24 Reflection on psychological safety
Take time to reflect honestly on the following questions. You are not required to share your answers. Any writing you make here remain entirely confidential and visible only to you. You can export the questions and answers later if you wish to keep a record, otherwise the information is not saved.
Text version of the questions in the H5P activity for accessibility.
- Think of a specific moment when you did take the risk of contributing something imperfect, incomplete, or possibly wrong. What was present in that room that made it feel possible?
- Reread the Wheel of Power and Privilege, or its Japan-adapted counterpart, from earlier in this module. Where do you sit on it? How might your position affect the psychological risk you carry when asked to speak in class?
- This chapter distinguishes between a classroom that uses active learning methods and a classroom that has psychological safety. Can you recall a classroom that had one without the other? What was the effect?
- What is one specific, concrete practice from this chapter that you would want a future instructor of yours to adopt?
