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Annotated Bibliography

Mariana Tsucuneli

Walden University

-EDDD 8110: The Art of Teaching Online-Module 2 Annotated Bibliography

December 26, 2021

Annotated Bibliography

Since there is a growing need for higher education on a worldwide scale, online distance education has the potential to be available to students from all over the world. The use of computers and Internet access has become more important in many people's lives, and academic institutions have become increasingly reliant on technology to assist their operations. The majority of students nowadays are digital natives who live in a technologically advanced and technologically connected environment. Because of the combined advantages of such technology breakthroughs and the fact that learners today are digital natives, there has been an explosion in the number of academic institutions providing remote learning. Even if this is the case, it cannot be stressed how important it is for schools offering foreign education to be prepared for a wide range of developments. There are a number of factors to consider, including the diversity of their student populations and the need to accommodate distant learning and student learning expectations. Teachers and instructional designers who work in online learning settings must be able to ensure that their students get culturally sensitive and culturally adaptable education.

Alalshaikh, S. V. (2015). Cultural impacts on distance learning, online learning styles, and design. The Quarterly Review of Distance Education, Volume 16(3), 67–75.

According to this article by Alalshaikh, distance learning students come from various cultural backgrounds, and it is essential to consider this diversity while developing a curriculum. Alalshaikh. (2015) defined distance learning and globalization with how online trainers should behave to accommodate global students without discrimination. While there are many other distant learning formats facilitated by information and communication technology, distance education is the most generally used description. As a more modern form of distance learning, it is seen to facilitate access to educational opportunities for atypical and even underprivileged students.

It is also essential for teachers and instructional designers to be attentive to their cultural backgrounds. Because their own culture and worldviews are inextricably intertwined with the instruction that they get, this is the case. Professor Alalshaikh adds that educators and instructional designers should be aware of how their personal and professional experiences shape both instructional content as well as their approach to creating it.

According to Alalshaikh (2015), it is critical to recognize that the rising demand for higher education on a worldwide scale, along with rapid advancements in communication technology, has resulted in online distance education having the potential for international reach, as previously stated. Because of this, online teachers should create training so that people from a variety of cultural backgrounds may benefit from it to the most degree feasible. As articulated by the National Council on Teacher Quality, "culturally sensitive, culturally relevant, and culturally robust education" should be provided by teachers and instructional designers, especially those who work in online learning settings. Major topics covered by Alalshaikh's research include the cultural component of remote learning, the necessity and value of intercultural competence training for distance school instructors and the impact of culture on education to name a few It also examines the challenges that hinder culturally appropriate training from being successfully delivered through remote education. It is Paulo Freire's critical pedagogy that serves as the theoretical framework for this investigation.