TRTW 2018 Session 901: Simple Approaches to Tough Conversations: Civil Discourse in the Classroom
Channel: CTRLAmerican
Date: 2019-04-24

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Presented by: Lara Schwartz (SPA-Government and Director, Project on Civil Discourse) and Amanda Nannarone (SPA 2017/WCL 2020, Research Coordinator, Project on Civil Discourse)

Faculty increasingly face significant challenges in facilitating intellectually-rigorous classroom conversations. Norms of civility have eroded; students don’t always know the difference between bias and expertise, or objective truth and opinion; and social media often leads to ad hominem attacks.  Bias incidents and controversial speakers add fuel to the fire. This talk will explore practical ways to build a classroom experience where civil discourse thrives.  It will introduce the Project on Civil Discourse and the resources available to support faculty.