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Learning design happens in collaboration with people. Our accountability to those people is nurtured through an understanding of the relationship between those people and the contexts they inhabit, as well as our own positions in the world. Issues of power and responsibility emerge from these relationships and positionings that impact our expectations, decision-making, and ultimately, our designs. Negotiating these relationships can be complex, demanding sensitivity, understanding, and transparency on the part of the designer. This chapter offers an introduction to the constructs at play when designers place accountability at the forefront of their work.
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Walters, K., Kopcha, T.J. (2023). Accountability in Learning Design and Research as an Ongoing Practice. In: Hokanson, B., Exter, M., Schmidt, M.M., Tawfik, A.A. (eds) Toward Inclusive Learning Design. Educational Communications and Technology: Issues and Innovations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37697-9_9
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