From Stanford Univerity comes this method, which stands for Listen, Affirm, Respond, and Ask questions. This web page provides examples of the method and has links to related content.
Useful Book
The C-GCC Library has four copies of the following book available. One copy can be borrowed for 30 days, while three copies can be borrowed for 14 days.
This book is a guide to civil discourse that offers a framework for understanding and practicing dialogue across difference in and out of the classroom. It explores the challenges facing college students as they prepare to listen, speak, and learn in a college community. It maps a path through the intersection of free speech and inclusion, viewing free inquiry and expression as engines of social progress and scholarship, while demonstrating how inclusive, respectful communication is a skill - not a limitation on freedom.
Eleven-page PDF document provides resources and information on creating dialogue surrounding political difference and civil discourse. Prepared by the Pennsylvania Center for Women and Politics, based out of Chatham University.
Try to Love the Questions: From Debate to Dialogue in Classrooms and Life by