A. Culture in
Instructional Design & Technology
I am most interested in
the design of information and
communication technologies that are
culture-based. Over the last fifteen
years, I have worked towards perfecting an
intercultural instructional design
framework -- The Culture Based Model. This
model is empirically based and evolved out
of the data collected in my dissertation
research (Young, 1999). The Culture Based
Model guides designers through the
management, design, development and
assessment process while taking into
account explicit culture-based
considerations.
See corresponding
publications:
- Instructional Design
Frameworks And Intercultural Models
- Exploring Culture In
The Design Of New Technologies Of
Literacy
- The Culture Based
Model: An Intercultural Instructional
Design Framework
- Integrating Culture In
The Design Of ICTs
- The Culture Based
Model: Constructing A Model Of Culture
- Empowering Minority
Students Through Tech Talk
- The Significance Of The
Culture Based Model In Designing
Culturally-Aware Tutoring Systems
- The Presence Of Culture
In Learning
B. The History of
Instructional Design and Technologies
made by and for African Americans
The contributions of
African Americans to the fields of
instructional design and instructional
technology can be found in historical and
contemporary artifacts. This undisclosed
piece of history documents that African
Americans created culture-specific
information and communication technologies
at times in history where mostly generic
examples existed. This is an area of my
research that is on-going.
See corresponding
publications:
- Roads To Travel: A
Historical Look At African American
Contributions To Instructional
Technology
- Roads To Travel: A
Historical Look At The Freedman’s
Torchlight –An African American
Contribution To 19th Century
Instructional Technologies
- The Brownies’ Book:
Exploring The Past To Elucidate The
Future Of Instructional Design
C. Race and Ethnicity in
Urban Teacher Education
The conditions of schools
and schooling have always concerned me as
an educator. I continue to write about
this area given my tenure in teacher
education and my own frustration with the
quality of educational reform. In this
area, I have always tried to present
perspectives that are non-traditional.
See corresponding
publications:
- What’s Race Got To Do
With It? :The Dynamics of Race Relations
In The Oakland Teachers Strike
- The Demise Of Public
Schooling
- Thinking Outside The
Box: Racial and Ethnic Discourses In
Urban Teacher Education
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