Inclusive Learning Design Reflection
When I started this course, I was keenly aware of how little I knew about creating accessible and inclusive digital content, and I felt overwhelmed by everything I didn't understand. Now I know and can accomplish many techniques to increase accessibility and inclusivity in digital learning content. With these practical experiences and an audit template to apply to future courses, I not only feel much more confident in my abilities to create accessible content, but I also feel less anxious about continuing to learn more in the future. How Frameworks Shaped My Design The empathy challenges revealed to me just how much I didn't understand about the real-world impacts of inaccessible design and helped me understand the importance of applying the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines POUR principles (World Wide Web Consortium, 2023), the UDL framework (CAST, 2024), and culturally responsive practices to my instructional website . From the dyslexia empathy challenge, I learned how str...
