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Websites (Annotated)

Title:  "Effective Discussion Leading"
Summary:
 Principles, Tools, Strategies from Vanderbilt Univ. Center for Teaching
Link: 
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cft/resources
/gleanings/discussion.htm

Title: "Teaching as Testimony"
Summary:
A look at "a pedagogy of discomfort," which aims to get students reflecting on the emotional underpinnings of the ideological assumptions they bring to the classroom
Link: http://www.barnard.columbia.edu/sfonline
/ps/tougaw3.htm


Title: "Does One Size Fit All? Exploring Asynchronous Learning in a Multicultural Environment"
Summary: Learning tools and a multicultural classroom
Link: http://www.aln.org/publications
/jaln/v7n1/index.asp

Site Title: Critical Media Literacy in Times of War
Link: http://www.tandl.vt.edu
/Foundations/mediaproject/

Title: "Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High"
Summary: Excerpt and how to buy this book regarding the facilitation of crucial/controversial discussions 

Link: http://www.leadershipnow.com
/leadershop/0194-6excerpt.html


Title: "Dealing with Morally Controversial Issues in the Classroom"
Summary: An article that offers six possible responses available to teachers when morally controversial issues arise in the classroom
Link: http://www.facultyshack.com
/article.php3?idnum=42

Title: "Controversial Issues in the Classroom"
Summary: This ERIC digest the use of classroom discussions as a pedagogical technique to examine controversial issues
Link: http://www.ericfacility.net/extra
/ericdigests/ed327453.html


Title: "Handling Controversial Issues in the Classroom"
Summary: An overview of a research project conducted to gain insight about the teaching of controversial issues
Link:
www.countrysidefoundation.org.uk
/Controversial-Issues/wholecontroversial.htm

Title: A Generation of Bureaucrats”
Summary: An opinion piece about the decline of dangerous discussions in the classroom and why

Link
:  http://www.personal.umd.umich.edu
/~ppennock/doc-OrgMan.htm

Title: "Facilitating Difficult Discussions: Processing the September 11 Attacks in Undergraduate Classrooms"
Summary: An abstract from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues regarding facilitating discussion regarding 9/11
Link: http://www.asap-spssi.org/abstracts/taylor2.htm

Title: "Barbara Brown Taylor Interview Dangerous Dialogue"
Summary: An interview regarding the discussion of religion and faith in the classroom
Link: http://www.nts.edu/news
/bbtinterview.asp

Title: "Resources for Instructors Concerning Class Discussions About Affirmative Action"
Summary: Describes ways that instructors can  discussions about affirmative action and other controversial topics while maintaining a civil atmosphere
Link: http://www.crlt.umich.edu
/publinks/affaction.html

Title:  "Personalizing Pedagogy - Different Gifts for Teaching and Learning," by Tom Marino, of Temple University 
Summary: Students need to feel safe, secure, trusting within a  course (classroom or online) in order to express personal opinions, strong feelings, and work collaboratively instead of competitively.
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http://www.tltgroup.org
/PersonalizingPedagogy/Marino.htm>>

Title:  "Personalizing Pedagogy" Website
Summary:  New technology offers new options for matching diverse needs and gifts of teachers and learners.
<<http://www.tltgroup.org
/PersonalizingPedagogy/Home.htm>>

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Recorded Interviews & Archives of Online Events

Interview with Deirdre Cobb-Roberts
Click here! 
(Intro sample 2 minutes)
Click here!  (5 Questions - including students' use of anonymous online discussion - 13 minutes)
Cobb-Roberts is Assistant Professor, Psychological and Social Foundations of Education, U. of So. Florida
 

"Dealing with Dangerous Discussions Online and On Campus"  - March 2, 2004 4:30PM Eastern BCCOOC Online Event:  Click Here to Access Archive

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Resources for Workshops

Title:  "Dangerous Discussions -
Engaging Dangerous Discussions: Heat and Light Without Flames"

Summary: 
PowerPoint Slides for ADEC Keynote 4/28/2005 - New Orleans
Link: 

Title: Academic Integrity and Building Community Online and On Campus - Especially within Courses”
Summary:  Resources for an online workshop, including sections on trust, dangerous discussions, safe classrooms, etc.

Link
:  http://www.tltgroup.org/ProFacDev/
DangerousDiscussions/AcademicIntegrity.htm

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Print Publications - Books, Articles, ...

Title:  "The Dreaded Discussion: Ten Ways to Start," by Peter Frederick
Summary:  Classic article!  Assumptions, principles, strategies, and tactics.
Link:  http://www.irc.uci.edu/trg/82.html

Title:  "Change Your Questions, Change Your Life"
Summary: 
Questions can *open* or *close* discussion - leading to learning from and with others (and improving relationships) or to judging others (and breaking down relationships)
Author: 
Marilee Adams
Recommended by: 
Loretta L. Donovan, Sr. Director, Organization & Employee Development, Girl Scouts of the USA
Link:  ?

Title:  "The Thin Book of Naming Elephants"
Summary: 
 
How to surface undiscussables and have productive conversations
Author: 
Sue Hammond and Andrea Mayfield
Recommended by: 
Loretta L. Donovan, Sr. Director, Organization & Employee Development, Girl Scouts of the USA
Link:  ?

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Results from Local Workshops - Sample Recommendations

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