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Inclusive learning practices have been given well-deserved increased attention in recent years. But, there are different and additional considerations to ensure an inclusive environment in online learning. In fact, inclusive teaching practices may be particularly critical to utilize in distance education because of the demographics, differing instructional needs, and unique challenges present for online learners.

Fortunately, many distance education practitioners and researchers have realized this and good online practices are often synonymous with inclusive practices. We have compiled these practices into a toolkit to provide designers and instructors of distance education applicable ideas they can immediately use. The toolkit encompasses five main areas of consideration for distance education: design, teaching approaches, discussion, assessment, and interactions.

Each area includes subtopics with specific tips for inclusive practices as well as additional resources. During this session, the presenters will discuss how this toolkit was developed and show how it can be used by distance educators to improve their own inclusive teaching practices. Participants will have the opportunity to practice using the toolkit.