TD1153

Note: A minimum pre-registration of 10 participants is required for this workshop to be facilitated as scheduled.

Total Workshop Time: 1.5 hours

Pre-requisites: None

Description:

This two part session begins with you watching on your own 40 minutes in LinkedIn Learning. Then join others in a virtual room to discuss 15 questions related to the content.

Learn how confronting bias can empower you to step out of your comfort zone and work toward a more inclusive environment. We will explore the concept of a cultural lens and how to use it as a tool to work through differences in interacting with others. In addition, you will learn how unconscious bias affects us all and the ways to counter it in ourselves and others.

Any time prior to the session, you must review the LinkedIn Learning content: Confronting Bias: Thriving Across Our Differences.

LinkedIn Learning is available to all JMU employees. Simply sign in with your JMU email address (if prompted, complete two-factor sign in with Duo) and find the course.

Participants will:

• Understand why inclusion is everyone's responsibility and what fosters an inclusive environment
• Learn why acknowledging difference is necessary for inclusion
• Understand how to counter bias in words and actions
• Accept being uncomfortable when first interacting with others across differences

Type of Information: Receiving data and practice

Level of Interaction: Breakout Session Sharing

Extent of Practice: Scenarios and activities

Facilitated by: Director of Talent Development