Lesson Category: Dialogic

Look back at your new thematic framework. Choose a strong theme—one that you feel would lend itself well to dialogue.  As a group, create a…

Rocky Mountain National Park (USA) Here is an example of a dialogic approach to a classic interpretive guided walk about park resource management. Looking at…

While the arc of questioning—the intellectual or thematic framework of a facilitated dialogue—follows a fairly standard progression, the actual activities through which you do the…

Those who practice dialogic interpretation often point out that the key to success is asking the right questions at the right time. This process of…

Facilitated dialogue has structure. It begins by putting participants at ease, then drawing them out of themselves, then encouraging them to listen to one another,…

Dialogic interpretation takes many forms. It can be a simple question-answer period at the end of a program that moves beyond the interpreter filling in…

Empathy and meaning-making By taking the interpreter out of their traditional “sage on the stage” role, we are allowing our visitors to make meaning of…

… and why on earth would anybody want to do it? The following is an excerpt from an interview about dialogic interpretation I did with…