The Heuristic for Inclusive Instructional Design (HIID) was created by staff at the Center for Instructional Innovation & Assessment and Outreach & Continuing Education as a questioning tool that could be layered with other instructional design methods to help instructors and designers to reflect on accessibility, diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism in course design and redesign. Traditional instructional design methods tend to omit these concepts. The HIID incorporates reflective questions into three phases of instructional design:
-
- Research and Reflect
- Design and Draft
- Employ and Evaluate
The questions are divided into sections, each including the above phases, as follows:
-
- Positionality and Intersections of Identity
- Student Equity, Inclusion, and Cultural Contexts
- Adaptability, Accessibility, and Universal Design for Learning
- Connections and Community
- Outcomes and Objectives
- Alignment, Assessment, and Activities
The HIID is made available freely with a Creative Commons license. Review the full set of questions and background information here:
Heuristic for Inclusive Instructional Design