Better Conversations Together: What our first year students are learning  

All first year and new transfer students are participating in a multi-part program designed for building civic dialogue muscles as a part of their required free speech training. The Better Conversations program will help students understand their own views and values, as well as actively listening and productively talking with others across divides. This webinar will cover the basics of what our incoming class will be learning and how you can leverage that content in your courses to have better conversations about difficult issues.

This presentation will cover the basics of the Better Conversations Together program and how you can leverage that content in your courses to have better conversations about difficult issues.

Introduction to Perspectives

JMU’s institutional license to Perspectives gives faculty a chance to embed dialogue into their courses. Perspectives is a blended learning program that equips students with mindsets and skills to engage in dialogue across lines of difference. Six different modules allows for faculty to pick and choose which content serves their courses best. This webinar will introduce faculty to Perspectives, demo a few of the interactive lessons, and discuss how best to add lessons to the course and assess learning. 

This presentation will introduce faculty to the Better Conversations Together eLearning platform Perspectives, demo a few of the interactive lessons, and discuss how best to add lessons to the course and assess learning.

5 Keys to Facilitating Better Conversations in Class

This workshop will help you prepare to help shape productive conversations with students in your classroom and gain confidence in your abilities to respond to challenges and recent conversations.

Lunch and Learn Series: Facilitating Better Conversations in the Classroom

Explore the 5 keys to facilitating better conversations in the classroom in depth with faculty experts in these areas. Each session will provide an overview and research-based framing for these factors as key to better classroom conversations, give examples of how to implement these concepts in your courses, and a chance to practice these skills.