5. Our Definition of Dialogue
GENERATION GLOBAL
Dialogue is an empowering process
which enables students to encounter
the other in a safe environment;
transforming the unfamiliar into the
familiar. It is profoundly reciprocal, and
rooted in an open, mutually respectful
approach.
6. What do we dialogue about?
• Insight into experiences rather than facts
• Exploring Beliefs & Values
• Understanding rather than knowledge
• Deep and focused rather than wide and
superficial
• Vernacular and messy rather than elite
and tidy
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7. Skills of dialogue
• Speaking honestly, openly and personally.
• Listening deeply and actively to what people are
saying.
• Thinking critically; analysing what you hear.
• Asking good questions that encourage people to
tell their stories in more depth and reinforce
understanding.
• Disagreeing respectfully with others.
• Reflecting upon your experience.
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8. Interview questions
1. Group in 4s
2. 1 Person stands and is interviewed by the others
for 1 minute. (I will give you a topic)
3. Interviewers must use open ended questions.
4. When time is up interviewers thank interviewee.
5. Next person stands – repeat until everyone has
had a turn.
9. Response questions
• You have to
listen actively
• Questions
respond to
what is being
said.
• Dialogue flows
– it is not “stop
and start”.
• Dialogue can
grow.
Question
1
Answer
Question
2
Answer
Question
1
Answer 1
Question
3
Question
2
Question
4
11. Employability and Connectivity
• “Young people do not know how to effectively
carry on a conversation and are unable to do
things like ask questions, listen actively
and maintain eye contact.” – U.S. News
• “Nearly 58% of employees who touted stellar
communication skills were hired over the
course of a year” – The Wall Street Journal
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13. Resources
• External, public version live in
February
• Refined and simplified version
of classroom resource
• Growing endorsement
including UNESCO, UK Dept
of Education, Club de Madrid
• US Endorsements
HIGHLIGHTSGENERATION GLOBAL
16. Designed for Dialogue
GENERATION GLOBAL
3
1. Sentence starters
a. Prompt responses
b. Encourage “I”
statements
c. Share from own
point of view
2. Feedback on dialogue
skills
a. Reflection
b. Experience
c. Clarity
d. Reflection
3. Notified when receive
responses and feedback
17. As a Student Group…
• You can create and easily
manage your student
group
• View other schools
looking for global dialogue
partners
• Book directly into a global
dialogue opportunity:
Team Topics or
Videoconference
• View and download all
resources
GENERATION GLOBAL
Students and advisers sharpen their leadership skills to improve their school culture and community while networking with their peers from around the country.
Session designed to be interactive
What Generation Global is
What Dialogue is, and how it plays a central role in our program
We’re then going to speak a little bit about how our program helps you all develop the necessary skills for college and career readiness
We will cover the resources we offer you to learn the skills of dialogue
And lastly, we will talk about how to put these skills into practice through Generation Global
Generation Global is students and young people who connect with one another from all over the world
Stories from main countries on the “how it works page”
Support for or teachers > tools, resources, training
Ages 12-17
Agreement spectrum exercise – or Heads together?
empowering process: A journey that benefits the students
that is about encountering the other: Students encounter their peers, both outside and inside their classroom, in greater depth and understanding
in a safe environment: An inclusive and open-minded environment where students are comfortable sharing and expressing their values and beliefs, and where teachers feel safe facilitating that dialogue
to transform the unfamiliar into the familiar: Through dialogue, students get the chance to explore what used to be different, and maybe even scary, and understand that difference in a new and enlightening way.
That is profoundly reciprocal: Students not only learn from their counterparts and peers, but also teach about themselves, sharing their own personal values, beliefs, and opinions – a mutual, reciprocal exchange.
Rooted in an open, mutually respectful approach: Students come to the dialogue with open minds, willing to understand the other, even if they disagree. This means that disagreement is okay – indeed very constructive to establishing respect; an honest treatment of both another’s views and one’s own.
Importance for people studying religion.
Speaking in dialogue is obviously important – but we often need to practice the particular ways of speaking that are most helpful for others to understand us.
Explain what we are looking for – the ‘response question’
Use the examples here
The blue ones are questions to get knowledge, and it’s clear that the person is not really listening – they’ve got a list of questions that they need to ask.
What do you do for fun?
I like books.
Really? What kind of movies do you like?
The red is a response question – listening to the answer and then going deeper
What do you do for fun?
I like books.
Who is your favourite author?
What is your favourite book by them?
What have you learned from reading that book?
What qualities do you admire in the leading character?
Next slide…
Understanding comes from questions that enable you to go deep – to profoundly interact with that person and begin to understand them.
Go back 2 slides, and finish the last 2 rounds of the exercise, ensuring that everyone is now using response questions.
Employers Find ‘Soft Skills’ Like Critical Thinking in Short Supply
In part of a series on surveys and focus groups that the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has commissioned since 2005, nearly all employer and civic leaders surveyed (93 percent) say that “a demonstrated capacity to think critically, communicate clearly, and solve complex problems is more important than [a candidate’s] undergraduate major.” –Association of American Colleges & Universities
These skills will again be important not only in college, where students must engage with professors to gain references and recommendations for future endeavors, but beyond as well.