DUT Guide: Inclusive online teaching and learning: Examples from HE teachers during the COVID-19 lockdown

Authors

  • Donna Hurford SDU
  • Stacey Cozart

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/dut.v17i32.130152

Abstract

During the COVID 19 lockdown, higher education (HE) teachers and students had to adapt to working, interacting and learning in digital spaces. This guide provides examples of HE teachers’ inclusive and effective online teaching and learning practices during the lockdown. The examples include curricular, pedagogic, organisational, relational and affective approaches, all of which were implemented by teachers intent on providing inclusive and effective learning opportunities for their students. This selection of examples is offered to HE teachers seeking inspiration for the development of their own inclusive and effective online teaching and learning.

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2022-06-13

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Hurford, D., & Cozart, S. . (2022). DUT Guide: Inclusive online teaching and learning: Examples from HE teachers during the COVID-19 lockdown. The Danish Journal of Higher Education, 17(32), 129–136. https://doi.org/10.7146/dut.v17i32.130152