Conflict Resolution
Professional settings come with disagreements, navigate students through these tricky conversations.
Why Create this Learning Experience
Companies need employees who have both hard and soft skillsets. This activity fosters the development of students’ soft skills by challenging their notions and beliefs. Conduct these resolutions in pairs or group settings.
To foster an interactive and engaging activity be sure to clearly articulate the expectations and establish parameters within the prompt. See the additional considerations on how to appropriately use this activity.
Prompt
Assessment Type: Graded
Recommended Learning Tool: Discussion Forum
Learning Domain: A robust online course will incorporate a variety of learning domains to support students’ achievement of the course outcomes. This activity is best suited for a Mid to High cognitive function.
If you are actively collaborating with a designer, please direct them to this resource if you are interested in utilizing this learning experience. It can be applied or adapted to your online course.
Additional Considerations
Consider the following recommendations to execute this activity effectively:
- Assign students early in the semester.
- It may be beneficial to hold a debrief after this activity.
- Clearly articulate activity instructions and expectations, such as purpose, context, collaboration methods, submission format, deadlines, netiquette, model submission examples.
- Consider a rubric to provide students with directions and how their submission(s) will be evaluated.