Instructor Resources

Instructors can use the resources below to expand on their learning on Implicit Bias after completing the activity outlined above.

TOOL: Resources on Campus – This tool includes resources available on campus for students and staff who may need mental health or cultural supports, as well as advice on reporting or addressing acts of racism. You should have these resources on hand when implementing this implicit bias activity.

Website: OEIC Resources – This website includes a list of resources by the Office of Equity & Inclusive Communities department at KPU. Included is the Taskforce on Anti-Racism Final Report and Recommendations. Check back often for new content and resources.

Article: Your Brain on Bias: 5 Steps to Keep Implicit Bias in Check” – points out the Deloitte study which states that “inclusive leaders are mindful of personal and organizational blind spots and self-regulate to help ensure ‘fair play.’” It also features the “A Mile in My Shoes” app listed under #2 of this resource section. (Implicit Bias Beginner friendly)

Virtual Reality App: A Mile in My Shoes – developed by Michigan State University can help all individuals recognize unconscious bias through different real-world situations. Instructors may find this VR tool helpful to use as an exercise for themselves or in the classroom.

Video and Toolkit: UCSF Office of Diversity and Outreach and Clinical and Translational Science Institute – this website full of resources to educate individuals on implicit bias. It provides a thorough overview of the current state of the science on unconscious bias. There is also a summary of strategies to further assess and address unconscious bias along with a list of resources and references for those interested in learning more. (Implicit Bias Beginner friendly)

Website: Equity & Inclusive Communities LibGuide – This webpage was created by the KPU Library in conjunction with the Office of Equity & Inclusive Communities and includes a variety of resources (including film and web-based). There is also a link to the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI), which KPU employees have access to free tools, workshops, and webinars.

Video: – What is implicit bias? – NYT/POV’s Saleem Reshamwala unscrews the lid on the unfair effects of our subconscious. (Implicit Bias Beginner friendly)

Article: Measuring Implicit Bias in Schools – this article probes the connection between bias and outcomes and explores how implicit bias can affect student outcomes. (Implicit Bias Beginner Friendly)

Article: A Leader’s Guide to Talking about Bias – This article suggests a path that educational leaders can take to adopt a mindset that can work through discomfort and help guide open and authentic conversations about bias in their educational institution. (Implicit Bias Beginner Friendly)

Article: Responding to Bias at School – Though prepared for K-12 educators, this resource can aid all educators with vetted resources to help instructors prepare for unsettling incidents. (Implicit Bias Beginner Friendly)

Book: Unconscious Bias in Schools – two seasoned educators describe the phenomenon of unconscious racial bias and how it negatively affects the work of educators and students in schools. “Regardless of the amount of effort, time, and resources education leaders put into improving the academic achievement of students of color[sic],” the authors write, “if unconscious racial bias is overlooked, improvement efforts may never achieve their highest potential.” (Implicit Bias Beginner Friendly)

Article: Examining Racial Bias in Education: A New Approach – This article covers areas of research on implicit racial associations in education, calling for collaboration between scholars of racial inequality in education and scholars of implicit racial associations. The research provides a new perspective for understanding for when school instructors and personnel engage in behaviours that reproduce racial inequality, often despite best intentions and commitments to racial equity. (Implicit Bias Advanced Level)

Article: Implicit Bias Awareness: Resources and Activities – This website provides a rich set of resources which instructors can explore and employ to learn more about implicit bias and apply the tools provided within their classrooms. (Implicit Bias Advanced Level)

Book: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking– This book is a helpful read for instructors who want to dive more deeply into the psychology of implicit bias. It introduces and explores the concepts of mental models and blind spots, and how decisions made quickly can be as important as ones made over an extended period. It explains how our instincts can betray us sometimes. Finally, it provides insights into how our first impressions and snap judgements can be educated and controlled. (Implicit Bias Advanced Level)

Module Series: Implicit Bias – The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity (Ohio State University) has created a series of asynchronous, self-paced modules on Implicit Bias.

Website: Workplace Strategies for Mental Health – this website provides further information and resources about Implicit Bias, as well as connections to other areas such as microaggressions and intersectionality.

Guidance: Sheridan College’s Inclusive Language Guide “Tip Sheet” on Indigenous peoples, provides a wealth of guidance and information on appropriate and inclusive language and terminology related to Indigenous peoples.

Guidance: Sheridan College’s Inclusive Language Guide “Tip Sheet” on gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation and sex characteristics,  provides a wealth of guidance and information on appropriate and inclusive language and terminology related to gender and sexual identity.

Guidance: Sheridan College’s Inclusive Language Guide “Tip Sheet” on persons with disabilities, provides a wealth of guidance and information on appropriate and inclusive language and terminology related to disabilities.

Guidance: Sheridan College’s Inclusive Language Guide “Tip Sheet” on race and ethnicity, provides a wealth of guidance and information on appropriate and inclusive language and terminology related to race and ethnicity.