FLO Friday: Where to Position Positionality in Your Work
BCcampus webinar hosted December 8, 2023.
Facilitator: Dr. Bhuvinder Singh Vaid
Host: Dr. Gwen Nguyen
This FLO Friday session will build on several earlier
BCcampus conversations about positionality. The
University of British Columbia defines positionality as the dynamic relationship between an individual and their various personal and social FLO Friday logo 2023identities, including gender, race, class, sexuality, ethnicity, ability, and place, among others. In this session you will discuss and evaluate the pedagogical role of your positionality statement. You will then develop and share a student-focused reflective activity that connects your positionality statement to the aim of helping students recognize and reflect on their own and their peers’ backgrounds and perspectives.
By the end of this session, you will be able to
- Reflect on the pedagogical possibilities for your positionality statement.
- Adapt a simple reflective exercise to promote student recognition of positionalities.
Note: If you notice an error in the closed-captions (or transcript file), please email support@bccampus.ca with details of the error, the time stamp, and your suggested correction, if any.