{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/UMSWC/Administration/issues/7","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/UMSWC/Administration/issues/7/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/UMSWC/Administration/issues/7/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/UMSWC/Administration/issues/7/events","html_url":"https://github.com/UMSWC/Administration/issues/7","id":95476112,"number":7,"title":"Covering stereotype threat and imposter syndrome","user":{"login":"duffymeg","id":8582090,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8582090?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/duffymeg","html_url":"https://github.com/duffymeg","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/duffymeg/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/duffymeg/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/duffymeg/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/duffymeg/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/duffymeg/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/duffymeg/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/duffymeg/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/duffymeg/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/duffymeg/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":21,"created_at":"2015-07-16T16:43:36Z","updated_at":"2015-08-25T19:55:58Z","closed_at":null,"body":"This morning, Chris and I met with Victoria from CRLT to talk more about how to cover the topics of stereotype threat and imposter syndrome. As a reminder, we were thinking of covering these relatively briefly at the beginning of all workshops.\r\n\r\nThe ideas we had were:\r\n1. To do one or more activities related to confronting our biases. \r\na. One option would be to ask people to draw someone who is a competent R user. \r\nb. Another option would be to have people do the Gender-Science Project Implicit test that is available from here: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/selectatest.html We would have them to do this at home, and then might have a way for them to anonymously report their results (perhaps via a poll or google doc). \r\n\r\n2. Give a summary of stereotype threat. This would probably be in the form of a handout with a discussion highlighting key points.\r\n\r\n3. Talk about things that can be done to counter stereotype threat. For me, this was interesting to think about, because I've thought about what I can do as an instructor, but not what I can do for myself. Keys will probably be to reinforce a positive personal narrative and to encourage a growth mindset.\r\n\r\n4. Have time for reflection. We were thinking of doing this the second morning, as a way of providing continuity and emphasizing the importance of this topic. Some possible reflection activities include:\r\na. thinking of a time when you were discouraged/demotivated based on societal norms/expectations,\r\nb. thinking of a time when you did something that you thought you couldn't do.\r\nWe weren't sure of how to share these -- possibly in small groups.\r\n\r\n5. Finally, we thought we would cover imposter syndrome, which is related but different, and which is something that many workshop participants will likely identify with!\r\n\r\nAll of the above is open to discussion. I just wanted to get the ball rolling on the discussion. At some point, once we've thought about this more, we can maybe propose it as a mini-lesson. I can imagine that, depending on how it works, this might be of interest to the bigger SWC/DC community."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/UMSWC/Administration/issues/comments/134720119","html_url":"https://github.com/UMSWC/Administration/issues/7#issuecomment-134720119","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/UMSWC/Administration/issues/7","id":134720119,"user":{"login":"pschloss","id":1264132,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1264132?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/pschloss","html_url":"https://github.com/pschloss","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pschloss/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pschloss/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pschloss/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pschloss/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pschloss/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pschloss/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pschloss/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pschloss/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pschloss/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-08-25T19:55:58Z","updated_at":"2015-08-25T19:55:58Z","body":"Here’s additional information about the ISR group that is interested in a workshop...\n\n> Begin forwarded message:\n> \n> From: Jared Lyle <lyle@umich.edu>\n> Subject: Re: UMich Software Carpentry Workshop, Sep 28-29\n> Date: August 25, 2015 at 3:52:03 PM EDT\n> To: Pat Schloss <pschloss@umich.edu>\n> \n> The dates are firm and we have a room reserved at the Institute for Social Research <http://home.isr.umich.edu/>.  We're interested in version control (Git), data management (R), and task automation (Unix).  \n> \n> ICPSR <http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/> is a social and behavioral science data archive.  The workshop is connected with our biennial meeting of 'Official Representatives' (also known as 'ORs').  ORs are people at our member institutions' campuses who can help local data users with questions about accessing and reusing data.  Some of the ORs have extensive training in data management and analysis.  Others have minimal training.\n> \n> Thanks,\n> Jared\n> \n> \n> On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 3:30 PM, Pat Schloss <pschloss@umich.edu <mailto:pschloss@umich.edu>> wrote:\n> My pleasure - can you give me some background on what you all are looking for? Also, are the dates pretty firm? Do you have a room already?\n> \n> Thanks,\n> Pat\n> \n> \n>> On Aug 25, 2\n>> 015, at 3:29 PM, Jared Lyle <lyle@umich.edu <mailto:lyle@umich.edu>> wrote:\n>> \n>> Thanks, Pat.\n>> Jared\n>> \n>> On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 3:23 PM, Pat Schloss <pschloss@umich.edu <mailto:pschloss@umich.edu>> wrote:\n>> Hi Jared,\n>> \n>> Several of us at the U of M have recently launched a partnership with SWC to offer a number of workshops over the course of the year. As part of this, there are a decent number of instructors on campus that are comfortable teaching R. Is anyone out there interested in teaching a workshop on September 28 and 29?\n>> \n>> Pat\n>> \n>>  \n>>> Begin forwarded message:\n>>> \n>>> From: maneesha <admin@software-carpentry.org <mailto:admin@software-carpentry.org>>\n>>> Subject: UMich Software Carpentry Workshop, Sep 28-29\n>>> Date: August 25, 2015 at 2:53:25 PM EDT\n>>> To: Pat Schloss <pschloss@umich.edu <mailto:pschloss@umich.edu>>, Jared Lyle <lyle@umich.edu <mailto:lyle@umich.edu>>\n>>> \n>>> This email is to introduce Jared Lyle of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research and Pat Schloss, who is also at University of Michigan and has worked with Software Carpentry on several workshops.  Pat has offered to help secure some instructors so I wanted to put you two in touch directly.\n>>> \n>>> Right now we have a couple of leads - one instructor who's in the area but can only do the 28th, and one who is in Seattle so would need funding for travel/accommodations.  Pat, if you have any other leads please share with me & Jared.\n>>> \n>>> Any other questions, please let me know.\n>>> \n>>> Best,\n>>> Maneesha\n>>> \n>>> \n>>> \n>>> \n>> \n>> \n> \n> \n\n"}}