Utilising ‘HOT moments’ as moments of learning
HOT is an abbreviation of ‘Heated, Offensive and Tense’.
Does your course include topics with controversial themes that generate heated discussions? Can students say anything they want in class? What if other students are hurt by these statements? Can this happen in a safe learning environment? How can you facilitate these discussions, and does it affect your safety as a teacher? This workshop delves into different perspectives on dealing with HOT moments.
Course details
In this workshop we delve into different perspectives on dealing with HOT moments. A HOT moment is a Heated, Offensive and Tense moment in class.
The opinion of a student clashes with the integrity of another student resulting in an uncomfortable and unsafe feeling for both students and teachers. This can happen in discussions about sensitive topics, but also as a consequence of group dynamics.
Hot moments can derail teaching, but at the same time have a great potential for learning.
Hence, this workshop will create possibilities to experiment with different behavioral approaches in the occurrence of a HOT moment. We intend to create real situations in which you can safely try out and review different behaviors.
Your learning can take place in testing new behaviors, verifying your own behaviors and observing others.
Intended learning outcome
- To recognise the role of tension in hot moments
- Appreciate different ways of responding to a hot moment
- Creating a safe and challenging learning environment in order to use hot moments as learning opportunities.
Good to know
| Target audience | UvA teaching staff | |
| Language | English en Dutch (see dates) | |
| Trainer | Erjo Beitler (TLC Central) | |
| Participants | Minimum of 8, maximum of 20 participants | |
| Location | One of our UvA locations (see Registration). | |
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| Organised by | TLC Central |
Registration
The course is funded from central funds. Signing up is not non-committal, we will count on your participation.
- Registration buttons for employees with an @UvA.nl email address:
- For AUC, ACTA or FdG (AMC) employees: send an email with your name, faculty and date for which you want to register to tlc-centraal@uva.nl
After registering, you will receive an automated invitation for your Outlook calendar. If there are multiple dates, you’ll get a separate invitation for each (please don’t forget to accept). If the location is not yet known at that time, an update will follow later.
A proof of participation is available upon request. Please send an email to tlc-centraal@uva.nl after the course.
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