power and privilege modules

By: Jonathan Merrill, Hallie Moberg, and Nikki Jarvis

Pre-Service Modules

DiscussionOverview:Pre-service reflection provides an opportunity for you to being to think about what you want to get out of our service-learning experience in a meaningful way. The concepts of power and privilege are dynamics that underlie all social relationships. This module will focus on these concepts and task you with connecting them with your previous experiences. Focused reflection of your current and/or past perspectives and viewpoints can aid in the development of a critical lens in which you will continually examine your service-learning experience. Ideally, through this practice you will begin the process of asking questions and making connections – two factors that will assist you in deepening your service-learning experience.

In addition to preparing you for your service-learning experience, this pre-service discussion module will provide you the opportunity to begin to collaborate with your peers. Everyone will bring different perspectives and worldviews to your service-learning experience. This module will assist you in initiating the these conversations and how these will intersect with the service-learning experience

Resources: -Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack - Social Identities - What is Privilege? -Taxonomy of Power

During this reflection exercise, you will:● describe your current understanding of power and privilege● explore the similarities and differences of your understanding of power and privilege

compared to your peers● articulate new insights about power and privilege

Discussion Instructions:

Power and Privilege Module

For this discussion, you are to engage with others by posting comments in a discussion forum. Start your participation in the discussion by posting your response to Part 1. After your classmates have posted their responses, please to respond to them using the questions posed in Part 2 as guide. Be sure to consult the grading rubric attached to guide your efforts.

Begin your participation in this discussion by posting your response to the following prompt. There are materials posted in the resource section to aid you in your reflection:

Part 1What is your current understanding of power and privilege? Please provide personal examples of instances or situations where you were conscious of the presence or absence of power and privilege.

After reading all of the posts submitted by your peers, please post a response with the following prompt as guide:

Part 2After reviewing your peers’ understanding of power and privilege, how are they similar and different from yours? Were there any personal examples that resonated with your own? Were there any that seemed the opposite? What factors do you think contribute to this? Please provide examples that directly connect to your peer's responses.

Based on your exploration of the similarities and differences between your response and your peers, please articulate some insights about the nature of power and privilege that you have discovered.

Pre-Service Reflection RubricDiscussion Assignment

Domain Being Assessed = Power and PrivilegeThe Outcomes Your Work is

to Demonstrate

The Assessment of those Outcomes Evidenced in Your Work

EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD

SATISFACTORY NEEDS WORK UNSATISFACTORY

What:You are to describe your current understanding of power and privilege

You have described your current understanding of power and privilege in a complex way that includes many personal examples.

You have described your current understanding of power and privilege in a way that includes many personal examples.

You have described your current understanding of power and privilege in a limited way that includes few personal examples.

You have described your current understanding of power and privilege in a way that includes few, if any personal examples.

So What:You are to explore the similarities and differences of your understanding of power and

You have explored several similarities and differences of your understanding of power and

You have explored some similarities and differences of your understanding of power and privilege

You have limitedly explored similarities and differences of your understanding of power and privilege

You have not explored similarities and differences of your understanding of power and privilege compared to your peers.


privilege compared to your peers.

privilege compared to your peers.

You have included several references to classmate’s understandings of power and privilege.

compared to your peers.

You have included some references to classmate’s understandings of power and privilege.

compared to your peers.

You have included limited references to classmate’s understandings of power and privilege.

You have included no references to classmate’s understandings of power and privilege.

Now What:You are to articulate new insights about power and privilege

You have articulated 3+ new insights about power and privilege.

You have articulated 2 new insights about power and privilege.

You have articulated 1 new insight about power and privilege.

You have articulated no new insight about power and privilege.

Domain Being Assessed = Connection to Course ContentThe Outcomes Your Work is

to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD


What:You are to identify course theories,

You have identified several connections

You have identified some connections between course

You have Identified limited connections between course

You have not identified connections between course


concepts, materials, and/or objectives that relate to your service learning experience.

between course concepts, theories and/r objectives and your service learning experience.

concepts, theories and/or objectives and your service learning experience.

concepts, theories and/or objectives and your service learning experience.

concepts, theories, objectives and your service learning experience or the connections you made are inappropriate.

So What:You are to describe the relevance of your service experience to your learning in the course.

You have included several examples of the ways in which service learning may be relevant to or has informed your learning.

You have included some examples of the ways in which service learning may be relevant to or has informed your learning.

You have Included limited examples of the ways in which service learning may be relevant to or informed your learning.

You have included no examples of the ways in which service learning may be relevant to or informed your learning or the examples you have provided are inappropriate.

Now What:You are to apply the insights you have developed to guide your future learning

You have included a detailed description of how the insights you have made thus far can inform or guide your future learning.

You have Included some description of how the insights you have made thus far can inform or guide your future learning.

You have included a limited description of how the insights you have made thus far can inform or guide your future learning.

You have included no description of how the insights you have made thus far can inform or guide your future learning.


Domain Being Assessed = CommunicationThe Outcome Your Work is

to Demonstrate

The Assessment of that Outcome Evidenced in Your Work

EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD


You are to use appropriate conventions to effectively communicate meaning.

The writing style you use is well suited to the assignment and the audience, and conveys meaning well without the distraction of grammar, syntax and spelling errors.

The writing style you use is suited to the assignment and the audience, and conveys meaning with few distractions from grammar, syntax and spelling errors.

The writing style you use is somewhat suited to the assignment and the audience, and conveys meaning somewhat well with some distraction from grammar, syntax and spelling errors.

The writing style you use is not suited to the assignment and the audience, and conveys limited meaning and/or evidences notable distraction from grammar, syntax and spelling errors.

Blog


OverviewPre-service reflection provides an opportunity for you to being to think about what you want to get out of our service-learning experience in a meaningful way. The concepts of power and privilege are dynamics that underlie all social relationships. This module will focus on these concepts and task you with connecting them with your previous experiences. Focused reflection of your current and/or past perspectives and viewpoints can aid in the development of a critical lens in which you will continually examine your service-learning experience. Ideally, through this practice you will begin the process of asking questions and making connections – two factors that will assist you in deepening your service-learning experience.

In addition to preparing you for your service-learning experience, this pre-service blog module will provide you with the opportunity to deeply reflect on your past experiences. Your past experiences may intersect in various ways with this service-learning opportunity. This module will assist you in making these initial connections.

Resources:

-Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack - Social Identities - What is Privilege? -Taxonomy of Power

During this reflection exercise, you will:● describe personal examples of privilege associated with your various social identities● examine how these examples relate to course content ● explore ways that privilege may arise in your service-learning experience

Blog Instructions:For this blog post, you will begin to reflect more personally on your personal experiences with power and privilege. Be sure to consult the grading rubric attached to guide your efforts.


Begin your blog entry by responding to the following prompt. There are materials posted in the resource section to aid you in your reflection:

Part 1After reviewing Peggy McIntosh's "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Backpack" (see resource section), please generate a list of 5 privileges that are associated with your various social identities. As a reminder, these identities can include race, gender, sex, economic status, religious affiliation, and sexual orientation as well as things as being a college student and education level. After generating a list of 5 privileges that are associated with your various identities, address the following prompt:

Part 2How does the concept of privilege connect with course content? Are there any tensions? Why or why not? If it is difficult to make this connection, try to widen your reflection by thinking about how various social identities intersect with the academic discipline (for example, being a woman in STEM). How do you anticipate these privileges intersecting with your service learning experience?

Pre-Service Reflection RubricBlog Assignment




to Demonstrate

EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD


What:You are to describe personal examples of privilege associated with your various social identities

You have described several personal examples of privilege associated with your various social identities in a complex way

You have described many person examples of privilege associated with your various social identities.

You have described personal examples of privilege associated with your various social identities in a limited way.

You have described few, if any, personal examples of privilege associated with your various social identities

So What:You are to examine how these examples relate to your academic discipline.

You have critically examined several possible ways in which these examples relate to your academic discipline.

You have examined in many ways how these examples relate to your academic discipline.

You have provided a limited examination of how these examples relate to your academic discipline.

You have provided no examination of how these examples relate to your academic discipline.

Now What:You are to explore the ways that

You have included several examples of

You have included some examples of the ways that

You have included limited examples of the ways that

You have included no examples of the ways that privilege may arise in your


privilege may arise in your service-learning experience.

the ways that privilege may arise in your service-learning experience.

privilege may arise in your service-learning experience

privilege may arise in your service-learning experience.

service-learning experience.


to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD


What:You are to identify course theories, concepts, materials, and/or objectives that relate to your service learning experience.

You have identified several connections between course concepts, theories and/r objectives and your service learning experience.

You have identified some connections between course concepts, theories and/or objectives and your service learning experience.

You have Identified limited connections between course concepts, theories and/or objectives and your service learning experience.

You have not identified connections between course concepts, theories, objectives and your service learning experience or the connections you made are inappropriate.

So What:You are to describe the relevance of

You have included several examples of

You have included some examples of the ways in which

You have Included limited examples of the ways in which

You have included no examples of the ways in which service learning


your service experience to your learning in the course.

the ways in which service learning may be relevant to or has informed your learning.

service learning may be relevant to or has informed your learning.

service learning may be relevant to or informed your learning.

may be relevant to or informed your learning or the examples you have provided are inappropriate.







to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD


You are to use appropriate conventions to effectively

The writing style you use is well suited to the assignment

The writing style you use is suited to the assignment and

The writing style you use is somewhat suited to the

The writing style you use is not suited to the assignment and


communicate meaning.

and the audience, and conveys meaning well without the distraction of grammar, syntax and spelling errors.

the audience, and conveys meaning with few distractions from grammar, syntax and spelling errors.

assignment and the audience, and conveys meaning somewhat well with some distraction from grammar, syntax and spelling errors.

the audience, and conveys limited meaning and/or evidences notable distraction from grammar, syntax and spelling errors.

Pre- Service EssayOverviewPre-service reflection provides an opportunity for you to being to think about what you want to get out of our service-learning experience in a meaningful way. The concepts of power and privilege are dynamics that underlie all social relationships. This module will focus on these concepts and task you with connecting them with your previous experiences. Focused reflection of your current and/or past perspectives and viewpoints can aid in the development of a critical lens in which you will continually examine your service-learning experience. Ideally, through this practice you will begin the process of asking questions and making connections – two factors that will assist you in deepening your service-learning experience.

In addition to preparing you for your service-learning experience, this pre-service essay module will provide you with the opportunity to deeply reflect on your past experiences. Your past experiences may intersect in various ways with this service-learning opportunity. This module will assist you in making these initial connections.Resources: -Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack - Social Identities


- What is Privilege? -Taxonomy of Power

During this reflection exercise, you will:● develop an understanding of the different forms of power● articulate examples of different forms of power using social identities as a lens● examine how issues of power could impact your service-learning experience

Essay Instructions:This essay is geared to help you to begin to reflect on issues of power as they may relate to your service learning experience. Be sure to consult the grading rubric attached to guide your efforts. Include in your essay the following two parts:

Begin your essay by responding to the following prompt. There are materials posted in the resource section to aid you in your reflection:

Part 1Please write your personal definition of power or what you think power means. After you have written definition, consult the Taxonomy of Power found in the resources tab. Answer the following questions: which taxonomy of power does your definition most closely relate to? Be sure to include personal experiences that influenced your understanding of power.

Part 2Select one social identity (example: racial, gender, faith, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, ability) and complete the chart below with examples:

Personal Power Social Power


Power over

Power within

Power with

Example: Selected identity - Gender(personal power over) A woman being coerced by a man’s use of physical intimidation to do what he wants. (personal power within) A woman building self-confidence to become a leader in her work.(social power with) Men joining together to challenge sexism.

While the chart itself does not need to be included in your essay, please answer the following prompt in the second part of your essay:

What new information did you learn about power? Using the examples you came up with as a guide, how do you foresee issues of power arising during your service-learning experience?

Pre-Service Reflection RubricEssay Assignment


to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/ SATISFACTORY NEEDS WORK UNSATISFACTORY


VERY GOODWhat:You are to describe your current understanding of the different forms of power

You have described your current understanding of power in a complex way that includes many personal examples.

You have described your current understanding of power in a way that includes many personal examples.

You have described your current understanding of power in a limited way that includes few personal examples.

You have described your current understanding of power in a way that includes few, if any personal examples.

So What:You are to explore how your understanding of power connects to different forms of power and different social identities.

You have connected your understanding to at least one of the forms of power and explored how it impacts several different social identities

You have connected your understanding to at least one of the forms of power and explored how it impacts many different social identities.

You have connected your understanding to at least one of the forms of power and limitedly explored how it impacts different social identities.

You have not connected your understanding to at least one of the forms of power and/or did not explore how it impacts many different social identities

Now What:You are to articulate new insights about power and how it might arise during

You have articulated 3+ new insights about power and how it might arise during your

You have articulated 2 new insights about power and how it might arise during your

You have articulated 1 new insight about power and how it might arise on your service learning

You have articulated no new insight about power and how it might arise on your service learning


your service learning experience.

service learning experience

service learning experience

experience experience.


to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD







So What:You are to describe the relevance of your service experience to your learning

You have included several examples of the ways in which service learning may

You have included some examples of the ways in which service learning may be relevant to or has

You have Included limited examples of the ways in which service learning may be relevant to or informed

You have included no examples of the ways in which service learning may be relevant to or informed your learning or the


in the course. be relevant to or has informed your learning.

informed your learning.

your learning. examples you have provided are inappropriate.







to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD



The writing style you use is well suited to the assignment and the audience, and conveys

The writing style you use is suited to the assignment and the audience, and conveys meaning with

The writing style you use is somewhat suited to the assignment and the audience, and conveys meaning

The writing style you use is not suited to the assignment and the audience, and conveys limited meaning and/or


meaning well without the distraction of grammar, syntax and spelling errors.

few distractions from grammar, syntax and spelling errors.

somewhat well with some distraction from grammar, syntax and spelling errors.

evidences notable distraction from grammar, syntax and spelling errors.

Pre-Service MultimediaOverview:Pre-service reflection provides an opportunity for you to being to think about what you want to get out of our service-learning experience in a meaningful way. The concepts of power and privilege are dynamics that underlie all social relationships. This module will focus on these concepts and task you with connecting them with your previous experiences. Focused reflection of your current and/or past perspectives and viewpoints can aid in the development of a critical lens in which you will continually examine your service-learning experience. Ideally, through this practice you will begin the process of asking questions and making connections – two factors that will assist you in deepening your service-learning experience.

In addition to preparing you for your service-learning experience, this pre-service multimedia module will provide you the opportunity to begin to reflect on the experiences you are bringing into your service-learning opportunity in a unique way. Using


images, this module you will assist you in understanding the concepts of power and privilege and how they connect to your daily experiences.

Resources: -Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack - Social Identities - What is Privilege? -Taxonomy of Power

During this reflection exercise, you will:● identify images that are reflective of the concept of power and privilege● examine how these images connect with your understanding of power and privilege● explore ways the concepts of power and privilege may arise in your service-learning experience

Multimedia Instructions:In this module, you will further explore your understanding of power and privilege. Be sure to consult the grading rubric attached to guide your efforts. There are two parts to this module:

Begin your multimedia project by completing the following prompt. There are materials posted in the resource section to aid you in your reflection:

Part 1Using a cell phone or digital camera, capture at least six photographs that you feel reflect the concepts of power and privilege. Photos can be taken of people (obtain permission first), inanimate objects, or places. At least three photographs should correlate with the concept of power and three should correlate with the concept of privilege. After you have taken the photographs, please include a paragraph for each explaining how this image connects to your understanding of the concept of power or privilege.


Part 2Finally, conclude your post by identifying how these concepts may intersect with your service-learning experience. In other words, how do you foresee the concepts of power and privilege arising during your service-learning experience?

Pre-Service Reflection RubricMultimedia Assignment


to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD


What:You are to identify images that are reflective of the concepts of power and privilege.

You have identified 6+ images that are reflective of the concepts of power and privilege.

You have identified 6 images that are reflective of the concepts of power and privilege.

You have identified 3-5 images that are reflective of the concepts of power and privilege.

You have identified few, if any, images that are reflective of the concepts of power and privilege.

So What:You are to articulate how

You have made the connection between your





these images connect with your current understanding of power and privilege.

current understanding of power and privilege to these images in a complex way that includes several personal examples.

current understanding of power and privilege to these images way that includes many personal examples.

current understanding of power and privilege to these images in using personal examples.

current understanding of power and privilege to these images in limited way that includes few, if any, personal examples.

Now What:You are to explore the ways the concepts of power and privilege may arise in your service-learning experience.

You have explored the ways the concepts of power and privilege may arise in your service-learning experience using several examples.

You have explored the ways the concepts of power and privilege may arise in your service-learning experience using a few examples.

You have explored the ways the concepts of power and privilege may arise in your service-learning experience using one example.

You have not explored the ways the concepts of power and privilege may arise in your service-learning experience.


to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/ SATISFACTORY NEEDS WORK UNSATISFACTORY


VERY GOODWhat:You are to identify course theories, concepts, materials, and/or objectives that relate to your service learning experience.










Now What:You are to apply the insights you have developed to guide your

You have included a detailed description of how the insights you have made

You have Included some description of how the insights you have made thus far can inform or guide

You have included a limited description of how the insights you have made thus far can inform or guide



future learning thus far can inform or guide your future learning.

your future learning.



to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD








Mid-Service Modules


Mid Service Discussion ModuleOverview:Mid service reflection provides an opportunity for you to consider the service learning experience you have had thus far, and how you wish to continue this experience or perhaps improve it in a meaningful way. A focused consideration of your learning thus far and the progress you can make in the future weeks can lead to interesting insights and can deepen your understanding and appreciation of your learning experience while you are still in the midst of the experience itself. A mid service module, in addition to allowing you to think about the potential the rest of your service learning experience, can also help call into focus the learning and growth that has already occurred. This can also give you an opportunity to think about how what you are learning can relate to your other current learning experiences, both in and outside the classroom.


Resources: Websites and chapters to reference with questions about Power and Privilege

Explore these readings for better understanding topics, terms, and systems of power and privilege

http://www.agjohnson.us/glad/what-is-a-system-of-privilege/

https://feminsttheoryreadinggroup.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/marilyn-frye-the-politics-of-reality-

oppression/

http://mlk-

kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/documentsentry/doc_the_drum_major_instinct/

https://buildingabetterworld.wordpress.com/links/social-justice-education-interrogating-power-

privilege-race-class-gender-and-more/

Further Reading

These resources provide deeper understanding of the concepts surrounding your service learning

experience, as well as provide even more resources if you seek to explore more in depth.

http://www.agjohnson.us/books/privilege/excerpt-from-privilege-power-and-difference/


http://caps.ucsf.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/PowerPrivilegeResourceList.pdf

http://www.paulkivel.com/component/jdownloads/finish/1/50/0?Itemid=31 During this discussion reflection exercise you will you will:· Articulate questions which will prompt classmates to name their personal privilege· Respond to classmates’ discussion points in a thoughtful way which challenges their peers to think critically about their own power and privilege· Create a plan for how such discussions and conversation could facilitated in a face to face context

Discussion Instructions:This assignment is intended to prompt students to interact with and have productive, respectful conversations with their classmates around the concepts of power and privilege. The first part of this assignment is to write a brief (two paragraph) summary of your service learning assignment and what your responsibilities are there. Within this summary please include your experience with privilege on site.

Each student is then to respond to two of their classmates (assigned) twice. This should result in a conversation that looks like this: Summary, response from classmate, response to classmate, response from classmate, response to classmate. Thus in total each student will write one summary, two responses to classmates and three responses from classmates.

The third part of this assignment is to plan a discussion with questions and anticipated situations which could be instituted in the classroom, rather than on-line. Two students will be selected at random to execute their plan in a classroom setting.


Mid-Service Reflection RubricDiscussion Assignment


to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD


What:You are to clearly articulate questions which enable classmates to recognize their privilege.

You asked thought provoking questions which encouraged classmates to name their privilege in a meaningful way.

You have asked questions which encouraged classmates to name their privilege on a surface level.

You have asked questions which only encouraged classmates to name their privilege in a roundabout way.

You have asked questions which did not encourage classmates to name their privilege in a meaningful way.

So What: Respond to classmates’ discussion points in a thoughtful way which challenges their peers to

You have responded to classmates’ discussion points in a thoughtful in an outstanding way which challenges

You have responded to classmates’ discussion points in a thoughtful way which challenges them to think about

You have responded to classmates’ discussion points in a thoughtful way which without challenging them to think critically

You have not responded to classmates’ discussion points in a thoughtful way nor with any sort of intention to challenge them to think critically


think critically about their own power and privilege

them to think critically about their own power and privilege.

their own power and privilege.

about their own power and privilege.

about their own power and privilege.

Now What:Create a plan for how such discussions and conversation could facilitated in a face to face context

You have created an excellent plan which would allow for a discussion of this nature to happen in a facilitated in classroom conversation.

You have created a plan which would allow for a discussion of this nature to happen in a facilitated in classroom conversation, but it could have some problems or lack respectful room for diverse responses.

You have created a plan which would allow for a discussion of this nature to happen in a facilitated in classroom conversation with little thought for how the conversation may play out in the classroom setting.

You have not created a plan which would allow for a discussion of this nature to happen in a facilitated in classroom conversation with little respectful discussion which could be generated.


to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD


What: You have You have You have You have not


You are to identify course theories, concepts, materials, and/or objectives that relate to your service learning experience.

identified several connections between course concepts, theories and/r objectives and your service learning experience.

identified some connections between course concepts, theories and/or objectives and your service learning experience.

Identified limited connections between course concepts, theories and/or objectives and your service learning experience.

identified connections between course concepts, theories, objectives and your service learning experience or the connections you made are inappropriate.







You have included a detailed description of how the insights you have made thus far can inform or guide







to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD








Mid Service Blog Module Overview:Mid service reflection provides an opportunity for you to consider the service learning experience you have had thus far, and how you wish to continue this experience or perhaps improve it in a meaningful way. A focused consideration of your learning thus far and the progress you can make in the future weeks can lead to interesting insights and can deepen your understanding and appreciation of your learning experience while you are still in the midst of the experience itself. A mid service module, in addition to allowing you to think about the potential the rest of your service learning experience, can also help call into focus the learning and growth that has already occurred. This can also give you an opportunity to think about how what you are learning can relate to your other current learning experiences, both in and outside the classroom.






oppression/

http://mlk-

kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/documentsentry/doc_the_drum_major_instinct/



Further Reading





http://www.paulkivel.com/component/jdownloads/finish/1/50/0?Itemid=31


During this blog reflection exercise you will:· Discuss power and privilege in a way that is easily understood by many types of audiences who might access this online forum.· Articulate the ways in which this post acknowledges your own power and privilege and the way this makes you feel. · Recognize the way in which other online media acknowledge and apply the concepts of power and privilege. Blog Instructions: This blog intends to be an experience where a student can be creative. The blog should be intentionally designed to convey the overall theme of the post and should include at least three creative design elements. This could be a cartoon, a drawing, computer generated art etc. The blog should consist of four posts total. The first three posts should respond to the prompts below, and the artistic aspects should be incorporated into all three of these posts. The fourth and final post should be a brief discussion of the design elements of the blog, and how the student intentionally picked each piece to complement his or her writing. The three blog posts should respond to each of the following questions:1. What was your initial impression of the site where you are doing your service learning? What do you think this reaction says about your understanding of power and privilege in that moment?2. Mid-way through your service learning project how has your impression and understanding of the site where you are working changed? How does this change of understanding reflect your changes in understanding of power and privilege? What do you think this means for your own privilege?3. How do you see this experience changing your experience on other learning experiences you are currently engaged in? This could relate to your classroom experiences, your extra-curricular activities etc.


Mid Service Reflection RubricBlog Assignment


to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD


What:Discuss power and privilege in a way that is easily understood by many types of audiences who might access this online forum

You have discussed power and privilege in a way that is easily understood by many types of audiences in an outstanding way. This discussion uses three personal examples which others can relate to.

You have discussed power and privilege in a way that is easily understood by many types of audiences. This discussion uses three personal examples which others can relate to.

You have discussed power and privilege in a way that is not easily understood by many types of audiences. This discussion uses few to no personal examples which others can relate to.

You have not discussed power and privilege in a way that is easily understood by many types of audiences. This discussion does not include examples which others can relate to.

So What:Articulate the ways in which this post

You have articulated the ways in which your posts



You have not articulated the ways in which your posts


acknowledges your own power and privilege and the way this makes you feel

acknowledges your own power and privilege and the way this this acknowledgement makes you feel using at least two personal illustrations.

acknowledges your own power and privilege and the way this this acknowledgement makes you feel using one or less personal illustration.

acknowledges your own power and privilege and the way this this acknowledgement makes you feel without using appropriate personal illustrations or examples.

acknowledges your own power and privilege and the way this this acknowledgement makes you feel using at least two personal illustrations.

Now What: Recognize the way in which other online media acknowledge and apply the concepts of power and privilege

You have recognized the ways in which other online media acknowledge and employ the concepts of power and privilege, citing at least three examples and linking to them in your posts.

You have recognized the ways in which other online media acknowledge and employ the concepts of power and privilege, citing at least one example and linking to it in your post.

You have recognized the ways in which other online media acknowledge and employ the concepts of power and privilege, citing at least three examples without linking to them or citing them.

You have not recognized the ways in which other online media acknowledge and employ the concepts of power and privilege, citing at least three examples and linking to them in your posts.

Domain Being Assessed = Connection to Course ContentThe Outcomes The Assessment of those Outcomes Evidenced in Your Work


Your Work is to

DemonstrateEXCELLENT/VERY GOOD












Now What:You are to apply the

You have included a detailed

You have Included some description of

You have included a limited description of

You have included no description of how the insights


insights you have developed to guide your future learning

description of how the insights you have made thus far can inform or guide your future learning.

how the insights you have made thus far can inform or guide your future learning.

how the insights you have made thus far can inform or guide your future learning.

you have made thus far can inform or guide your future learning.


to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD








Mid Service Essay Module

Overview:Mid service reflection provides an opportunity for you to consider the service learning experience you have had thus far, and how you wish to continue this experience or perhaps improve it in a meaningful way. A focused consideration of your learning thus far and the progress you can make in the future weeks can lead to interesting insights and can deepen your understanding and appreciation of your learning experience while you are still in the midst of the experience itself. A mid service module, in addition to allowing you to think about the potential the rest of your service learning experience, can also help call into focus the learning and growth that has already occurred. This can also give you an opportunity to think about how what you are learning can relate to your other current learning experiences, both in and outside the classroom.





oppression/

http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/documentsentry/doc_the_drum_major_instinct/



Further Reading







During this essay reflection exercise you will:

● Articulate the change to this point in the semester in personal understanding of power and privilege. ● Dissect a specific type of privilege witnessed in one scenario of the service learning experience● Identify implications of the privilege that has been witnessed as they relate to the student’s understanding of self.

Essay Instructions:

The words power and privilege can mean many different things to many different people at many different times in their lives. Please take a moment at this point in your life to discuss your understanding of power and privilege and how it plays out in your life, as well as how you have seen them play out on your service site. This is meant to be a current snapshot of what you're thinking and feeling right now. This essay should be no less than 5 pages long, and it should show evidence of thoughtful reflection about where the student’s mind is at this point. Please be sure to include specific instances which have brought you to your current conclusions.

Mid Service Reflection RubricEssay Assignment

Domain Being Assessed = Power and Privilege


The Outcomes Your Work is to

Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD SATISFACTORY NEEDS WORK UNSATISFACTORYWhat: Articulate the change to this point in the semester in personal understanding of power and privilege.

You have expertly articulated the change and growth you have experienced in your understanding of power and privilege using at least three personal examples.

You have articulated the change and growth you have experienced in your understanding of power and privilege using at least two personal examples.

You have attempted to articulate the change and growth you have experienced in your understanding of power and privilege using at least one personal example.

You have not clearly articulated the change and growth you have experienced in your understanding of power and privilege nor have you incorporated appropriate personal examples.

So What:Dissect a specific type of privilege witnessed in one scenario of the service learning experience

You have critically dissected an experience with power and privilege experienced during your service learning experience, citing your example in detail.

You have dissected an experience with power and privilege experienced during your service learning experience, citing your example, which could be more detailed.

You have attempted to dissect an experience with power and privilege experienced during your service learning experience, citing an example.

You not have critically dissected an experience with power and privilege experienced during your service learning experience, nor have you cited your example in detail.

Now What: Identify implications of the privilege that has been witnessed as they relate to the student’s understanding of self.

You have clearly identified implications of power and privilege as they relate to your life outside the classroom as well as to your service learning experience, citing two personal examples.

You have clearly identified implications of power and privilege as they relate to your life outside the classroom as well as to your service learning experience, personal examples are weak.

You have attempted to clearly identify implications of power and privilege as they relate to your life outside the classroom as well as to your service learning experience, personal examples are weak.

You have not clearly identified implications of power and privilege as they relate to your life outside the classroom as well as to your service learning experience, nor have you cited two personal examples.

Domain Being Assessed = Connection to Course ContentThe Outcomes Your Work is to

Demonstrate



EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD SATISFACTORY NEEDS WORK UNSATISFACTORYWhat:You are to identify course theories, concepts, materials, and/or objectives that relate to your service learning experience.















Domain Being Assessed = CommunicationThe Outcome

Your Work is to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD SATISFACTORY NEEDS WORK UNSATISFACTORYYou are to use appropriate conventions to effectively communicate meaning.

The writing style you use is well suited to the assignment and the audience, and conveys meaning well without the distraction of grammar,

The writing style you use is suited to the assignment and the audience, and conveys meaning with few distractions from

The writing style you use is somewhat suited to the assignment and the audience, and conveys meaning somewhat well with some distraction

The writing style you use is not suited to the assignment and the audience, and conveys limited meaning and/or evidences notable distraction from grammar,


syntax and spelling errors. grammar, syntax and spelling errors.

from grammar, syntax and spelling errors.

syntax and spelling errors.

Mid Service Multimedia ModuleOverview:Mid service reflection provides an opportunity for you to consider the service learning experience you have had thus far, and how you wish to continue this experience or perhaps improve it in a meaningful way. A focused consideration of your learning thus far and the progress you can make in the future weeks can lead to interesting insights and can deepen your understanding and appreciation of your learning experience while you are still in the midst of the experience itself. A mid service module, in addition to allowing you to think about the potential the rest of your service learning experience, can also help call into focus the learning and growth that has already occurred. This can also give you an opportunity to think about how what you are learning can relate to your other current learning experiences, both in and outside the classroom.





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During this Multimedia reflection exercise you will:

● Demonstrate how power and privilege plays an important role in the understanding of the goal of service learning.● Utilize the tools of multimedia to illustrate your learning process thus far in your service learning and what it has taught

about power and privilege. ● Articulate the way in which your service site has changed your personal perspective on power and privilege.

Multimedia Instructions:This assignment is open ended and creative. A student can use any sort of multimedia he or she chooses to illustrate the answer to the question below. Using any of the following programs: video, Powerpoint, Xtranormal, Goanimate, Animoto, or PowToons, the student should design a project that will generate a presentation that lasts approximately 5 minutes that will generate a conversation after the presentation among classmates lasting 20 minutes. The project is intended to be thought provoking and respectful.

Prompt:


Describe in a 10 minute multimedia presentation how your perception of power and privilege has changed over the course of the last few weeks in response to your service learning experience. Pose at least three questions to your classmates for discussion during the course of your presentation.

Mid Service Reflection RubricMultimedia Assignment


to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD


What:Demonstrate how power and privilege plays an important role in the understanding of the goal of service learning

You have clearly demonstrated how power and privilege relate to the goals of a service learning experience using several well articulated personal examples.

You have demonstrated how power and privilege relate to the goals of a service learning experience using a few well articulated personal examples.

You have demonstrated how power and privilege relate to the goals of a service learning experience using one well articulated personal example.

You have not clearly demonstrated how power and privilege relate to the goals of a service learning experience using several well articulated personal examples.


So What:Utilize the tools of multimedia to illustrate your learning process thus far in your service learning and what it has taught about power and privilege.

You have expertly used the tools of multimedia to illustrate your learning process thus far in your service learning and what it has taught about power and privilege.

You have used the tools of multimedia to illustrate your learning process thus far in your service learning and what it has taught about power and privilege.

You have used the tools of multimedia to illustrate your learning process thus far in your service learning and what it has taught about power and privilege, however your expression of this learning is incomplete.

You have not used the tools of multimedia to in an effective way to illustrate your learning process thus far in your service learning and what it has taught about power and privilege.

Now What: Articulate the way in which your service site has changed your personal perspective on power and privilege.

You have articulated the way in which your service site has changed your personal perspective on power and privilege in an outstanding way, citing at least three personal examples.

You have articulated the way in which your service site has changed your personal perspective on power and privilege in an outstanding way, citing at least one personal example.

You have articulated the way in which your service site has changed your personal perspective on power and privilege without using any personal examples.

You have not appropriately articulated the way in which your service site has changed your personal perspective on power and privilege in an outstanding way, citing at least three personal examples.



to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD



















to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD



The writing style you use is well suited to the assignment and the audience, and conveys meaning well without the distraction of grammar,


The writing style you use is somewhat suited to the assignment and the audience, and conveys meaning somewhat well with some distraction from grammar, syntax




and spelling errors.

Post-Service Modules


Post-Service EssayModule Overview: The post-service reflection essay provides a space for you to thread your service-learning experiences together in a purposeful way. A focused study on the progression of your understanding of power and privilege, that has taken place over your semester, can deepen your understanding of its interplay within your life. In addition to providing closure to your service-learning experience, post-service reflection can encourage action to name and identify power and privilege in your future workplace.During this reflection exercise, you will be able to:- Express changes of understanding of power and privilege as it developed over the semester- Articulate how power and privilege surfaced during your service-learning experience- Brainstorm ways to actively name power and privilege in daily life

Power and Privilege Reflection Resources:http://www.consumerstar.org/resources/pdf/shaw.pdfhttp://antiracist-toolkit.users.ecobytes.net/?page_id=124http://www.agjohnson.us/books/privilege/excerpt-from-privilege-power-and-difference/http://everydayfeminism.com/2013/08/racist-against-white-people/


Essay InstructionsThis essay provides a space for you to thread your service-learning experiences together in a purposeful way.Include in your essay the following two parts: 1. One definition of power is, “the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events.” Unpack this definition by articulating a moment in your experiential learning where you held the power or were subjected to it.Part 2:What was your role in relation to that specific moment in regards to power and privilege? What is your responsibility in the future? How can you name power and privilege in your daily life now that the semester is over?

Post-Service Reflection RubricEssay Assignment


to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD


What:You are to express changes of understanding of power and privilege as it developed over the

You have expressed changes of understanding of power and privilege as it developed over your semester that includes

You have expressed some changes of understanding of your power and privilege and included one personal example

You have expressed little change of understanding of your power and privilege and included one personal example

You have expressed your current understanding of power and privilege in a way that includes few, if any personal examples.


semester many personal examples

So What:You are to articulate how power and privilege surfaced during your service-learning experience

You have articulated how power and privilege surfaced during your service-learning experience with specific connections to personal examples

You have articulated how power and privilege surfaced during your service-learning experience but provided minimal personal examples

You have minimally articulated how power and privilege surfaced during your service-learning experience but provided minimal personal examples

You have not articulated how power and privilege surfaced during your service-learning experience but provided minimal personal examples

Now What:You are to brainstorm ways to actively name power and privilege in daily life

You have brainstormed 3-5 ways to actively name power and privilege in your daily life

You have brainstormed 2-3 ways to actively name power and privilege in your daily life

You have brainstormed 1 way to actively name power and privilege in your daily life

You have no way to actively name power and privilege in your daily life


to Demonstrate



EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD












Now What:You are to apply the insights you have developed to

You have included a detailed description of how the insights you

You have Included some description of how the insights you have made thus far can

You have included a limited description of how the insights you have made thus far can

You have included no description of how the insights you have made thus far can inform or guide your


guide your future learning

have made thus far can inform or guide your future learning.

inform or guide your future learning.

inform or guide your future learning.

future learning.


to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD








Post-Service BlogModule Overview

Post-service blogging provides an opportunity for you to collectively gather your posts from over the semester and make connections between your experiences. A focused lens on power and privilege enables you to consider your own power and privilege and how it interacts within the world around you.

In addition to providing closure of your experience, this post-service blog will provide a space for you to explore what this service has taught you about power and privilege moving forward in your future service and professional endeavors. During this blogging exercise, you will be able to: - Describe their experiences with power and privilege using imagery words - Articulate experiences after their service-learning experience in relation to power and privilege- Apply experiences of power and privilege to other areas outside of service-learning Post-Service Blogging Resourceshttp://interactioninstitute.org/power-and-privilege-how-do-we-define/https://beyondinclusion.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/ask_leticia_part_1.pdfhttp://prospect.org/article/power-and-privilege-workplace


Blog Instructions

Your post-service blog provides a space for you to define power and privilege in your own words in relation to your experiential learning. Include the following in your entry:


Describe how the above image relates to your definition of power and privilege. Articulate this definition, and describe an experience that is an example of this definition. Afterward, take a moment to reflect how this image is representative of other experiences you may have in the future. How can you “correct” the image, and make sure no one is being pushed down?

Post-Service Reflection Rubric

Blog Assignment


to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD


What:You can describe your experiences with power and privilege using imagery words

You have described several personal examples of power and privilege associated with your experiences using imagery words in a complex way

You have described several personal examples of power and privilege associated with your experiences using imagery words

You have described one personal example of power and privilege associated with your experiences using imagery words in a complex way

You have described no personal examples of power and privilege associated with your experiences using imagery words in a complex way

So What:Articulate

You have articulated

You have articulated your

You have unclearly articulated your

You have not articulated your experiences after


experiences after their service-learning experience in relation to power and privilege

your experiences, showing progression from the beginning of the semester, after your service-learning experience in relation to power and privilege

experiences after your service-learning experience in relation to power and privilege

experiences after your service-learning experience in relation to power and privilege.

your service learning experience in relation to power and privilege.

Now What:Apply experiences of power and privilege to other areas outside of service-learning

You have applied your experiences of power and privilege to 2-3 other areas outside of service-learning

You have applied your experiences of power and privilege to 1-2 other areas outside of service-learning

You have applied your experiences of power and privilege to one other area outside of service-learning

You have not applied your experiences of power and privilege to other areas outside of service-learning



to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD












Now What: You have You have You have You have included


You are to apply the insights you have developed to guide your future learning

included a detailed description of how the insights you have made thus far can inform or guide your future learning.

Included some description of how the insights you have made thus far can inform or guide your future learning.

included a limited description of how the insights you have made thus far can inform or guide your future learning.

no description of how the insights you have made thus far can inform or guide your future learning.


to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD



The writing style you use is well suited to the assignment and the audience, and conveys meaning well without the distraction of grammar, syntax and


The writing style you use is somewhat suited to the assignment and the audience, and conveys meaning somewhat well with some distraction from grammar, syntax



spelling errors. and spelling errors.

Post- Service DiscussionOverview:

A post-service discussion allows for your reflection to be shared with others. In addition, the reflection and comments from your classmates allow you to compare and contrast your experience with theirs. This helps you further define power and privilege and how they operate in your daily life.

Keep in mind that each one of your classmates comes to the conversation with different experiences. A conversation on power and privilege is meant to be challenging as they function as a challenge within our greater society. Please be respectful when commenting and replying to your classmates. These discussions are meant to benefit each of you as they provide a safe space to participate in mindful conversation.

In this discussion you will:-Articulate what power and privilege mean to you-Relate your definition to your classmates’ definition-Identify similarities and differences in your definition of power and privilege in relation to your classmates- Reflect on constant change within personal definition of power and privilege Resources:https://prezi.com/ck-rrcpnwsdw/power-privilege-and-oppression/http://new.oberlin.edu/dotAsset/2012201.pdfhttp://www.suffolk.edu/campuslife/27883.php


Discussion Directions:

Choose two words that relate to your personal definition of power and privilege. Write a description of each of these words and how they relate to power or privilege within your learning experience.

Then, take one of your classmates’ words and compare and contrast it within your definition of power and privilege. Are your words similar? How is their approach different than yours? In what way do you see your definition change as you continue to notice privilege and power in other areas of your life?

Post-Service Reflection RubricDiscussion Assignment


to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD


What:Articulate what power and privilege mean to you

You have described your current understanding of power and privilege in a complex way that includes many personal

You have described your current understanding of power and privilege in a way that includes many personal

You have described your current understanding of power and privilege in a limited way that includes few personal

You have described your current understanding of power and privilege in a way that includes few, if any personal examples.


examples. examples. examples.

So What:Identify similarities and differences in your definition of power and privilege in relation to your

You have explored several similarities and differences of your understanding of power and privilege compared to your peers.

You have included several references to classmate’s understandings of power and privilege.

You have explored some similarities and differences of your understanding of power and privilege compared to your peers.

You have included some references to classmate’s understandings of power and privilege.

You have limitedly explored similarities and differences of your understanding of power and privilege compared to your peers.

You have included limited references to classmate’s understandings of power and privilege.

You have not explored similarities and differences of your understanding of power and privilege compared to your peers.

You have included no references to classmate’s understandings of power and privilege.

Now What:Reflect on constant change within personal definition of power and privilege

You have articulated 3+ new insights about power and privilege.

You have articulated 2 new insights about power and privilege.

You have articulated 1 new insight about power and privilege.

You have articulated no new insight about power and privilege.



to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD


What:You identified course theories, concepts, materials, and/or objectives that relate to your service learning experience.





So What:You described the relevance of your service experience to your learning in the course.

You have included several examples of the ways in which service learning may be relevant to or has



You have included no examples of the ways in which service learning may be relevant to or informed your learning or the examples you have provided are


informed your learning.

inappropriate.

Now What:You have applied the insights you have developed to guide your future learning






to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD



The writing style you use is well suited to the assignment and the audience, and conveys meaning well without the

The writing style you use is suited to the assignment and the audience, and conveys meaning with few distractions from grammar,

The writing style you use is somewhat suited to the assignment and the audience, and conveys meaning somewhat well with some

The writing style you use is not suited to the assignment and the audience, and conveys limited meaning and/or evidences notable distraction from


distraction of grammar, syntax and spelling errors.


distraction from grammar, syntax and spelling errors.

grammar, syntax and spelling errors.


Post-Service Multi-MediaOverview:

A post-service multi-media project allows for your reflection and experiences to be highlighted through images. By constructing a visual, students can show others what power and privilege means to them as well as develop a different dimension of their critical thinking of its complexity. In this Presentation you will:-gather images that reflect your experience with power and privilege this semester-apply a learning progression through images of how your definition of power and privilege has changed over the semester-Reflect on the progression of your understanding of power and privilege and name what moments in the semester challenged your idea of power and privilege.

Resources:Websites and chapters to reference with questions about Power and Privilege




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Directions:Using PicMonkey (http://www.picmonkey.com/collage) create a collage that uses photography from your learning experience, images that reflect on what power and privilege mean to you, and words that communicate your conception of this theme. Arrange the images so they reflect your critical thinking progression; how has your idea of power and privilege changed over time?

Post-Service Reflection RubricMultimedia Assignment


to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD


What:gather images that reflect your experience with power and privilege this semester

You have identified 6+ images that are reflective of the concepts of power and privilege.

You have identified 6 images that are reflective of the concepts of power and privilege.

You have identified 3-5 images that are reflective of the concepts of power and privilege.

You have identified few, if any, images that are reflective of the concepts of power and privilege.


So What:apply a learning progression through images of how your definition of power and privilege has changed over the semester

You have made the connection between your current understanding of power and privilege to these images in a complex way that includes several personal examples.

You have made the connection between your current understanding of power and privilege to these images way that includes many personal examples.

You have made the connection between your current understanding of power and privilege to these images in using personal examples.

You have made the connection between your current understanding of power and privilege to these images in limited way that includes few, if any, personal examples.

Now What:Reflect on the progression of your understanding of power and privilege and name what moments in the semester challenged your idea of power and privilege.

You have explored the ways the concepts of power and privilege may arise in your service-learning experience using several examples.

You have explored the ways the concepts of power and privilege may arise in your service-learning experience using a few examples.

You have explored the ways the concepts of power and privilege may arise in your service-learning experience using one example.

You have not explored the ways the concepts of power and privilege may arise in your service-learning experience.



to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD












Now What: You have You have You have You have included


You are to apply the insights you have developed to guide your future learning

included a detailed description of how the insights you have made thus far can inform or guide your future learning.

Included some description of how the insights you have made thus far can inform or guide your future learning.

included a limited description of how the insights you have made thus far can inform or guide your future learning.

no description of how the insights you have made thus far can inform or guide your future learning.


to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD



The writing style you use is well suited to the assignment and the audience, and conveys meaning well without the distraction of grammar, syntax and


The writing style you use is somewhat suited to the assignment and the audience, and conveys meaning somewhat well with some distraction from grammar, syntax and spelling



spelling errors. errors.

power and privilege modules

Documents

privilege module

concepts of power

absence of power

taxonomy of power

nature of power

current understanding

preservice discussion

peers responses