ABSTRACT This article explores the research on peer-to-peer dialogue in higher education, including the innovative practice of intergroup dialogue and other practices such as nonviolent communication and contemplative listening. I then describe an activity I do with my community college students, in a context where lack of time and other resources do not allow a more resource-intensive dialogue practice. I ask them to experience dialogue with several free, easily available resources, including nonviolent communication, contemplative practice, and public radio podcasts from On Being, then have a conversation outside of class in which they mostly practice deeply listening to someone with different political beliefs than they have. They may make a brief attempt at dialogue or nonviolent communication. I discuss how my activity may accomplish some of the goals of intergroup dialogue and be useful where students are learning about diversity and inequality across social divides, including in social work education and sustainability education. I nest this activity in a course that involves some contemplative practice, to explore how both sustainability education and the social justice component of social work may benefit from contemplative practice. Finally, I detail some other resources about hope and despair that support this activity.

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一个（不那么）简单的对话活动

摘要 本文探讨了高等教育中点对点对话的研究，包括群体间对话的创新实践以及非暴力沟通和冥想倾听等其他实践。然后，我描述了我与社区大学学生一起进行的一项活动，当时缺乏时间和其他资源，无法进行更多资源密集型对话练习。我让他们体验与几种免费、容易获得的资源的对话，包括非暴力沟通、沉思练习和 On Being 的公共广播播客，然后在课外进行一次对话，其中他们主要练习深入倾听与不同政治信仰不同的人的意见。他们有。他们可能会短暂尝试对话或非暴力沟通。我讨论了我的活动如何实现群体间对话的一些目标，并在学生学习跨社会鸿沟的多样性和不平等方面发挥作用，包括社会工作教育和可持续发展教育。我将这项活动安排在一门涉及一些沉思实践的课程中，以探索可持续性教育和社会工作的社会正义部分如何从沉思实践中受益。最后，我详细介绍了支持这项活动的其他一些有关希望和绝望的资源。探索可持续性教育和社会工作的社会正义部分如何从沉思实践中受益。最后，我详细介绍了支持这项活动的其他一些有关希望和绝望的资源。探索可持续性教育和社会工作的社会正义部分如何从沉思实践中受益。最后，我详细介绍了支持这项活动的其他一些有关希望和绝望的资源。