Photo by Compare Fibre on Unsplash What I Did This Week This week, I focused on understanding the bigger systems that shape digital equity, rather than only looking at student-level experiences. I revisited two reliable and openly available sources: the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report (2023) and Catherine Middleton’s Digital Infrastructure for the Post-Pandemic World…
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/what-do-when-technology-fails-educators-survival-guide-online-classrooms What I Did This Week This week, I looked into how digital skills, access and socio-economic background together affect online learning. I used two free reports: one from 2001 by OECD on the digital divide, and a newer 2023 OECD briefing note on digital skills and inclusion. What the Reports Say When I compare…
https://www.oecd.org/en/topics/digital-divide-in-education.html What I Worked on This Week This week, I started reading more about how socioeconomic factors affect online learning. My goal was to understand whether digital inequality comes more from students themselves or from the schools they go to. One of the papers I read was “The digital divide in online education: Inequality in…
Topic: Equity & Access in Online Education: How do socioeconomic factors shape digital learning experiences?Format: Research Paper Why I Chose This Topic When I first thought about what to learn for this project, I kept thinking about how not everyone gets the same chance to learn online. During COVID-19, I saw students struggle because they…