Equity and Inclusion Fashion Institute of Technology Spring Convocation January 25 2018 Janie Harden Fritz Professor of Communication amp Rhetorical Studies Duquesne University Perspectives on Civility ID: 681138
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Pedagogical Civility: Protecting and Promoting Diversity, Equity, and InclusionFashion Institute of TechnologySpring ConvocationJanuary 25, 2018
Janie Harden Fritz
Professor of Communication & Rhetorical Studies
Duquesne UniversitySlide2
Perspectives on CivilityOur historical moment: Marked by a crisis of incivilityWe have been here beforeChanging norms: Responding to the callCivility: Protecting and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusionSlide3
Civility: An enduring idealWe are different, and we must live together in communityRespect mattersSlide4
Civility: A contested term with many inflectionsClass distinctionsUnreflective adherence to community normsAvoidance of controversial topicsExplicit persuasion in the public squareSlide5
What about the context of education? The first three approaches aren’t helpfulSome interactive guidelines needed to accomplish tasksAll cultures have politeness norms; authentic civility permits change
Education
involves explicit engagement of critical
thinkingSlide6
The fourth approach might be more intense than some would desireA potential way forward: A dialogic approach to civility tailored to educationSlide7
Learning as common center: Focal point for a civility fostering diversity, equity, and inclusionThe dance metaphor extendedCivility in the classroom requires support at the institutional level; faculty members set the parameters at the local levelSlide8
Classroom as community; civility as care for communityPedagogical civility: Civil discourse practices for educational settingsThe craft workshop: Instructors lead the wayEvaluation: Sociable expertise for the next generationSlide9
Guidelines for Pedagogical Civility in the ClassroomSet ground rules for discussion on the first day of classOffer explicit definitions and examples of unacceptable and acceptable practices
Practice
supportive wording of questions, challenges, and expressed
disagreements
Employ
metacommunicationSlide10
Develop discernment and tactEncourage student leadershipConsider conflicts as learning opportunitiesWelcome mistakesSlide11
Unity of Contraries: Between Cynicism and HopeHuman beings are capable of great evil—and great goodWe can make a difference