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Understanding Bias and Allyship in EDI
Course
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English
12 h
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- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 4 Sequences
- Introductive Level
Course details
Syllabus
Syllabus
Week 1: Understanding Bias
Week 2: Bias and Decision Making
Week 3: Inclusion, Exclusion and Fitting In
Week 4: Allyship and Inclusivity
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Explain what bias is and why it matters.
- Describe the foundation of biased thinking and recognise the different types of bias.
- Evaluate the impact of bias and micro-aggressions and learn some ways to interrupt negative bias.
- Explore what being an ally involves and why it's important.
- Identify acts of performance (passive) and active allyship and bystanding.
Prerequisite
This course is designed for employees working within the public, private, or third sector who have a personal or professional interest in EDI and wish to further their knowledge of equality, diversity and inclusion, with a focus on bias and allyship.
It’s also suitable for organisations that wish to develop employee awareness and practice of EDI more broadly.
Instructors
Belinda Colston
I'm the Director of the Eleanor Glanville Institute at the University of Lincoln, and the University's strategic lead for equality, diversity and inclusion
Megan Walker
Megan is a Researcher at the Eleanor Glanville Institute and is one of the equality, diversity and inclusion course developers.
Platform
FutureLearn is a massive open online course (MOOC) learning platform founded in December 2012.
It is a company launched and wholly owned by The Open University in Milton Keynes, England. It is the first UK-led massive open online course learning platform, and as of March 2015 included 54 UK and international University partners and unlike similar platforms includes four non-university partners: the British Museum, the British Council, the British Library and the National Film and Television School.
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