How to tame the digital divide dragon with tools you can find laying around the web 06/22/2022 Shelly D Gooden [email protected] 1
How to tame the digital divide dragon with tools you can find laying around the web
May 12, 2015
Overcoming challenges faced by differences in time zone, available technology, and culture. Using technology educators can create a culture of inclusion in online course environments no matter how wide spread the student population may be. Creative use of existing technology can help. Another key element to success is communication with learners. Online learners are resourceful and creative. They will reach toward the instructor and the institution if a multicultural environment is on the other side of the digital divide to in their course rooms. Educators can help learners achieve incredibly positive outcomes in the face of challenging circumstances by incorporating international perspectives.
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How to tame the digital divide dragon
with tools you can find laying around the web
04/12/2023Shelly D Gooden
Agenda
• Introductions• Digital Divide• Strategies• Collaboration• Resources
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Who are we?
A. EducatorB. LearnerC. AdministratorD. ResearcherE. Advocate
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Professional Background
Medical Social Work Vocational Rehabilitation
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My “Dragons”
• Access to care• Access to information• Access to resources• Ability to communicate and advocate• Have’s and Have Not’s
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Advocate
Education is the only non-violent solution I have found to escape
poverty, pathology, and violence.
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Digital Divide
• Discussed in the 1990’s• Have’s and Have Not’s• May be shrinking
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“Dragon” Theme Revisited
• Access to information• Access to resources• Ability to communicate• Have’s and Have Not’s
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Empathy
• Are we culturally sensitive?• Can it be as simple as scheduling?• Do we look for reasons learners are producing
unexpected results?• Do we incorporate international perspectives
within the curricula?
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Wisdom
• Are we using existing technology in the most effective manner?
• Why or Why not?
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Creativity
• Are we creating opportunities for learners to engage with their peers around the globe?
• Do we encourage learners who are reaching out on an international scale?
• Are we willing to be ambassadors of change if we work in closed cultures that are resistant to change?
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Organizations
• Global Education Collaborative http://globaleducation.ning.com/
• International Society for Technology in Education http://www.iste.org/welcome.aspx
• Association for Computing Machinery http://www.acm.org/
• iearn http://media.iearn.org/
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Resources
• Skype in the Classroom http://education.skype.com/
• The Global Film Initiative http://www.globalfilm.org/education.htm?gclid=COSblqG3t6wCFQJ8hwodDjMtIg
• UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education http://iite.unesco.org/knowledge_services/open_educational_resources/
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Resources Continued
• OER Commons http://www.oercommons.org/ • Archive
http://www.archive.org/details/education • William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
http://www.hewlett.org/programs/education-program/open-educational-resources
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Resources Continued
• Microsoft Corporate Citizenship http://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/en-us/community-tools/
• 50 X 15 http://50x15.org/resource-links
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Remember that you are creative, powerful, and resourceful agents for positive change.
Thank you for sharing your insights.
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Thank You
Contact Information
Shelly D Gooden• MA, Information Technology Management• [email protected]• [email protected] • Skype: Lifeisgooden
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References
Pyrillis, R. (2007, May). IT Across the Navajo Nation. Retrieved November 11, 2011, from FEDTECH: http://www.fedtechmagazine.com/article.asp?item_id=277World Summit on the Information Society. (nd). What’s the state of ICT access around the world? Retrieved November 9, 2011, from World Summit on the Information Society Geneva 2003 - Tunis 2005: http://www.itu.int/wsis/tunis/newsroom/stats/
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