LXD Style Guide

iPD’s Guide for Course Design & Development

Tag: Reading Level

SLS Audience

Content

Courses will use appropriate language for the intended student audience and will strive to reflect a culturally diverse perspective that is free from bias.

Tags: Audience, DEI, Reading Level, SLS

Instructions for Interactives & Discussions

Content

All instructional content, including Brightspace HTML templates and embedded H5P activities, must strictly adhere to provided directions and guidelines to ensure consistency and compliance. When directions are not explicitly provided, use inclusive language to ensure accessibility for all users.

Tags: Assessment, Assignment, Audience, DEI, Discussion, PLS, Reading Level, SLS

Language Usage

Content

All courses use friendly, conversational, and inclusive language that is consistent in voice and tone across an entire course or series.

Tags: Audience, DEI, PLS, Quality Matters (QM), Reading Level, SLS

Readability – PLS

Content

Content should easily be read at a secondary education level (between grades 6 and 9). Any information provided at a higher reading level should provide a version of the material that is presented at the secondary education level.

Tags: Accessibility, Audience, DEI, PLS, Reading Level