Games, play, and learning have a long and embedded history that outdates digital games by many years. However, video games, computing, and technology have significant and historically documented diversity issues, which privilege whites and males as content producers, computing and gaming experts, and STEM learners and employees. Many aspects of…

This article presents a study that examined students' perceptions toward online practice and their developing attitudes toward the online learning process. The results indicated that both cultural background and personal qualities affect students' perceptions.

This article discusses an issue of growing interest to educational technologists--namely, the complex relationships cultural minority learners have with education and technology--by analyzing first-hand ethnographic data with the help of insights from major social reproductionist scholars. These theoreticians inspire distinctive interpretations of…

Suggests ways in which the domains of instructional technology (design, development, evaluation, management, and diffusion), the systematic design of instruction, and the nine events of instruction can facilitate intentional learning episodes that are culturally sensitive. Discusses cultural pluralism and explains the use of pluralism rather than…

The first in a series of three, this article argues that the transfer of educational models and innovations from developed nations is not sufficient for developing countries. Recommended instead are bold approaches to education which can demonstrate direct application and benefits for meeting local and national goals. (MER)

Considers cultural diversity in the evaluation of instructional programs and products. Suggests strategies for culturally sensitive evaluation, gives examples of cultural insensitivity and cultural bias, and provides a rating scale for multicultural sensitivity in instructional products. (LRW)

Examines a computer-mediated communication exercise designed to foster dialog on multicultural issues and practices while simultaneously being a multicultural experience itself. Conference transcripts are analyzed, and results suggest it is difficult to break cultural myths of teaching and the ideology of professionalism embraced by preservice…

Efforts to improve education, including the use of educational technology, are subject to factors within the context where the change is intended. In countries not typically classified as advanced, the change methods to be used, the probability of success, and even the ways of measuring achievement most likely will vary on the basis of cultural…

Discusses instructional design procedures for teachers to increase instructional effectiveness in classrooms with a culturally diverse student body. Highlights include analyzing learner characteristics using standardized tests and informal assessment techniques; specifying instructional strategies that are particularly useful in multicultural…

Discusses results of a Delphi study of academic professors and practitioners that identified trends that may influence the field of instructional design in the near future. Trends identified include diverse cultural perspectives, growth of online access to information, distance training and information networks, and customized instructional…

Suggests reasons why online learning may not be appropriate for all situations. Discusses barriers for students, including self-discipline, initiative, and convenient access to computers and the Internet; barriers for teachers and administrators; suitability for course content; organizational and institutional barriers; cultural differences; and…