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11/15/2018 Bias, the the Brain ain and and a a Back ackwards Bicycle Lucía Nuñez Vice President Equity, Inclusion and Community Engagement Madison Area Technical College Friday, November 16, 2018 Learning Obje bjectives • Establish a shared understanding of key concepts related to diversity, inclusion, and equity • Understand how bias impacts us all • Identify areas for change 1

11/15/2018 “…to say the name is to begin the story…” Lucía Nuñez Lucy Nunez Lucía Nuñez Suárez Equ quality v. Equ quity: : Wha What is the he di difference ce? 2

11/15/2018 Di Diversity, Inclu nclusion & Equ quity ty Bias The evaluation of one group and WE ALL carry bias. Acting on its members relative to another. bias can be discriminatory and create negative outcomes for particular groups. 3

11/15/2018 Ex Explicit t Bias vs. Imp mplici cit t Bias Expressed directly Expressed indirectly Aware of bias Unaware of bias Operates consciously Operates unconsciously Stereotypes S tereotypes are “generalizations about a group of people that can be based on a kernel of truth, an exaggerated reality, or even be an outright lie, resulting in the conscious or unconscious categorization of each member of that group without regard to individual differences.” (Choudhury, 2015) 4

11/15/2018 Iden dentity ty Char arac acteristi tics cs 1. Review the Identity Characteristic Cards at your table. 2. Select some of the cards that are important to you. 3. Discuss with a partner(s) the questions: • Which of these identity characteristics were new to you? • Which of these characteristics surprised you? Why? • Why is it important to understand these identity characteristics? Find you our bl blind spo pot. 5

11/15/2018 Wh Which ta table is lon onger? Say the he col color of of the word. 6

11/15/2018 Say the he colo color of of the wo word. Say the he col color of of the word. 7

11/15/2018 Wh What t do do you ou see? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGQmdoK_ZfY Wh What is you our br brain do doing? g? 8

11/15/2018 Wh What t do does a ba back ckwards bi bike ha have to to do do with th our br ou brai ain and bi bias as? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFzDaBzBlL0 Dr Dr. Mich Michael Me Merzenich, MR. MR. Neu Neuroplasticity 9

11/15/2018 the he Mach achine tha hat wo works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUPjcKF3hA8 Wh What t ca can I do do? Wh What t ca can we we do do? Wh What t ca can we we AL ALL do do? 10

11/15/2018 Questions & Comments Gracias. Merci. Obrigado. And thank you! 11