Start Date
November 2025
End Date
November 2025
Keywords
conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, leadership development, durable skills, teamwork, higher education, teaching strategies, student success
Abstract
Conflict is an unavoidable part of learning and working in today’s fast-changing industries. Faculty often observe students struggling with teamwork, communication breakdowns, and emotional self-management during group projects or internships. This session equips educators with practical strategies to help students build durable skills—conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, and self-awareness—that translate directly into professional success.
Drawing on research in conflict management, leadership, and organizational psychology, participants will explore the “Conflict Clarity” framework: a set of teaching tools, reflection prompts, and case scenarios designed for classroom use across disciplines. Faculty will learn how to integrate conflict styles, the CLEAR conversation framework, and role-play activities into their courses in ways that promote professionalism, critical thinking, and resilience.
Intended for educators across business, law, health, and social sciences, this session emphasizes how faculty can help students reframe disputes not as roadblocks, but as opportunities for growth and leadership.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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Recognize common conflict triggers that students face in academic and professional settings.
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Teach students to identify and reflect on their own conflict styles as part of building emotional intelligence.
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Apply the CLEAR framework to model constructive conflict conversations in the classroom.
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Facilitate role-play and reflection activities that help students practice conflict resolution strategies.
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Integrate conflict literacy and leadership skills into existing coursework to strengthen students’ professional identities.
Track
Teaching Durable Skills
Session Type
50-Minute Session
Included in
Adult and Continuing Education Commons, Counselor Education Commons, Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Commons, Educational Leadership Commons, Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Commons, Human Factors Psychology Commons, Human Resources Management Commons, Industrial and Organizational Psychology Commons, International Business Commons, Leadership Studies Commons, Organizational Communication Commons
Conflict Clarity: How to Teach Students to Turn Disputes into Growth Opportunities
Conflict is an unavoidable part of learning and working in today’s fast-changing industries. Faculty often observe students struggling with teamwork, communication breakdowns, and emotional self-management during group projects or internships. This session equips educators with practical strategies to help students build durable skills—conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, and self-awareness—that translate directly into professional success.
Drawing on research in conflict management, leadership, and organizational psychology, participants will explore the “Conflict Clarity” framework: a set of teaching tools, reflection prompts, and case scenarios designed for classroom use across disciplines. Faculty will learn how to integrate conflict styles, the CLEAR conversation framework, and role-play activities into their courses in ways that promote professionalism, critical thinking, and resilience.
Intended for educators across business, law, health, and social sciences, this session emphasizes how faculty can help students reframe disputes not as roadblocks, but as opportunities for growth and leadership.