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Dialogue for a Global Society: Michael Smith at TEDxGeorgeMasonU

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Talk given at TEDxGeorgeMasonU, April 6th 2013.
Read full bios and event information at www.TEDxGeorgeMasonU.com

Mr. Michael Smith is Graduate Studies Advisor and Instructor at the English Language Institute. He co-teaches CONF 325: Dialogue and Difference, a unique course that teaches conflict resolution and cultural awareness to both ESL students and Mason conflict students. He has given presentations about this course at the Association for Conflict Resolution conferences in Chicago and New Orleans, and at the LIA International Conference in Bali. Michael Smith earned a M.Ed. and a Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution from George Mason University. This talk gives a glimpse into the life of a international college students trying to study in the United States. Through which Mr. Smith discusses the class he and his colleagues have developed to help such students. 

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Curator: Joe Renaud (@JoePRenaud).
Filming: GMU TV and Adam Scott.
Production Manager: Jessica Teaford (@jessicateaford).
TEDxGeorgeMasonU Team: Andrew Hawkins, Kathleen Wills, AZ Zeller, Brittny Steward, and Myurajan Rubaharan.
Major Sponsors: GMU Office of Student Scholarship, and GMU Office of the Provost.


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