Eddins, C.L

Skipwith, KeAnna

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Montclair State University Digital Commons

#OLCwELD | @OLCTodayWelcome!Thank You for Joining Us &We’re Glad You are Here!  A Technologist’s Identity: Fostering Diversity in Learning   Ke’Anna Skipwith & C.L. Eddins Presenters   Ke’Anna Skipwith ◦  Director of Online Learning: College of Professional and Continuing Education ◦  Wentworth Institute of Technology   C.L Eddins ◦  Instructional Designer: Larry L. Luing School of Business & School of Graduate Studies ◦  Berkeley College Agenda   This session will discuss the lack of diversity (such as multicultural influences, age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, etc.) and other key issues in the field of instructional design.     A case study will be used to highlight the strategies and examples to support why having a more diverse approach can assist with teaching and learning.     The presenters will also share recent findings, diversity initiatives, and approaches to course design. Discussion Question  Do you believe there are some lingering issues for e-learning and instructional design within higher education when it comes to having multicultural influences and serving the higher education communities?  Case Study: Learners Analysis Framework for Globalized E-Learning Case Study: Learners Analysis Framework for Globalized E-Learning   The purpose was to determine whether individuals in the field of instructional design and e-learning felt their line of work was considered multi-cultural.  •  The data was collected using LinkedIn.  It was chosen because of the diverse work population that uses LinkedIn for professional use. •  The process of Parallel Data Gathering was used to ensure the strength of the data was balance.    Data Collection Overview Quantitative Data Results Do you find the work field of e-learning and instructional design to be represented by people from various ethnicity, gender, and race? Can lack of multi-cultural in the work field of e-learning and instructional design have an impact on job performance? Does your institution or organization have a diverse student population when it comes ethnicity, gender, and race? (On a scale from 1-5 with the highest number representing as strongly agree) Does your institution or organization have a diverse faculty population when it comes to at least one of the following: ethnicity, gender, and race?  (On a scale from 1-5 with the highest number representing as strongly agree) If the field of e-learning and instructional design were to be represented by a greater number of people with various ethnicity, genders, and race; could it have a bigger influence on teaching and learning? In general, what amount of multi-cultural influence do you see in course design (e.g. lecture materials, accessibility, images, tools, formats, etc?) What is your ethnicity (race)? What division of the United States is your institution located? Qualitative Data Results Do you believe there are issues, what effective practices or solutions can be implemented to help make change? If not, please put N/A. What kind of influence can multi-cultural offer to the work field of e-learning and instructional design? Do you believe that examining the role of multi-cultural in the field of e-learning and instructional design can impact faculty and/or learners? Please provide any additional comments or feedback about your experiences related to diversity and working in the field of e-learning and instructional design. Small Group Activity Activity Prompts Discussion Questions| What does multicultural and culture mean to you? Share an experience that you had about cultural misconceptions that you encountered.  How did this situation make you feel? What did you do to change them to improve the learning environment/course materials? SCENARIO 2| 24, International Student, Applying to Grad School in the U.S. I am from India and seeking to further my education in the U.S. English is not my first language. My instructor provides either video demonstrations or lengthy lectures.  I do not understand the heavy assignment workload each week.  Effective Practices Learner Characteristics Identify Themes and Perspectives Enhance Faculty Skills Align Tools to Goals Transform Content Monitor Interactions Create a Database/Toolkit Evaluation/Feedback  Revise Thank You for Attending! Work Cited Saxena, M.  (2011).  Learners analysis framework for globalized e-learning: A case Study.  The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 12, 93-107.  Case Study Work Cited Saxena, M.  (2011).  Learners analysis framework for globalized e-learning: A case Study.  The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 12, 93-107.  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A Technologist’s Identity: Fostering Diversity in Learning

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A Technologist’s Identity: Fostering Diversity in Learning

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