Pre-Service Modules

Power & Privilege Pre-Service Modules

Discussion Overview: 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

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: 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 1 What 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 2 After 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 Rubric Discussion Assignment

Domain Being Assessed = Power and Privilege The

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 privilege

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

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

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. You have included no references to

compared to your peers.

You have included several references to classmates understandings of power and privilege.

You have included some references to classmates understandings of power and privilege.

compared to your peers. You have included limited references to classmates understandings of power and privilege.

classmates 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 Content The


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 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

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

informed your learning.

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 = Communication The 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 Overview 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 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.

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 1 After 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 2 How 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 Rubric Blog Assignment



to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD

SATISFACTORY NEEDS WORK

UNSATISFACTORY

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 privilege may arise in your service-

You have included several examples of the ways that privilege may arise in your service-learning experience.

You have included some examples of the ways that privilege may arise in your service-learning experience

You have included limited examples of the ways that privilege may arise in your service-

You have included no examples of the ways that privilege may arise in your service-learning experience.

learning experience.




to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD


UNSATISFACTORY








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




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


guide your future learning.


to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD


UNSATISFACTORY






Essay Overview 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 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.

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 1 Please 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 2 Select 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 mans 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 Rubric Essay Assignment



to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD


What: You are to describe your current understanding of the

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

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

You have described your current understanding of power in a limited way that includes

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

different forms of power

personal examples.

personal examples.

few 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 your service learning experience.

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

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

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

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



to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD


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


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

You have Identified limited connections between course concepts, theories and/or

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

service learning experience.


objectives and your service learning experience.

made are inappropriate.









You have included a limited 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 somewhat suited to the assignment and the audience, and conveys meaning somewhat well with some


distraction from grammar, syntax and spelling errors.

Multimedia Overview: 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.

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 1 Using 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 2

Finally, 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 Rubric Multimedia 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 these images connect with your current understanding of power and privilege.

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: You are to explore the ways the

You have explored the ways the concepts of power and privilege may

You have explored the ways the concepts of

You have explored the ways the concepts of

You have not explored the ways the concepts of power and privilege

concepts of power and privilege may arise in your service-learning experience.

arise in your service-learning experience using several examples.

power and privilege may arise in your service-learning experience using a few examples.

power and privilege may arise in your service-learning experience using one example.

may arise in your service-learning experience.



to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD












Now What: You are to apply the insights you

You have included a detailed description of how the insights you

You have Included some description of how the insights

You have included a limited description of

You have included no description of how the insights you have made thus

have developed to guide your future learning

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

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.

far can inform or guide your future learning.


to Demonstrate


EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD







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