Scenario 1 Personal Impact
This scenario is situated in an online class context. After returning from a lecture break on Zoom, a comment was made towards a Black female-presenting student [Treece].
Everyone on Zoom is in silence when Treece joins back into class.
Treece, who was subjected to racial discrimination has reached out to a York community member to explain what happened and how she was impacted by this event, as well as to determine what she can do to address the issue.
After watching the scenario take a moment and check in with yourself.
[Description - A student approaches a York community member regarding racist comments from another student before their zoom lecture]
Consider these questions as you reflect on the scenario
Debrief
- What was your initial reaction to this scenario?
- Did you have an emotional response, if so what was it?
- Can you identify specific lessons, areas of challenge or difficulty?
- Would you use a different approach?