Events
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Sep 17Fostering Dialogue with Writing: A Pedagogy Workshop
Taylor Dickson and Matthew Louie
Helen C. White Hall, Room 7191
In times of increasing crisis and conflict, instructors may find themselves seeking strategies to move away from reactionary responses and create space for productive deliberation in the classroom. When paired with writing, structured classroom dialogue can support student skill development in listening across differences and holding more complex understandings of people and situations. This workshop …
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Oct 22Panel: Writing, Deliberation, and Civil Dialogue
Mike Wagner, Michelle Schwarze, and Percival Matthews
Helen C. White Hall, Room 7191
The CTRW, in collaboration with the Wisconsin Exchange, will host panelists Mike Wagner, Michelle Schwarze, and Percival Matthews in a discussion on how writing serves as a means of deliberation that helps achieve civil dialogue and embrace diversity of viewpoints. These goals are consistent with the mission of the Wisconsin Exchange, which aims to put …
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Nov 5Panel: Writing to Enact Civic Deliberation and Break Down Division
Allison Prasch, Jeremy Stoddard, and Amber Wichowsky
Helen C. White Hall, Room 7191
The CTRW, in collaboration with the Center for Communication and Civic Renewal, will host panelists Allison Prasch, Jeremy Stoddard, and Amber Wichowshy in a panel discussing how, in their teaching, writing serves as deliberative—how panelists understand and deploy writing in their classes to enact the idea of civic deliberation and to push back against more …