UConn Human Rights Symposium

DIALOGUE IN THE CLASSROOM

This two-day training is designed to support faculty and instructors in fostering a more open, connected, and conversational classroom culture. With the launch of the new dialogue competency in general education coming soon, this workshop will help prepare participants to integrate dialogue into their teaching and help shape how UConn prepares students to be competent in dialogue. This workshop is suitable for all levels of experience with dialogue and for all disciplinary approaches. Participants will leave with practical dialogue tools to use in the classroom, including designing a Reflective Structured Dialogue for the participants’ campus contexts.

ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP

The workshop will be run by Essential Partners in cooperation with the Common Curriculum Committee (CCC+), Democracy & Dialogues Initiative (Dodd Human Rights Impact Programs), and the Center for Excellence Teaching & Learning (CETL). Research shows that students who experience dialogue in the classroom and on campus have better learning outcomes and report feeling more connected to their classmates and their campus communities. They also report greater openness to opposing points of view and exhibit greater willingness to engage in conversations across differences in values, views, and identities (DeTemple, 2020).

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Establish the conditions for the dialogic classroom through the use of agreements, preparation, design, and the use of space - both virtually and in-person
• Build connections and trust between students to support difficult classroom conversations
• Structure difficult dialogues in the classroom and design dialogue questions to invite narrative, value-based discussion, and complexity
• Use dialogue as a pedagogical tool for reflection, connection to the topic, and the development of conviction and intellectual humility
• Invite and encourage discussions on diversity and inclusion in its many forms
• Use curricular activities as a pathway to more engagement and dialogue throughout campus and local community

If you are interested in participating in this workshop, please take a few minutes to apply by Wednesday, December 18th. 

APPLY NOW

DIALOGUE IN THE CLASSROOM

This two-day training is designed to support faculty and instructors in fostering a more open, connected, and conversational classroom culture. With the launch of the new dialogue competency in general education coming soon, this workshop will help prepare participants to integrate dialogue into their teaching and help shape how UConn prepares students to be competent in dialogue. This workshop is suitable for all levels of experience with dialogue and for all disciplinary approaches. Participants will leave with practical dialogue tools to use in the classroom, including designing a Reflective Structured Dialogue for the participants’ campus contexts.

ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP

The workshop will be run by Essential Partners in cooperation with the Common Curriculum Committee (CCC+), Democracy & Dialogues Initiative (Dodd Human Rights Impact Programs), and the Center for Excellence Teaching & Learning (CETL). Research shows that students who experience dialogue in the classroom and on campus have better learning outcomes and report feeling more connected to their classmates and their campus communities. They also report greater openness to opposing points of view and exhibit greater willingness to engage in conversations across differences in values, views, and identities (DeTemple, 2020).

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Establish the conditions for the dialogic classroom through the use of agreements, preparation, design, and the use of space - both virtually and in-person
• Build connections and trust between students to support difficult classroom conversations
• Structure difficult dialogues in the classroom and design dialogue questions to invite narrative, value-based discussion, and complexity
• Use dialogue as a pedagogical tool for reflection, connection to the topic, and the development of conviction and intellectual humility
• Invite and encourage discussions on diversity and inclusion in its many forms
• Use curricular activities as a pathway to more engagement and dialogue throughout campus and local community

If you are interested in participating in this workshop, please take a few minutes to apply by Wednesday, December 18th. 

APPLY NOW

The Corporation and the Public Interest: The Environment, Diversity, and Human Rights

Environmental, social, and governance issues have brought the roles and responsibilities of the contemporary business corporation to the forefront of the public agenda and have changed the nature of legal practice. This symposium will gather a select group of leading experts to discuss issues of corporate sustainability and societal impact. It will consist of three panels on topics that lie at the intersection of corporate activity and the public interest: the environment, diversity, and human rights.

Schedule (exact times are subject to change):

RSVP HERE!