Identity, Power, and Privilege

Course Description

This digital course called Identity, Power, and Privilege will provide basic information you need to help you identify and discuss how identity, power, and privilege affect classroom experiences for both instructors and students, as well as suggestions and strategies for managing issues that may arise related to identity, power, and privilege. 

Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of this digital course, you will be able to:

• Define identity, power, privilege.
• Discuss how your identities affect power and privilege in the classroom.
• Identify how identity, power, and privilege affect students.
• Discuss suggestions and strategies for managing issues that may arise related to identity, power, and privilege.

Content

1. Identity
2. Power and Privilege
3. Classroom Strategies

Expectations

This digital course consists of 3 lessons, which altogether will take approximately 60-90 minutes to complete. Additional resources or tips for further exploration are provided at the end of each lesson. Each lesson culminates in an assignment to confirm what you have learned and to enable you to move on to the next lesson.

Intended Audience

UMD faculty, staff, and graduate students

Digital Badge

By completing this course, you will earn your Identity, Power, and Privilege micro-credential. To receive recognition for your efforts, simply explore each page and tackle all assignments within this course.

This badge is an exciting step towards earning your Inclusive Pedagogy Practitioner meta-credential from the TLTC’s Teaching Academy.