Yale Center for Teaching and Learning

Spring Teaching Forum 2018

Audience 

Faculty, Staff, Graduate & Professional Students, Postdoctoral Fellows, Undergraduates

Event Time 

Monday, April 30, 2018 - 8:30am to 3:00pm

Location of Event: 

Spring Teaching Forum 2018

Event Description 

“Let’s talk about It”: Difficult Conversations in Higher Education

Do you want better strategies for handling difficult conversations in the classroom? Would you like to anticipate tensions and turn difficult discussions into teachable moments? Join us for Spring Teaching Forum 2018, an extended exploration of difficult conversations in the classroom and beyond entitled “Let’s talk about It”: Difficult Conversations in Higher Education. With keynote speaker Libby Roderick (co-author of Start Talking), a panel discussion by faculty and students, breakout sessions to practice strategies, and you!

Spring Teaching Forum schedule

Breakfast: 8:30-9:00 a.m.

Welcome: 9:00-9:15 a.m.

Faculty and student panel: 9:15-10:30 a.m.

Keynote speaker: 10:45-12:15 p.m.

Lunch: 12:15-1:00 p.m.

Breakout sessions: 1:00-2:45 p.m.

Wrap-up: 2:45-3:00 p.m.

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