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Enhance your teaching portfolio by adding dialogic pedagogy and experiential learning strategies to your classroom practice
The intergroup dialogue learning approach relies on small classes with skilled facilitators.
To support expansion of intergroup dialogue on campus, MIDC seeks diverse applicants with a range of skills and expertise to serve as facilitators. We welcome educators of all backgrounds and preparation levels to apply, including disciplinary content experts (for example, computer science, engineering, business, life sciences, and so on), those with deep knowledge of identity (such as gender, race, sexual orientation, among others), or a working knowledge of social justice concepts and frameworks.
For a limited time, MIDC is recruiting UMD faculty and staff to participate in a 6-session summer 2023 intergroup dialogue in exchange for $1000 stipend.
This unique opportunity is designed to:
- Introduce you to intergroup dialogue as an adult learning approach
- Prepare interested faculty and staff to participate in facilitator training during the next year
In exchange for $1000 stipend, selected faculty and staff members must agree to participate in all sessions for one of two intergroup dialogues:
- Six 2-hour in-person sessions over two weeks Tu/ We/ Th May 30 to June 8, 2023 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. OR
- Six 2-hour hybrid sessions (1 in-person, 5 via zoom) that meet weekly on Wednesdays May 31 to July 5, 2023 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
How Do I Apply?
Please complete the application form no later than May 22, 2023.
Unless there are extenuating circumstances, selected faculty and staff should plan to sign up for a facilitation training and plan to co-facilitate a dialogue class during the 2024 academic year.
What’s Involved in Becoming a Maryland Intergroup Dialogue Facilitator?
To ensure that you have the knowledge and skills to become a successful facilitator, MIDC is creating a microcredential program that includes the following components:
- Participation in an intergroup dialogue experience.
- Completion of a hands-on preparation course that offers practice in: small-group facilitation skills, dialogic questioning strategies, and in-depth reflections on social justice and identity issues.
- Ongoing coaching and/or participation in a learning community.
After earning an intergroup dialogue (IGD) microcredential, you are eligible to facilitate intergroup dialogue courses, which are offered as 1-credit, half-semester courses. Maryland Intergroup Dialogue Collaborative courses use a co-facilitator model in which two instructional faculty/staff or one faculty/staff and one trained student are paired to facilitate 4 - 7 week intergroup dialogue experiences for up to 16 students. Typically, first-time facilitators are matched with experienced facilitators.
Benefits of Facilitating an Intergroup Dialogue Course
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Develop and hone small group facilitation skills, which are handy across many contexts and environments
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Gain applied understanding of the role power, race, and privilege play in relationships and systematically across social contexts
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Receive on-going coaching and development from experienced facilitators in a supportive peer learning community
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Earn additional compensation