Getting Comfortable with Challenging Discussions, Thursdays at 1:30 pm

The Fall 2021 topic is Getting Comfortable with Challenging Discussions.

Cohort 2, Thursdays from 1:30 pm-3:00 pm Pacific Time

The semester-long institute comprises a series of seven workshop-style Zoom sessions. There will be two cohorts offered on Thursdays. Cohort 1 will meet from 10:00 am-11:30 am, and Cohort 2 will meet from 1:30 pm-3:00 pm Pacific Time. Due to the interactive design of this institute, registration will be limited to 30 faculty in each cohort. Advanced Teaching Institutes are intended for faculty who have completed a previous CET Faculty Teaching Institute or the Accelerated Online Teaching Institute.

Getting Comfortable with Challenging Discussions will provide a supportive and informative space for faculty to engage in discussions of controversial topics and manage discussion conflicts. Institute facilitators, guest speakers, and participants will engage in the following topics

• Creating a classroom environment for productive discussions
• Policies and laws on academic freedom and speech
• Planning for challenging discussions in your course
• Addressing current societal events in class discussions
• Managing conflicts during class discussions

Dates for Live Zoom Sessions in Fall 2021

Zoom sessions for cohort 2 are Thursdays from 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Pacific Time

• August 26
• September 9
• September 23
• October 7
• October 21
• November 4
• November 18

Certificates of completion will be given to those who participate in at least six of the seven synchronous Zoom sessions.

For questions about the CET Advanced Teaching Institute: Getting Comfortable with Challenging Discussions, contact Ingrid Steiner at ingridst@usc.edu