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This module and assignment cover the activities that begin before the disputants meet either face-to-face or in online an environment. Given that online video- conference mediation is the new normal because of the Covid-19 pandemic and presumably the near future, the learning objectives focus on both face-to-face and online premediation activities , including online guidelines and ground rules. This assignment focuses on two premediation activities: (1) Setting the stage in a face-to-face environment and (2) Drafting an agreement to mediate for online.

Part 1: Setting the Stage

Instructions: Setting the stage is one of the premediation activities for mediation and/or negotiation.Watch the video on Setting the Stage from Harvard Law School. After watching the video, explain what you would do (as the mediator or negotiator) based on the seating scenario represented in the video. Be sure to support your response with the textbook. Refer to section reading on: Setting the Stage & Environment. Answer in 1-2 paragraphs.

Part 2: Drafting an Agreement to Mediate

Instructions: Another premediation activity is signing an Agreement to Mediate. The sample Agreement to Mediate, which is also included in your attached assignment template, includes all the elements for a face-to-face session, but does not account for online mediation. You are about to mediate your first online case next week and you need to update or add to this agreement to use in your online session.

After reading the required online readings, what new key language would you add to this Agreement to Mediate to account for the online mediation environment for your clients to sign? The objective of Part 2 is to edit Agreement to Mediate to make it suitable for an online environment . Use the module online resources to guide what content you will add to this document.

Part 3: Mediating Online

Instructions: After reading the “required online readings”, answer each of the following questions in 1- 2 paragraphs.

1. How does an online mediation environment affect the choices a mediator may make in structuring a mediation?
2. What would be fundamentally different in the online context as opposed to a face-to-face mediation?
3. Are there some types of mediation that would be inappropriate in an online environment?

Note: Upload all “parts” in one document. Use attached Assignment Template

Assignment Resources:

Using E-Mediation and Online Mediation Techniques for Conflict Resolution.

Preparing For Success At Virtual (Online) Mediation:

Mediation Agreement and Online Mediation Guidelines