CIRTL Network: Handling Difficult Dialogues In the Classroom

Join a discussion hosted by the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL Network) about planning complex dialogues and handling difficult moments in the classroom, drawing from scholarly frameworks such as Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) and reflective teaching. By the end of this workshop, participants will be prepared to:

• Consider common dynamics that arise when teaching sensitive topics
• Integrate transparency, course guidelines, and other strategies into course context to help students engage with sensitive topics
• Identify teaching tools to address difficult moments or unexpected student reactions during sensitive discussions.

Instructors

Katherine Beydler, University of Iowa
Darren Hoffman, University of Iowa
Allie Brandriet, University of Iowa

Workshop Schedule

This one-part online workshop meets in Zoom on Wednesday, July 15th at 11am-12:15pm Eastern.

Audience

This workshop is open to anyone interested in handling difficult dialogues in the classroom and particularly relevant to graduate students and postdocs.

Registration and Enrollment

Register for CIRTL Difficult Dialogues workshop

Registration opens on Monday, June 22nd at 11am ET and closes on the first day of the workshop. No registration cap.

Accessibility

If you have access needs, please let us know what they are. Contact Zoe Zuleger (zmzuleger@wisc.edu) who is supporting this workshop, to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. In addition to meeting individualized needs, we will also take measures throughout the workshop to support accessibility for all our students:

• Sending pre-session reminders with upcoming assignments to all students
• Sharing materials for synchronous sessions with students (slides, activity instructions, etc.)
• Enabling live captioning in synchronous sessions
• Incorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions

About CIRTL Programming

CIRTL Network programming is designed to develop future faculty committed to implementing and advancing evidence-based teaching practices to create undergraduate educational experiences that are accessible to all learners. Participants can explore our programming in any order, and to whatever extent supports your own teaching development needs and interests. To help participants understand what they can expect across all our programming, all CIRTL programming aligns with four broad learning goals; within those goals, programming might provide participants with an introductory, intermediate, or advanced learning experience.

This institute supports the following CIRTL learning goals at an introductory/intermediate level:

• Goal 1: Develop evidence-based teaching knowledge. 
• Goal 2: Connect with community to enhance teaching.
• Goal 3: Cultivate teaching skills through reflective improvement. 
• Goal 4: Prepare for an impactful career.