** NOTE: You will need to register on the CIRTL website in order to sign up for this workshop (Go to: https://www.cirtl.net/ click sign up in the upper right corner, for institution choose Other). Description Most often, implicit bias is subtle and unconscious, both of which pose challenges to fostering awareness. The STEM community’s resistance to evidence of implicit bias compounds these challenges further (Handley, Brown, Moss-Racusin, & Smith, 2015). In the second session of this CIRTLCast series, invited speakers will discuss reactions to implicit bias in STEM as well as reflecting on our own biases. We will define and discuss key terms, such as discrimination, prejudice, worldview, and cultural competency. Using Blackboard Collaborate, presenters will facilitate a discussion between speakers and participants based on their questions, comments, and experiences related to this issue. Guiding questions for this session include: • What are the trademarks for identifying implicit bias? • What are some strategies for responding to feedback on our implicit biases without getting defensive? How do we respond if we feel we haven’t done anything wrong? • How do other forms of bias, such as affinity bias, confirmation bias, and attribution bias, affect STEM students and instructors (Sekaquaptewa, 2011)? • Handley et al. ask, “How can we successfully broaden the participation of women in STEM when the very research underscoring the need for this initiative is less valued by the majority group who dominate and maintain the culture of STEM (p. 13204)?” References Handley, I. M., Brown, E. R., Moss-Racusin, C. A., & Smith, J. L. (2015). Quality of evidence revealing subtle gender biases in science is in the eye of the beholder. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS), 112(43), 13201-13206. Sekaquaptewa, D. (2011). Discounting their own success: A case for the role of implicit stereotypic attribution bias in women's STEM outcomes. Psychological Inquiry, 22(4), 291-295. Event Schedule This online event takes place at 11:30AM - 12:30PM ET / 10:30-11:30AM CT / 9:30-10:30AM MT / 8:30-9:30AM PT on Monday, October 8. This event is part of the four-part CIRTLCast series "Addressing Implicit Bias in STEM." Registration This drop-in, online event is open to the public. Anyone is welcome to attend, but you must register in order to attend. Once you register, you will have access to the Blackboard Collaborate room where this online event will take place. Please register here as well as at the event webpage: https://www.cirtl.net/events/582 Following both workshops, email Erica Szeyller.1 to confirm that you attended both workshops for the full duration.