Communication

What is the difference between discussion and dialogue? And why does it matter for learning?

This workshop explores the theory and practice of genuine classroom dialogue — conversations in which participants are truly open to changing their minds, and in which meaning is created together rather than transmitted from one party to another.

Drawing on the work of David Bohm, Paulo Freire, and more recent research in dialogic teaching, we will practise specific facilitation moves that open up dialogue rather than closing it down.