Lydia Kyei-Blankson, Jared Keengwe, & Esther Ntuli. (2024). Designing equitable and accessible online learning environments. Information Science Reference.
Several chapters are sourced to support lessons and assignment requirements throughout this course.
Zehnder, C., Alby, C., Kleine, K., & Metzker, J. (2021). Learning that matters: A field guide to course design for transformative education. Myers Education Press.
Chapter 3 of this textbook has been designed to support you in the following:
Evaluating how using design to guide your course planning can support student success in your course
Exploring three complementary approaches to design: design thinking, backward design, and Universal Design for Learning
Beginning the process of applying the principles of intentional design to your course
Thinking ahead and imagining a procedure for completing a task takes much forethought, but planning and thoughtful design are skills that can be developed.
Gunawardena, C., Frechette, C., & Layne, L. (2018). Culturally inclusive instructional design: A framework and guide to building online wisdom communities. Routledge.
Chapter 15 of this book is divided into three sections and provides practical strategies for designing culturally inclusive wisdom communities by integrating WisCom components, based on diverse learners' needs identified through a needs assessment. It covers design techniques for the seven WisCom components, conceptualizing course structure and interface design using learning management systems, and offers examples in Blackboard Learn and Moodle, within different cultural contexts.
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