Equity & Inclusion

What Does it Mean to Design for Scale?

By: Jill Roter

April 30, 2025

An Introduction to the Whys, and the Challenges, Solutions, and Opportunities of Scaling Up [1]Imagine being in a meeting with your supervisor, a team of instructional designers (IDs), a project manager, media director, and administrative leadership, ...

Designing Online Courses that are More Equitable and Inclusive

By: Kody Stimpson

April 30, 2025

If there is one thing that we’ve learned over the past year, it’s the importance of designing learning experiences for students that appreciates diversity, supports equity, builds community, and creates a sense of inclusion for all. The increase in d ...

Understanding WhatsApp as a Resource for Online Learning

By: Judith Dembaremba

April 30, 2025

Written by Judith Dembaremba, Project Assistant with Global Academic Initiatives with help from Kim Welch, Instructional Designer, EdPlus Innovations and Emerging Initiatives.Please note: Arizona State University has not approved the usage of WhatsAp ...

Insight Surveys: From day one, foster personal connections, belonging and student success

By: Christine Moore

November 13, 2024

As online educators, we know the importance of building an inclusive and supportive learning environment. While it’s easy to focus on course design, content delivery, and grading strategies, creating a space where students feel heard and supported is ...

Designing Office Hours

By: Tamara Mitchell

February 19, 2024

Optional office hours can transform your online courses when they’re creatively designed and thoughtfully implemented. They offer a flexible support system that adapts to each student’s learning needs. These sessions encourage participation, guide in ...

Designing for Neurodiversity

By: London Skiles

April 11, 2023

Designing for Neurodiversity. Download full resolution PDF here.As instructional designers and educators, we are uniquely positioned to provide support structures for neurodiverse students who might otherwise struggle to engage with a course, and the ...

First Impressions: Course Video Refresh

By: Christine Moore

January 24, 2023

Considerations for recording (or re-recording) introductory course videosIt’s true: first impressions matter. When online students log in at the start of a session, the Course Welcome and Instructor Introduction are often their very first clicks. So ...

Designing e-learning for students with low internet access

By: Tracy Tenkorang

April 12, 2022

By Tracy Tenkorang, Project Assistant & Kim Welch, Instructional DesignerTracy Tenkorang is a Ghanaian graduate student at Arizona Sate University. Kim Welch works on an e-learning initiative with institutions in multiple countries.Have you ever ...

Striving for Equity, Inclusion, and Student Success in Online Course Facilitation

By: Kody Stimpson

November 3, 2021

Built into ASU’s charter is measuring our success “not by whom we exclude, but rather by whom we include and how they succeed”. As an Instructional Design team for Edplus, we share the incredible opportunity with faculty to help provide equitab ...

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