Culturally Inclusive Instructional Design

<p>WINNER OF THE 2019 OUTSTANDING BOOK AWARD FROM AECT'S DIVISION OF DISTANCE EDUCATION! As online courses and digital learning enable more people from more places to learn together, it is crucial for instructional design to incorporate diverse cultural perspectives. <i>Culturally Inclusive Instructional Design </i>provides a framework for thinking about culture in digital learning, offering insight into how to build inclusive online communities that encourage reflection and growth, regardless of content domain. Chapters cover the foundation, components, and implementation of the authors’ Wisdom Communities (WisCom) framework, which enables learners from global backgrounds to experience long-lasting, transformative learning through real-world problem-solving. This book is a timely, resourceful guide to building truly collaborative, inquiry-based online learning experiences.</p> <p>List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements 1. Designing for Culture, Learning, & Community <b>I. Foundations, Culture, and Wisdom </b>2. Theoretical Foundations of Online Learning Communities 3. Culture and Wisdom <b>II. Components of the Wisdom Communities Learning Design Framework </b>4. Wisdom Communities Online 5. Communication 6. Technology 7. Distributed Co-Mentoring 8. Learner Support 9. The Collaborative Inquiry Cycle 10. Transformative Learning & Wisdom <b>III. Assessing, Evaluating, and Researching Learning in Wisdom Communities </b>11. Methods for Assessing Collaborative Inquiry-based Learning <i>by Linda Barril </i>12. Visualizing Knowledge Generation and Innovation through Concept Mapping 13. Researching Social Construction of Knowledge & Group Dynamics <i>by Damien M. Sánchez </i><b>IV. Building Online Wisdom Communities Across Cultures </b>14. Needs Assessment and Infrastructure Analysis <i>by Damien M. Sánchez </i>15. Design and Development 16. Learner Assessment and Evaluation <i>by Linda Barril </i>17. The Future of Wisdom Communities</p>