Session Format: Remote synchronous (Zoom)

Intended Audience: Admin/Staff, UG Instructional Assistants, Postdocs, Graduate Students, Faculty

Facilitator(s): Deborah Litchi, Rhonda Holton, Audra Baleisis

Session Abstract: Failure is a vital part of conducting research and thinking about design in STEM disciplines. However, STEM students do not often view failure, or challenges, as integral to learning. In this interactive session, participants will reflect on the many roles (both positive and negative) of failure in the college classroom, and learn about strategies for mitigating fear of failure. We will consider the dangers of stereotype threat and impostor syndrome, and the power of fostering a growth mindset for instructors and students. (Note: this workshop is based on the Stereotype Threat, Impostor Syndrome and Growth Mindset Workshop that has been offered for the past 4 years. If you have attended that, much of the material will be familiar to you.)

GTC eligible? Yes - B2-DEI