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Keynote in Conference in Educational Technology in
Cultural Context (ETCC):
Designing for inclusivity: Principles of pedagogy, task and assessment design for effective technology based learning
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| Abstract: | Cultural inclusivity and internationalisation have emerged as key principles in guiding organisational change and development in all sectors of education, business and management. This paper presents a framework for culturally inclusive design and pedagogy that can be applied to Web supported learning environments. Effective cross cultural design and teaching requires a robust theoretically grounded approach, sensitivity to contextual issues and adaptation of pedagogies for a diverse range of students. The primary goal of cultural inclusivity is to ensure that curriculum, pedagogy and assessment tasks are flexible, adaptable and aligned to the needs of learners. To be effective, instructional instructional design needs to harness the affordances of technology in order to deliver appropriate and culturally sensitive learning experiences to students. Issues and challenges in creating culturally appropriate learning environments are presented for teachers, designers and educational planners. |
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| Biography: | Associate Professor Catherine McLoughlin is Head of the School
of Education, Australian Catholic University, Canberra, Australia.
Her publications attest to extensive research and development
in flexible and online learning, innovative pedagogy in higher
education, curriculum design and assessment strategies. Current
research interests are the development of e-learning environments
to support self-direction, online assessment and models for
the integration of information technology in teacher-education
programs. |
