Share Paper: Guidelines for Designing Equitable Digital Learning Environments

  1. Liyan Song, Towson University, United States
Wednesday, April 8 2:00-2:15 PM Room 6 - https://tinyurl.com/siteroom6

Abstract: As more and more courses and programs in higher education institutions are offered online, ensuring the quality of online courses and online programs has become the focus of discussions. One aspect of quality online is digital equity. How do we establish equity in the digital learning environment? The purpose of the paper is to report findings from the literature regarding the various definitions of digital equity and guidelines for designing equitable digital learning environments. The guidelines presented in this paper offer a series of considerations that course and program designers need to keep in mind when moving their courses or ...