ABSTRACT

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.

chapter 1|13 pages

Designing for Culture, Learning, and Community

ByCharlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena, Casey Frechette, Ludmila Layne

part I|35 pages

Foundations, Culture, and Wisdom

chapter 2|24 pages

Theoretical Foundations of Learning in Online Communities

ByCharlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena, Casey Frechette, Ludmila Layne

chapter 3|9 pages

Culture and Wisdom

ByCharlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena, Casey Frechette, Ludmila Layne

part II|99 pages

Components of the Wisdom Communities Learning Design Framework

chapter 4|16 pages

Wisdom Communities Online

ByCharlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena, Casey Frechette, Ludmila Layne

chapter 5|11 pages

Communication

ByCharlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena, Casey Frechette, Ludmila Layne

chapter 6|12 pages

Technology

ByCharlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena, Casey Frechette, Ludmila Layne

chapter 7|18 pages

Distributed Co-Mentoring

ByCharlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena, Casey Frechette, Ludmila Layne

chapter 8|20 pages

Learner Support

ByCharlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena, Casey Frechette, Ludmila Layne

chapter 9|11 pages

The Collaborative Inquiry Cycle

ByCharlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena, Casey Frechette, Ludmila Layne

chapter 10|9 pages

Transformative Learning and Wisdom

ByCharlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena, Casey Frechette, Ludmila Layne

part III|44 pages

Assessing, Evaluating, and Researching Learning in Wisdom Communities

chapter 11|11 pages

Methods for Assessing Collaborative Inquiry-Based Learning

ByLinda Barril

chapter 12|14 pages

Visualizing Knowledge Generation and Innovation Through Concept Mapping

ByCharlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena, Casey Frechette, Ludmila Layne

chapter 13|17 pages

Researching the Social Construction of Knowledge and Group Dynamics

ByDamien M. Sánchez

part IV|83 pages

Building Online Wisdom Communities Across Cultures

chapter 14|18 pages

Needs Assessment and Infrastructure Analysis

ByDamien M. Sánchez

chapter 15|30 pages

Design and Development

ByCharlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena, Casey Frechette, Ludmila Layne

chapter 16|24 pages

Learner Assessment and Evaluation

ByLinda Barril

chapter 17|9 pages

The Future of Wisdom Communities

ByCharlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena, Casey Frechette, Ludmila Layne