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Critical Reflection:<\/p>\n

I picked two topics for unit 5 in LDRS 662: implicit cultural bias and privilege. I believe these two topics are important for coaches and facilitators to addressing as we all have some level of bias that is hard to be aware of. Also, one of the coaching competencies is evoking awareness, and coaches need to be highly self-aware (Carden, Passmore, & Jones, 2022). Therefore, raising the level of our self-awareness and cultivating self-awareness in our learners is crucial for facilitators.<\/p>\n

In the facilitation, I tried to invite participants to share their thoughts and experiences as much as they could. By asking questions, I wanted to make sure every learner was included, every voice was heard, and their contributions were recognized and respected. When sharing my screen with them, there was a technical issue that they could not see my screen. We waited for about three minutes, and I stopped the sharing and apologized. I deem that when problems happen, facilitators need to stay calm and keep the learning process going. I also learned from this accident that we need to be calm, patient, and prepared for all kinds of situations that could happen during the facilitation. At last, I gave them the assignments to reflect on what they had learned. But I think I can do better by demonstrating how to do the assignments, which I learned in the facilitation of my learning pod participant Chelsea.<\/p>\n

Our learning pod also talked about that technical problem in the debrief session, and I asked the other two participants’ opinions and what they would do if sharing screen only worked for part of the students. Clifton mentioned that the students who cannot see the screen might feel inferior and left out if the facilitators keep the learning process going. We all realized that it is crucial to detect and learn about our learners’ feelings and thoughts throughout the learning process. We need to stay calm, reassure our students when an accident happens, and prepare enough learning activities and materials as a backup plan. At last, our learning pod has agreed that the learning process should be learner-centered, accompanied by support from coaches.<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/youtu.be\/_UfHUKg0-zQ Critical Reflection: I picked two topics for unit 5 in LDRS 662: implicit cultural bias and privilege. I believe these two topics are important for coaches and facilitators to addressing as we all have some level of bias that is hard to be aware of. Also, one of the coaching competencies is evoking awareness, … <\/p>\n

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