Perspectives for Faculty & Staff
A blended learning program that distills rigorous behavioral science research into practical skills that help improve communication, collaboration, and openness to diverse perspectives.
The Benefits
Our blended learning program, Perspectives, tailored for faculty and staff, imparts research-supported skills and attitudes for effective dialogue. It provides tools applicable across many contexts – relationships with colleagues, students, and personal life. Participants who enhance their skills through Perspectives can help bridge campus divides, facilitate collaboration amidst differences, and nurture a conflict-resilient environment of curiosity, openness, and confidence.
Our research with adult learners shows that Perspectives improves participants':
- Ability to discern the limitations of their own knowledge
- Attitudes towards individuals with differing beliefs (marked by reduced animosity and increased warmth)
- Nuanced thinking about potentially divisive issues
- Openness to diverse viewpoints
Key Features
Interactive Lessons
Lessons take approx. 30 minutes to complete. Assign our full six-lesson program or choose one of our shorter learning tracks.
Conversation Guides
Our three 30-min optional peer-to-peer conversation guides allow colleagues to build connections and practice skills in a live setting.
Dashboard
Perspectives includes optional graded quizzes. Campus leaders can easily track the progress of their teams and quiz scores from the dashboard.
Content Overview
Lesson 1 covers foundational concepts from psychology about how we process information, cognitive biases we are prone to, and how this can lead to disagreements.
Learning Tracks
You can choose to use the full six-lesson program or select a learning track based on the outcomes you'd like to achieve in your campus workplace.
Learning Track 1: The Inner Workings of Our Minds
The first learning track covers lessons 1 and 2 of Perspectives. It helps participants foster the mindsets needed to engage in constructive dialogue. Participants will learn about how their brains process information and how people form their values and beliefs. It includes 1 peer-to-peer conversation guide and a final quiz.
Learning Track 2: Constructive Dialogue Skills
The second learning track covers lessons 3-6 of Perspectives. It focuses on the skills needed to engage in constructive dialogue. Participants will learn and practice the five principles of constructive dialogue: let go of winning; ask questions for understanding; tell stories and invite others to do the same; make yourself and others feel heard; when possible, find what’s shared. It includes 2 peer-to-peer conversation guides and a final quiz.
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