OED X103 - ECHO Dialogues Across Difference: Navigating Challenging Conversations
Description
Grounded in the skillsets of dialogue and civic discourse, the course emphasizes the mindsets and skills needed for bridge-building interactions: cultivating humility, curiosity, and openness; engaging in deep listening and storytelling; and navigating hard conversations with empathy and respect. Learners will explore how dialogue can bridge divides, deepen understanding, and foster cooperation- even when experiences diverge and perspectives conflict. Through reflection, practice, and peer engagement, participants will develop greater awareness of their own emotions and intentions, while learning tools for active listening, empathy, and accountability.
Other ECHO Courses:
OED X101 ECHO Dialogues Across Difference: My Role
OED X102 ECHO Dialogues Across Difference: Addressing Bias & Microaggressions
OED X104 ECHO Dialogues Across Difference: Removing Barriers & Creating Access
OED X105 ECHO Dialogues Across Difference: Ableism & Disability Justice
OED X106 ECHO Dialogues Across Difference: Challenging Classism
OED X107 ECHO Dialogues Across Difference: Gender & Sexuality
OED X108 ECHO Dialogues Across Difference: Race & Racism
OED X109 ECHO Dialogues Across Difference: Religion & Spiritual Identities
OED X110 ECHO Dialogues Across Difference: Understanding & Addressing Gender-Based Oppression
OED X112 ECHO Dialogues Across Difference: Sizeism & the Fat Liberation Movement
OED X113 ECHO Dialogues Across Difference: Xenophobia & International Campus Community Members
Applies Toward the Following:
- Equity and Diversity Certificate Program : Core Courses
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