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Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVCU Scholars CompassCommunity Engagement Institute 2019 Community Engagement InstituteInclusive Collaboration - Group NormsJennifer EarlyVirginia Commonwealth University, s2jlearl@vcu.eduFollow this and additional works at: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cenrinstitutePart of the Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Community-Based LearningCommons, Community-Based Research Commons, Higher Education Commons, and the ServiceLearning CommonsThis Event is brought to you for free and open access by the Community Engagement Institutes at VCU Scholars Compass. It has been accepted forinclusion in Community Engagement Institute by an authorized administrator of VCU Scholars Compass. For more information, please contactlibcompass@vcu.edu.Downloaded fromhttps://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cenrinstitute/CEnRInstitute_2019/d/3DisciplinesCivic and Community Engagement | Community-Based Learning | Community-Based Research | HigherEducation | Service LearningThis event is available at VCU Scholars Compass: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cenrinstitute/CEnRInstitute_2019/d/3 Group Norms   Self-Facilitation • Should you feel yourself embarking on a monologue, pull back and recognize that we are all creating space for others to share and absorb.  Genuine Intent  • We assume a genuine intent to learn.   Ouch and Educate  • Keep in mind that you may be hurt by something someone says, but they might not know it, so you need to share when and why you are “hurt” by something someone says. Sometimes it is difficult to articulate why something hurts. A facilitator can be helpful in those instances.   Stay Present, Stay Vulnerable, Hold Space  Intent vs. Impact  • The intent of a comment might be different from the impact. Be mindful.   Holding Still in Discomfort and Defensiveness  • Being uncomfortable does not necessarily mean lack of safety.   Utilize “I” statements  Each person is the authority of their own experience   Dialogue, not debate • The purpose is not to debate positing one’s established perspective against another. It is to explore and learn.    From “Managing Controversial Classroom Topics: Resources for Faculty” as distributed by VCU Faculty Affairs  

Inclusive Collaboration - Group Norms

Virginia Commonwealth University
VCU Scholars Compass
Community Engagement Institute 2019 Community Engagement Institute
Inclusive Collaboration - Group Norms
Jennifer Early
Virginia Commonwealth University, s2jlearl@vcu.edu
Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cenrinstitute
Part of the Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Community-Based Learning
Commons, Community-Based Research Commons, Higher Education Commons, and the Service
Learning Commons
This Event is brought to you for free and open access by the Community Engagement Institutes at VCU Scholars Compass. It has been accepted for
inclusion in Community Engagement Institute by an authorized administrator of VCU Scholars Compass. For more information, please contact
libcompass@vcu.edu.
Downloaded from
https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cenrinstitute/CEnRInstitute_2019/d/3
Disciplines
Civic and Community Engagement | Community-Based Learning | Community-Based Research | Higher
Education | Service Learning
This event is available at VCU Scholars Compass: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cenrinstitute/CEnRInstitute_2019/d/3
 
Group Norms 
 
 
Self-Facilitation 
• Should you feel yourself embarking on a monologue, pull back and recognize that we are 
all creating space for others to share and absorb. 
 
Genuine Intent  
• We assume a genuine intent to learn.  
 
Ouch and Educate  
• Keep in mind that you may be hurt by something someone says, but they might not know 
it, so you need to share when and why you are “hurt” by something someone says. 
Sometimes it is difficult to articulate why something hurts. A facilitator can be helpful in 
those instances.  
 
Stay Present, Stay Vulnerable, Hold Space 
 
Intent vs. Impact  
• The intent of a comment might be different from the impact. Be mindful.  
 
Holding Still in Discomfort and Defensiveness  
• Being uncomfortable does not necessarily mean lack of safety.  
 
Utilize “I” statements 
 
Each person is the authority of their own experience  
 
Dialogue, not debate 
• The purpose is not to debate positing one’s established perspective against another. It is 
to explore and learn.  
 
 
From “Managing Controversial Classroom Topics: Resources for Faculty” as distributed by 
VCU Faculty Affairs 
 


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