When
August 26, 2025, 2:00PM - 3:30PM
Details
Join us on Tuesday, August 26 for a webinar on Fostering Civil Discourse: Strategies for Facilitating Deliberative Dialogue in the College Classroom.
Deliberative dialogue invites students to engage in thoughtful, respectful conversations around complex and often contentious issues–an essential skill in today’s polarized society. Yet, Many faculty hesitate to incorporate this practice into their teaching, citing uncertainty about how to structure and facilitate dialogue effectively. In this one-hour webinar, a panel of experienced educators will share approaches to integrating deliberative dialogue into the curriculum, candidly discussing challenges faculty often encounter and the strategies you can use to overcome them.
Please join Dr. Leon John, Jr., Vice President of Mission Integration & Strategy, and Provost Dr. Bob Wilson for a timely and practical conversation on Fostering Civil Discourse in the college classroom — Council of Independent College’s Belong webinar with an in-person talk-back (Cressman Library, Learning Commons Classroom, 2nd Floor).
Panelists:
- Laurie Pendleton, PhD: Executive Director of Content, ACUE
- Peter Felten, PhD: Professor of History, Executive Director of the Center for Engaged Learning, and Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning, Elon University
- Rosina H. Bolen, PhD: Director of Solidarity, Engagement and Success Initiatives, Mount St. Mary’s University