversations are approachable and engaging for all participants.

Additionally, we will provide examples of critical situations, such as navigating faculty roles in states with contentious issues and situational navigation for challenging spaces.

Event Details
Date: Monday, August 5, 2024
Time: 1:30 - 3 pm Eastern, 10:30 am - 12 pm Pacific
Cost: $45*
Register: bit.ly/EngaginginChallengingConversations

​*If there is a hardship with cost, please contact [email protected].
See the original blog post here: www.ncdd.org/news