Book Title: Inclusive Teaching Online
Subtitle: Evidence-Based Strategies to Support Student Success in Higher Education

Book Description: Inclusive Teaching Online addresses the complexities of teaching diverse and nontraditional adult students in asynchronous online environments. Centered in evidence-based approaches for creating welcoming, engaging, and supportive classrooms, this text illustrates what inclusive online teaching looks like across disciplines. The heart of the book is a tool kit of facilitation strategies, including instructor self-introductions, tactics for getting to know students, forging connections, and fostering belonging. It also offers advice on challenging aspects such as facilitating discussions or teaching social justice themes.
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Book Information
Book Description
Inclusive Teaching Online: Evidence-Based Strategies to Support Student Success in Higher Education addresses the complexities of teaching diverse and often nontraditional adult students in asynchronous online environments. Centered in evidence-based approaches for creating welcoming, engaging, and supportive online classrooms, this text illustrates what inclusive online teaching looks like across disciplines in higher education. The book begins by discussing a curated set of learning design frameworks that complement the facilitation strategies recommended throughout the book, then unpacks key barriers that online students face. The heart of the book is a tool kit of inclusive facilitation strategies, including crafting instructor self-introductions; implementing practical tactics for getting to know students; forging meaningful connections; and making intentional choices that foster learning, belonging, and a sense of community among learners. The text includes considerations and special advice about some of the more challenging aspects of delivering online courses, such as facilitating discussions around a complex topic or teaching social justice themes. Ideal for instructors and teaching assistants, this book is a comprehensive guide to applying inclusive teaching practices online; it also offers valuable insights for instructional designers and faculty developers, student affairs personnel, academic advisors, and higher education administrators—making the case for intentional choices that connect explicitly to the needs of online learners.
License
Inclusive Teaching Online Copyright © 2025 by Katherine McAlvage & Nadia Jaramillo Cherrez is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
Subject
Open learning, distance education