First Impressions Video

Subgroup Size

Pairs

Duration

15 minutes

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Brown, A., Carter, E., Doty, J., Evans, Z., Hennes, E., Monteith, M., Rand, R. (2017). Boiler Inclusion Project: First impressions. Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging. https://www.purdue.edu/diversity-inclusion/initiatives/index1.html

Tags:

  1. assumptions
  2. bias
  3. diversity
  4. empathy
  5. exclusion
  6. identity
  7. inclusion
  8. judging
  9. openness
  10. other awareness
  11. self-awareness
  12. stereotyping

As a result of using this media resource, participants will be able to: 1. Identify motivations behind "first impressions" among students in higher education. 2. Analyze the stereotypes that prevented or facilitated communication between the students in the video. 3. Draw conclusions from the video in order to identify strategies about how to suspend judgment and reach out to others.