Dialogic Skills Workshop Series
The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), the Masters of the Environment Program (MENV) and the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) are offering a series of workshops focused on developing dialogic skills for graduate students, post-docs and early career scientists. This program is open to any 蜜桃传媒破解版下载 or NOAA employees.
What are the goals of this series?
- Expand and develop communication skills to navigate power dynamics on research teams.
- Engage in productive dialogues with community partners, and represent personal values and skill sets in interviews.
- Build community and foster collaboration across different departments on campus to support graduate students, post-docs and early career scientists.
Who is this series for?
This series is open to all graduate students, postdocs, and early career scientists.
Is there a certificate associated with this series?
Yes, to obtain a certificate you will need to
- Participate in all 4 workshops.
- Submit a personal values statement at the end of the series.
Workshops (all will be virtual)
- Rooting yourself in your values to build collaborative relationships: In this workshop, you will reflect on your personal values and how these impact the relationships you build with others. We will also cover concepts such as differences between debate and dialogue.
- Workshop #1, Monday, 02/17, 3 - 4:15pm
- Workshop #1, Tuesday, 02/18, 3:30 - 4:45pm
- Approaching your work with an asset-based lens: In this workshop, we will cover concepts such as 鈥淐ommunity Cultural Wealth Model鈥 from Tara Yosso. We will engage in work that reflects on how to approach collaboration and engagement from an asset-based lens. We will continue discussing how to shift a debate into dialogue.
- Workshop #2, Tuesday, 03/11, 3:30 - 4:45pm
- Workshop #2, Wednesday, 03/12, 3:30 - 4:45pm
- Building skills to successfully navigate dialogues: In this workshop, we will learn about 鈥淭hird Space鈥 and 鈥淓thical Space鈥. We will cover power dynamics and privilege, how these play a role when interacting with others and later working with communities. Using scenarios, we will practice how to use dialogic questions to create the third space.
- Workshop #3, Tuesday, 04/1, 3:30 - 4:45pm
- Workshop #3, Tuesday, 04/2, 3:30 - 4:45pm
- Fostering healthy and supportive workspaces and team dynamics: In this workshop, we will cover building relationships with different communities and how to incorporate the concepts learned in the previous three workshops. We will cover difficult conversations and utilize several scenarios to practice our skills.
- Workshop #4, Monday, 04/21, 3 - 4:15pm
- Workshop #4, Tuesday, 04/22, 3:30 - 4:45pm
Schedule
If you are interested in the workshop series and to learn more details about the workshop days and time, as well as the certification of completion,.