EDUC 2610: Intergroup Dialogue Facilitator Application

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Intergroup Dialogue facilitators co-facilitate one section of the course, EDUC 2610/ILRID 2610: Intergroup Dialogue, while taking our course for facilitators, EDUC 4826/ILRID 4826: Leading Dialogue Across Difference.

Position Responsibilities

Pre-Semester Facilitator Training August 20 to August 23, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm each day. All facilitators must fully attend and successfully complete this four-day training.

Co-facilitate EDUC 2610 Wednesdays, 10:10 am - 1:10 pm, 1:25 pm - 4:25 pm, or 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm. You will co-facilitate one section of EDUC 2610 once a week. You and your co-facilitator will lead a group of 15-18 students through our semester-long process in intergroup dialogue.

Take EDUC 4826 Thursdays, 11:30 am - 1:25 pm, or 2:30 pm - 4:25 pm. You will attend EDUC 4826 once a week to receive process and content instruction for facilitating EDUC 2610 and to reflect on process and content with other facilitators.

Weekly Co-Facilitator Planning Meeting (~1 hour/week) You will meet with your co-facilitator each week to plan for the upcoming session.

Weekly Coaching Meeting (~1 hour/week) You and your co-facilitator will meet with your coach to reflect on the previous session and further plan for the upcoming session.

Read all of your students’ assignments (~1 hour/week) You will read through each of your student’s assignments to inform your preparation for each session.

Record attendance and provide weekly participation feedback (~10-15 minutes/week) You and your co-facilitator will record attendance for each of your students. You will also discuss and provide participation feedback to your students in Canvas.

Complete periodic participation assessment (~1 hour every 4 sessions) Three times throughout the semester, you and your co-facilitator will assess each student’s participation progress in the course and assign 10% of their participation grade.

Respond to student inquiries outside of class (~0-10 minutes/week) You and your co-facilitator will respond to any emails you receive from your students’ on processing course-related material, clarifying upcoming assignments, answering questions about participation feedback, etc. This includes forwarding pertinent information to the teaching team and asking for assistance with responding to student inquiries when needed.

Read for EDUC 2610 session (~1 hour/week) Facilitators are expected to integrate the EDUC 2610 readings into the activities and dialogues in class each week.

Read and prepare for EDUC 4826 session (~1 hour/week) Gain familiarity with the readings and additional information to enhance your understanding of the content and process.

Complete weekly reflection assignments (~30 minutes/week) Reflect on both the process and content of intergroup dialogue.

Eligibility Criteria

Potential facilitators must:

Have completed or be on track to complete EDUC 2610 with an A- or higher final course grade
Be able to fully attend all four days of pre-semester training
Be available for at least one time slot for EDUC 2610 and at least one time slot for EDUC 4826

Compensation

First-time facilitators earn 4 credits for completing EDUC 4826/ILIRID 4826 (Leading Dialogue Across Difference). (Facilitators do not enroll in EDUC 2610/ILRID 2610). Enrollment in EDUC 4826 takes place during the add/drop period.

Repeat facilitators may choose to facilitate EDUC 2610 for credit OR for payment. EDUC 4826 can be taken for credit up to two times. Paid facilitators earn $17.00 per hour. Paid facilitators have the same responsibilities as facilitators facilitating for credit, except they are exempt from the final paper assignment.

How to Apply

Step 1. Submit this application

Applications are confidential and only viewed by IDP staff.

Step 2. Schedule an interview

Sign up for a time to meet with the executive director for academic DEI education and IDP director, Dr. Adi Grabiner-Keinan. Please email Natasha (nms68@cornell.edu) if none of the available times work for you or if there are no available times.

Positions are offered on a rolling basis to accepted applicants until all positions for the upcoming semester are filled.

Please contact Natasha Steinhall (nms68@cornell.edu) with any questions or concerns.

It’s okay if you aren’t yet sure about all the questions asked in the application - we want to make sure you are aware of program requirements and dates. Do your best to answer each question to the extent that you are able.

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First Name

Preferred Name or Nick Name

Last Name

What are your pronouns?

Examples: she/her/hers, they/them/theirs, he/him/his

NetID

Cornell ID Number

7-digit number

Cornell Email Address

Phone

Anticipated Graduation Semester

College

Major(s)/program

Minor(s)

Would this be your first time facilitating EDUC 2610 or have you facilitated in the past?

Repeat facilitators may choose to facilitate EDUC 2610 for credit OR for payment.

Facilitating for credit: Facilitators enroll in EDUC 4826 (4 credits). EDUC 4826 can be taken for credit up to two times. If you plan to take EDUC 4826 for credit a second time, you should consult with your college/advisor to understand if/how the credit will be recognized and if it will count towards any of your distribution requirements, etc.

Facilitating for pay: Facilitators earn $17.00 per hour. Paid facilitators have the same responsibilities as facilitators facilitating for credit, except they are exempt from the final paper assignment.

If you are in EDUC 2610 right now, are you in good academic standing in the course?

In order to facilitate for IDP, you must earn an A- or higher in EDUC 2610.

If you anticipate requiring any accommodations (e.g. assistive technologies, accessible handouts and readings, captioning for videos, etc.) in order to fully participate in the course, please describe them below.

Our course incorporates varied instructional methods and activities. We make every effort to accommodate everyone, regardless of differences in ability. You may be contacted by one of our staff to discuss your specific needs.

Do you have any dietary restrictions or food allergies?

Leave blank if you do not have any allergies. We use this information to plan the food offerings for training and other gatherings.

Facilitators must fully attend and successfully complete all of the pre-semester training. Can you attend ALL of our mandatory in-person pre-semester facilitator training, August 20-23 from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm each day?

If you will be living in a residence hall next semester, do you anticipate needing early access to your residence hall in order to attend pre-semester facilitator training?

Pre-semester facilitator training takes place before residence halls open. We are typically able to work with the housing office to secure early access to residence halls for facilitators.

EDUC 2610 Availability

EDUC 2610 will be offered Wednesdays 10:10 am - 1:10 pm, 1:25 pm - 4:25 pm, and 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm. In order to facilitate next semester, you will need to keep at least one of these time slots open in your schedule.

EDUC 4826 Availability

EDUC 4826 will be offered Thursdays at 11:30 am - 1:25 pm and 2:30 pm - 4:25 pm

In addition to facilitating EDUC 2610, are you also interested in being an IDP Social Chair?

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This is a paid position that is open to both first-time and returning facilitators. Learn more: bit.ly/IDPSocial

We are always in need of IDPeople to help us create content (primarily photos and graphic design) for our marketing and social media. In addition to facilitating EDUC 2610, are you also interested in paid photography or graphic design opportunities with IDP? If so, what, if any, experience do you have with photography/photo editing/graphic design?

This could include taking photos at events and doing photo shoots with co-facilitating pairs for our "Humans of IDP" series or designing materials for social media and other marketing purposes.

In order to create a diverse and well-balanced dialogue environment, we need information about your social identities. We realize that this is all very personal information and it will be kept strictly confidential. Only the IDP staff will have access to this information. If you do not wish to share a specific identity, you may type, "choose not to share."

How would you describe your race?

Examples: Asian Pacific Islander, Latin@/x/e, Black, White, etc.

How would you describe your ethnicity?

Examples: Mexican, Irish, Chinese, Puerto Rican, Italian, Mohawk, Jewish, Guatemalan, Lebanese, etc.

How would you describe your gender identity/status?

Examples: trans woman, cis man, nonbinary, genderqueer, genderfluid, etc.

How would you describe your sexual orientation?

Examples: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Pan, Straight, Queer, Questioning, Asexual, etc.

How would you describe your socioeconomic status?

What term would you use to best describe the socioeconomic situation of your upbringing? Examples: poor, working class, lower class, lower-middle class, middle class, upper-middle class, upper class, wealthy etc.

Are you an international student?

Which country(ies) have you spent all or most of your childhood in?

What was/were your first language(s)?

How would you describe your disability status?

Examples: Non-disabled, Chronic Illness, Mental Health Illnesses or Disorders, Physical Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, etc.

How would you describe your religious or spiritual affiliations?

Examples: Islam, Christianity, Atheism, Judaism, Buddhism, etc.

Please list any other identities that are salient to you that you would like to share:

Are you, or are you going to be a...:

Why are you interested in becoming a facilitator for IDP?

What strengths and leadership qualities do you bring to this opportunity?

Tell us a fun fact about yourself/something most people don't know about you:

We enjoy learning more about you, and if you join the team next semester, we will use this for an activity during training, so please choose something you're comfortable sharing with the team.

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