Pronouns and Gender for Academic Writing, Surveys, and Teaching

Issued by University of North Dakota

Badge earners will learn how style guides and academic organizations reveal changing perspectives on pronoun use for academic writing and implications for teaching. Badge earners will learn about recent trends and best practices for collecting demographic survey data on gender and sexuality in academic settings.

Type Learning
Level Foundational
Time Hours
Cost Free

Skills

Earning Criteria

The badge earner has learned a variety of inclusive, non-binary gender pronouns to use in the classroom and in their materials.
The badge earner has learned how to minimize the possibility of misgendering students and how to resolve the mistake and avoid making it again in the future.
The badge earner has learned a brief history of gender linguistics and the evolution of "they" and "you" in the English language.
The badge earner has learned a variety of ways to create surveys that have inclusive language in both sex and gender identity categories.
The badge earner attended this session of the Diversity and Inclusive Excellence Series.