"The means is dialogue, the end is learning, the purpose is peace." ~ Founder Dr. Jane Vella

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Dialogue Education Online

September 12, 2013 - November 20, 2013
Online

This intensive 9-week online course uses the principles and practices of Dialogue Education to teach you how to design effective educational events online. Along with other dialogue education practitioners, you will work online on diverse learning tasks, using a variety of online tools. By the end of this course you will have answered this question: How can Dialogue Education be implemented in the online universe?

Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach

September 23, 2013 - September 26, 2013
Stowe, Vermont

In this dynamic four-day workshop, you’ll directly experience the core concepts and practices of Dialogue Education’s unique learner-centered system. DE is a proven method for shifting the focus from you as the teacher, trainer, or facilitator, to your learners by bringing them into active relationship with the content and the learning process. Through this workshop, you’ll be able to immediately apply the purposeful and engaging methods of DE in your teaching and curriculum design for more meaningful, lasting results.

Advanced Learning Design

September 24, 2013 - September 26, 2013
Sacramento, CA

Advanced Learning Design is a 3-day workshop which builds on the principles and practices of Dialogue Education™ introduced in Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach, and delves more deeply into the technical aspects of curriculum design, communication, and learning styles. You and the other participants will each bring a learning design—either one you’re already working on or one that you plan to create—and present it to the other participants for feedback.

The Art of Facilitation

October 10, 2013 - October 11, 2013
Raleigh, NC

This two-day course is especially relevant for trainers, teachers and facilitators of dialogue-based learning events and meetings. This highly participatory course allows you to actively learn and practice how to skillfully facilitate more creative, responsive, engaging, and meaningful learning events and meetings. You’ll strengthen your facilitation technique as well as your confidence, and will be able to put these skills into practice immediately.

Learning & Change |  International Dialogue Education Institute 2013

October 24, 2013 - October 27, 2013
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, Baltimore, MD USA
The 2013 International Dialogue Education Institute is an intensive and engaging learning institute for educators, facilitators, coaches, consultants, trainers, and others who are interested in Dialogue Education. Planning for this event is currently taking place and we'll update this information as it becomes available. In the meantime, save the date! Oct 24-27, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Dialogue Education Step by Step

October 30, 2013 - December 11, 2013
Via Phone

Do you want to improve and enrich your learning events, but are too busy to attend a long conference away from home or work? This distance learning opportunity is perfect for learning (or refreshing your knowledge) about applying Dialogue Education’s learning-centered methods in your teaching, training, or meeting facilitation.

Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach

November 12, 2013 - November 15, 2013
Toronto, ON, Canada

In this dynamic four-day workshop, you’ll directly experience the core concepts and practices of Dialogue Education’s unique learner-centered system. DE is a proven method for shifting the focus from you as the teacher, trainer, or facilitator, to your learners by bringing them into active relationship with the content and the learning process. Through this workshop, you’ll be able to immediately apply the purposeful and engaging methods of DE in your teaching and curriculum design for more meaningful, lasting results.

Advanced Learning Design

November 18, 2013 - November 20, 2013
Stowe, VT

Advanced Learning Design is a 3-day workshop which builds on the principles and practices of Dialogue Education™ introduced in Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach, and delves more deeply into the technical aspects of curriculum design, communication, and learning styles. You and the other participants will each bring a learning design—either one you’re already working on or one that you plan to create—and present it to the other participants for feedback.

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The Art of Facilitation

Enhance your facilitation skills in this 2-day workshop.

 

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