Creating Inclusive Online Communities

Author : Sharla Berry
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000980127

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Creating Inclusive Online Communities by Sharla Berry Pdf

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, online and distance education enrolled over 19 million students in the US. As colleges and universities return to in-person instruction, the number of online courses and programs is poised to grow exponentially. At the same time, institutions of higher education are increasingly more diverse--racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically--with present and future students having a range of intersectional needs related to their cultural backgrounds, gendered experiences, and abilities. Sharla Berry offers faculty practical strategies for building asynchronous, synchronous, and blended online courses and programs that are inclusive and engaging for diverse learners. Recognizing that community is a complex, contextual and constantly shifting concept, Sharla Berry opens this book by addressing how to develop an inclusive approach to online teaching that takes into account the experiences and needs of historically marginalized and underrepresented students. Covering the affordances and limitations of synchronous and asynchronous teaching, as well as hybrid and fully online instruction, she outlines different approaches to course design, and identifies how to use the myriad functions of learning management systems—from collaborative tools to administering tests—to engage students and assess their involvement and progress.While primarily designed to provide faculty with practical and actionable ideas and strategies, this book will also prove useful to those that support faculty in cultivating teaching excellence. Administrators, instructional designers, faculty developers and support staff will gain insight into how to support faculty in developing robust and inclusive online courses.This book is a thoughtful and practical resource for anyone involved in the teaching and design of online courses and programs that meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student body in an evolving and multifaceted online environment.

Author : Sharla E. Berry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Education, Higher
ISBN : 1003443788

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"Recognizing that community is a complex, contextual and constantly shifting concept, Sharla Berry addresses how to develop an inclusive approach to online teaching that takes into account the experiences and needs of historically marginalized and underrepresented students. She offers faculty practical strategies for building asynchronous, synchronous, and blended online courses and programs that are inclusive and engaging for diverse learners"--

Author : Brad Hokanson,Marisa Exter,Matthew M. Schmidt,Andrew A. Tawfik
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783031376979

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Toward Inclusive Learning Design by Brad Hokanson,Marisa Exter,Matthew M. Schmidt,Andrew A. Tawfik Pdf

This book examines how society has been affected by the social upheaval of the years since George Floyd’s death and efforts by those in education and educational technology to address the concerns of equity, community and social justice. This book is a practical yet scholarly guide in the pursuit of inclusive design, drawing from a diverse range of authors with a broad range of application and theory. The chapters go beyond a narrow view of inclusive learning design, and address issues in a broad range of fields. This book is appropriate for all levels of learning, with a distinct focus on higher education and graduate education.

Author : Charlotte Gunawardena,Casey Frechette,Ludmila Layne
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781315439181

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Culturally Inclusive Instructional Design by Charlotte Gunawardena,Casey Frechette,Ludmila Layne Pdf

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. Culturally Inclusive Instructional Design 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.

Author : McCune, Nina M.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781668451472

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Advancing DEI and Creating Inclusive Environments in the Online Space by McCune, Nina M. Pdf

Diversity and inclusion are vital practices in today’s educational environments, both online and in-person. Implementing inclusive practices to support student development is critical to ensure they receive the best possible education and feel comfortable in the classroom. With the current shift to online teaching and learning, it is especially important to consider how diversity and equity are promoted in these new technological spaces. Advancing DEI and Creating Inclusive Environments in the Online Space considers the process of creating a caring and inclusive teaching and learning environment in online postsecondary institutions by addressing key issues such as creating sites of collaboration and engagement, ensuring and proactively delivering resources and student support, and developing hallmarks of inclusivity to support online course design and faculty development. Covering a range of topics such as strategic planning, social change, and assessment, this reference work is ideal for administrators, higher education faculty, researchers, scholars, practitioners, academicians, instructors, and students.

Author : Sanders, Monica
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781800888883

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Creating Inclusive and Engaging Online Courses by Sanders, Monica Pdf

Providing new insights into the textual and paratextual character of brands and advertising, this innovative book showcases an extensive selection of vivid and topical case examples that assist the practical understanding of advertising paratexts.

Author : Vu, Phu,Fredrickson, Scott,Moore, Carl
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 547 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781522518525

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Handbook of Research on Innovative Pedagogies and Technologies for Online Learning in Higher Education by Vu, Phu,Fredrickson, Scott,Moore, Carl Pdf

The integration of technology has become an integral part of the educational environment. By developing new methods of online learning, students can be further aided in reaching goals and effectively solving problems. The Handbook of Research on Innovative Pedagogies and Technologies for Online Learning in Higher Education is an authoritative reference source for the latest scholarly research on the implementation of instructional strategies, tools, and innovations in online learning environments. Featuring extensive coverage across a range of relevant perspectives and topics, such as social constructivism, collaborative learning and projects, and virtual worlds, this publication is ideally designed for academicians, practitioners, and researchers seeking current research on best methods to effectively incorporate technology into the learning environment.

Author : Sarah Trocchio,Lisa K. Hanasono,Jessica Jorgenson Borchert,Rachael Dwyer,Jeanette Yih Harvie
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783031266652

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Academic Mothers Building Online Communities by Sarah Trocchio,Lisa K. Hanasono,Jessica Jorgenson Borchert,Rachael Dwyer,Jeanette Yih Harvie Pdf

This volume focuses on the diverse ways in which mothers working within academia seek to find others with similar experiences to build virtual communities. Although the faculty and student populations of universities have diversified, mothers in academia are disproportionately overrepresented in precarious faculty and staff positions and continue to experience myriad institutional and interpersonal barriers, such as gender wage gaps that are exacerbated by stop-the-clock tenure policies, inadequate parental leave policies, expensive or scarce local childcare options, and social biases. The book gives space to the many ways women create and challenge their own versions of motherhood through a digital “village,” examining how academic mothers use virtual communities to seek and enact different kinds of support.

Author : Klara Skubic Ermenc,Borut Mikulec
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781527538962

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Building Inclusive Communities through Education and Learning by Klara Skubic Ermenc,Borut Mikulec Pdf

The book addresses the complex relationships among learning, education and the community. It examines the significance of the community for the individual’s development and the potential that learning and education have for the development of the community. The volume gathers together the findings of a number of quantitative and qualitative studies conducted on different samples, theoretical discussions set in comparative international contexts. Although the studies employ Slovenian samples and analyse situations in this country, the contributions address issues that are of concern to the global research community. Moreover, they respond to international debates and engage in the dialogue between the local/partial and the global/universal. The book is unique in its embeddedness in the intellectual continental European tradition that has been characterised by the failed historical experience of attempting collective unity through the community understood as a common identity in former Yugoslavia.

Author : Paula Kluth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798557792240

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All In by Paula Kluth Pdf

Schools must remain focused on the goal of inclusion, even when students are learning from home. Distance learning poses many obstacles, but it also offers unique opportunities. In some ways, classrooms are more accessible in this format; students can "enter" and "exit" online classes in ways that work best for them and take different types of breaks (e.g., stand to learn, shut off the camera) as needed. They can also respond to teacher questions and prompts in a variety of ways (e.g., verbally, by typing responses into chat boxes, by holding pictures or objects up to the webcam) and access lessons by listening, interacting with peers, or viewing related materials (e.g., teacher-created videos) asynchronously. Further, as you will see throughout this book, there is no shortage of ways students can connect to peers in virtual classrooms. All In: 18 Ways to Create Inclusive Virtual Classrooms is not an examination of all that is possible in e-learning. Rather, it is meant to be a guide and a starting point for discussion and planning, not only for teaching in virtual spaces but for considering how to bring the learning we acquire in this format back to face-to-face classrooms. This book features stories from parents, community members, administrators, and teachers, as well as tips for making inclusion work for students of all ages. Pick one idea or try them all. Read it, share it, and pass it on.

Author : Michelle Kowalsky,John Woodruff
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838914885

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Creating Inclusive Library Environments by Michelle Kowalsky,John Woodruff Pdf

Author : Alison Tedford
Publisher : Self-Counsel Press
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781770405301

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Stay Woke, Not Broke by Alison Tedford Pdf

Navigate polarizing landscapes and "cancel culture" traps. Businesses wanting to stay relevant and do the right thing are asking questions such as “What is ‘woke’ and how can a business be it?,” and “ How can you avoid a mistake that could get you ‘cancelled’?” While social justice issues dominated the headlines, author and disability advocate Alison Tedford realized business owners were asking these questions and often didn’t know how to sell with sensitivity, share their stances on social justice issues, or even what their audiences wanted or expected from them. Did they need to take a stand, and if they did, what if they said the wrong thing? Was recovery possible? This experience saw Tedford develop a program that is, in a nutshell, social justice education for owners of businesses big and small. Stay Woke, Not Broke explains how to create diversity statements, develop content plans for ongoing social justice topics, and moderate your communities to let important conversations take place. With more than a decade in cross-cultural communication and education in the public sector, and several years in the private sector creating content for public education on social history affecting Indigenous people, her experience navigating sensitive topics lends itself to this book.

Author : Renee Barnes
Publisher : Springer
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319702353

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Uncovering Online Commenting Culture by Renee Barnes Pdf

In today’s digital world our social interactions often take place in the form of written comments. We chat, disagree, worship, vent, confess, and even attack in written form in public digital spaces. Drawing on scholarly literature from media and cultural studies, psychology and sociology, Uncovering Commenting Culture charts this commenting territory and outlines why we behave in these ways online. In this timely book, Renee Barnes provides a participatory model for understanding commenting culture that is based on the premise that our behaviours online–including those that cause us most the concern–are not so much an internet problem as a social problem. By looking at a wide variety of online commenting habitats, from the comment threads following news stories, through to specialist forums and social media platforms, the volume provides a comprehensive understanding of the role of online commenting in society and provides suggestions for how we might mitigate bad behaviours.

Author : Chris Forlin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136965401

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Teacher Education for Inclusion by Chris Forlin Pdf

How teachers might best be prepared to work in schools with an increasingly diverse pupil population is of concern to educational academics, professionals and governments around the world. Changes that have taken place in legislation and practice often fail to taken into account how practitioners can ensure that all children and young people are able to achieve. The focus of this international text is on innovative practices for preparing teachers to work in inclusive classrooms and schools. Drawing on both pre and in-service training methods, the expert contributors to this book follow three major themes: social and political challenges regarding teacher education – providing an historical perspective on the training of teachers, tensions in preparing teachers for inclusion, cultural issues, the relationship between educational funding and practices and collaborative measures to support a whole school approach innovative approaches in pre-service teacher preparation – discussing a range of innovative models and approaches used in pre-service teacher education courses engaging professional development for inservice teachers – reviewing a range of approaches employed to engage working teachers and help them establish curricula and pedagogy that meets the needs of all students in their classes. Each chapter will include a list of proposed learning outcomes, a theoretical or conceptual framework to help readers develop the proposed innovation, an overview of recent research, discussion of the research data available and a discussion of the international implications and challenges, summarising in suggestions for a positive way forward. Teacher Education for Inclusion: Changing Paradigms and Innovative Approaches is essential reading for practising teacher educators, school leaders, university lecturers in education and post graduate students.

Author : Ibrahim M. Alarifi
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-09
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9798765245309

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Learning Limitless Knowledge by Ibrahim M. Alarifi Pdf

Learning new skills is enjoyable and essential in today’s fast-paced world. The drive to improve ourselves has allowed us to travel through time and space in search of new perspectives. In Learning Limitless Knowledge, author Ibrahim M. Alarifi begins his quest to discover how far our minds can go, offering a path to unlock the boundless possibilities of the human mind. He takes a deep dive into several subjects and explores various disciplines—from science to philosophy, history to literature. His key take aways include: • emphasizing practical application and relevance, enabling you to apply this newly acquired knowledge in real-world settings; • developing a thirst for knowledge and encouraging lifelong curiosity by imparting useful and practical learning strategies; and • broadening horizons through exposure to a variety of topics. Through case studies, examples, and thought-provoking exercises, Alarifi prompts you to draw parallels between theoretical concepts and your personal experiences. Learning Limitless Knowledge fosters a thirst for knowledge and an eagerness to expand your mind, inspiring you to persevere, embrace curiosity, and pursue lifelong learning by reading about the lives of notable thinkers and scholars from history.