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Implicit bias and its impact in online learning
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Implicit bias has long been a hot topic in education, and the body of research is ever-expanding. We know from prior research that instructors at all levels of education interact with students differently along the lines of race and gender, and that this bias is largely subconscious.
Research is beginning to show that this effect is also present online, and in some cases, may actually be worse. In this study, researchers inserted fictional students into 124 online courses to interact with students and instructors, and were randomly assigned names which suggested a racial/gender identity. The researchers then analyzed the resulting discussions within the course forums. The results: white male students were significantly (
p = 0.008)
more likely to receive an instructor response than any other demographic.
Online, the few clues we have about another person, such as their name and profile picture, may play a larger role in our opinion of them. Additionally, researchers theorize that the online environment reduces inhibitions, and may allow bias to more easily surface in our behaviors.
Give the article a read for more thoughts and insights on this topic!
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D2L Course End Date Reminder
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Faculty and instructional staff, please remember that by default, your face-to-face courses are set to close on May 11th at 11:59pm. Online courses are set to close one week later on May 18th. If you need to adjust your course end dates, please fill out a
D2L Support Form
and we will be happy to make the necessary adjustment(s) for you.
We are unable to extend course dates without instructor permission, so please make sure if you plan on having assignments due after the 11th that you extend your course dates beforehand. Otherwise, courses will remain closed to students until we hear from you to reopen them.
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Productivity App for Students: Forest
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Forest is a productivity app that tracks your progress in a unique way. Whenever you need to focus, you "plant a tree" in the app and set a timer. Your phone will remind you not to open your messages, calls, internet, or other apps.
If you meet your goal and stay focused/off your phone for a certain period of time, your sapling will grow into a tree. If you fail, the tree dies.
Over time as you remain productive and plant trees, the app will show you a forest of every time you've been productive!
The best part is, when you spend virtual coins in the app, real trees are planted through the organization Trees for the Future.
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We're hiring two graduate students!
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We need your help finding two graduate students that would be available to work with the Innovations in Learning team over summer, with the possibility of extension over fall.
Our team is seeking graduate students that would be available 20 hours a week from May through August to assist in the Canvas migration process. Graduate students are requested so they can assist with quiz creation in undergraduate courses.
Students should be able to work independently on a number of projects, have strong written and oral communication skills, and have experience using D2L. They will also need to complete FERPA training once they have been hired.
Please have interested graduate students email a cover letter and resume to
innovations@uwp.edu
. We thank you for your assistance!
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Give us a "like" on Facebook!
We promise not to be
that
page that posts 20 times a day, but we will keep you updated on any D2L news, and we'll also share cool tips and tricks with you throughout the semester!
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Do you tweet? Follow our new Twitter handle, UW_ParksideIiL!
We're always posting new articles, the latest apps, cool gadgets, and more!
Stay up-do-date on campus outages, D2L upgrades, and scheduled maintenance.
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