Share Paper: Strategies of Building an Inclusive Online Learning Environment from Instructional Design Perspectives

  1. Xinyue Ren, Ohio University, United States
Tuesday, October 16 11:30-11:50 AM Las Vegas Ballroom 4

Abstract: The study aims to explore how to effectively apply design principles to create an inclusive online learning environment for the diverse audience according to instructional designers' work experience. When learners become increasingly diverse, instructors and instructional designers need to consider what strategies they can utilize to accommodate different needs. Although Universal Design for Learning and Universal Instructional Design have been discussed in the previous literature, limited research has been done on how to effectively apply them in an online learning environment. Thus, a qualitative study will be used to explore how instructors utilize these principles, and purpose sampling will be ...