Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice in Action: A Study of Learning Experience Designers’ Practices

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) has long been a topic of discussion and action in education and learning design contexts. However, little is known about how designers of learning experiences attend to DEIJ matters within their practice and how the process of infusing DEIJ into a learning design practice works. To address this issue, the current study sought to investigate (1) practices of learning experience designers (LXDs) in implementing DEIJ, (2) factors that influence LXDs to take up and implement DEIJ practices in their design work, (3) tensions that LXDs experience, and (4) opportunities for reflection-on-action and improvement that emerge from LXDs perspectives. LXD practices in implementing DEIJ are reported to begin understanding how designers attend to DEIJ matters within their practice. Implications for future work are discussed.