{"616403":{"#nid":"616403","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Controversial Topics in Contentious Times: Teaching the Humanities \u0026 Social Sciences at Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs faculty members in the Ivan\u0026nbsp;Allen College, we frequently\u0026nbsp;address topics in the classroom that\u0026nbsp;are controversial\u0026nbsp;and even contentious.\u0026nbsp; While students can benefit from engaging in controversial topics there\u0026nbsp;are\u0026nbsp;also many risks\u0026nbsp;and potential\u0026nbsp;pitfalls in these pedagogical\u0026nbsp;situations.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;While so much of our research\u0026nbsp;and teaching involves engaging with difficult questions\u0026nbsp;and topics,\u0026nbsp;we don\u0026rsquo;t\u0026nbsp;always have opportunities to discuss these experiences\u0026nbsp;and how to manage them.\u0026nbsp;This roundtable workshop is designed\u0026nbsp;to open up dialogues\u0026nbsp;about teaching controversial topics in our current moment. It will include opportunities\u0026nbsp;for all faculty -- junior and senior -- to share ideas about teaching such controversial topics\u0026nbsp;as race, climate change, sexuality, red\u0026nbsp;and blue politics, etc.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring this event we will focus\u0026nbsp;on the following:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Edesigning\u0026nbsp;a\u0026nbsp;course that engages students on controversial topics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Emanaging classroom discussions on controversial topics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Ewhat to do when\u0026nbsp;an unexpected controversy comes up\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program will include an opening welcome and introduction of speakers by\u0026nbsp;Carla Gerona (HSOC), Gordon Kingsley (Public Policy), and Narin Hassan (LMC).\u0026nbsp; Dean Jackie Royster will provide closing remarks and there will be time for discussion and Q\u0026amp;A.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERoundtable participants include:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDan Amsterdam (HSOC)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELaura Bier (HSOC)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAaron Levine (Public Policy)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EHallie Liebermann (LMC)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAnna Stenport (ML)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis workshop is designed\u0026nbsp;as\u0026nbsp;an opportunity for faculty to network with colleagues from\u0026nbsp;across the Ivan\u0026nbsp;Allen College, and is hosted by the IAC \u003Cem\u003EProvost Teaching\u0026nbsp;and Learning Fellows\u003C\/em\u003E, who work in partnership with the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECenter for Teaching\u0026nbsp;and Learning\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\/controversial-topics\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPlease follow this link to register for this event\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A workshop and round-table for faculty in Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts."}],"uid":"27332","created_gmt":"2019-01-15 15:15:50","changed_gmt":"2019-02-04 16:24:58","author":"Amy D\u0027Unger","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2019-02-07T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2019-02-07T12:30:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2019-02-07T12:30:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2019-02-07 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2019-02-07 17:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2019-02-07 17:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"452851":{"id":"452851","type":"image","title":"Robert Kirkman - Engineering Ethics","body":null,"created":"1449256297","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:11:37","changed":"1475895197","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:17","alt":"Robert Kirkman - Engineering Ethics","file":{"fid":"203394","name":"rk-004.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rk-004_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rk-004_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":988651,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/rk-004_0.jpg?itok=O46DKgue"}}},"media_ids":["452851"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1288","name":"School of History and Sociology"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"},{"id":"1282","name":"School of Economics"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"},{"id":"1284","name":"School of Modern Languages"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"168674","name":"faculty-ctl"},{"id":"168628","name":"postdoc-ctl"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"10377","name":"Career\/Professional development"},{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"},{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. Carla Gerona (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:carla.gerona@hsoc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ecarla.gerona@hsoc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}