DIVERSITY AND THE DIGITALISATION OF EDUCATION 1) Policy priorities by NORRAG NETWORK https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie Research-informed priorities for policy en-us 2021-11-09 10:30:11 UTC 2022-01-07 19:23:22 UTC hello@padlet.com Accessibility means interoperability norrag https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1877855938 With more complex educational technology tools and platforms, we often lose in interoperability - the ability to access, modify, use the same content using different tools. While it is not enough to enable independent learning by all, it's crucial for community members such as teachers to make the necessary adaptations, or reuse content.]]> 2021-11-09 10:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1877855938 Maintenance and repair in the community norrag https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1877857969 While we've begun to see an emphasis on participatory design of technologies, their entire lifecycle must take into account the communities who will ultimately have to maintain and repair them, in and around schools. The focus on innovation in technology means this is often ignored.]]> 2021-11-09 10:36:31 UTC https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1877857969 Local innovation and community technologies norrag https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1877858715 While I am critical of overly optimistic accounts of makerspaces or the reduction of costs through using the volunteer labor of makers to produce assistive technologies such as 3D printed hands, fostering strong local communities around technologies supports capabilities important to the priorities above.]]> 2021-11-09 10:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1877858715 Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Indigenous Data Governance norrag https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1877861484 should be used by Indigenous peoples regarding the digitisation of education to allow self-determination (Maiam nayri Wingara, 2018).]]> 2021-11-09 10:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1877861484 Consider unequal impacts norrag https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1877862387 Indigenous peoples are more likely to be impacted by social factors negatively impacting access to digital education (Anderson et al., 2016).]]> 2021-11-09 10:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1877862387 Indigenous knowledges norrag https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1877863088 Although there are benefits, not all Indigenous knowledges and education can be digitised (Prehn, Peacock, Guerzoni, & Walter, 2020). ]]> 2021-11-09 10:39:27 UTC https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1877863088 Intersectional approach to digital inclusion norrag https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1877865222 Stakeholders must adopt an intersectional approach in digital inclusion educational projects and policies. As such, an intersectional approach that encompasses determinants such as gender (Ono and Zavodny 2003, 2007, 2008), race and ethnicity (Mesch and Talmud 2011), and socioeconomic status (Witte and Mannon 2010) is required to address digital inequities to ensure that existing social inequities are not reinforced or exacerbate.

]]> 2021-11-09 10:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1877865222 Holistic framework norrag https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1877867053 States and stakeholders must address inequalities through a holistic framework that builds technology literacy, capacity, and support beyond school to include the home and community. Digitalization of education that focuses only on school is not holistic and creates a disconnect as less-resourced students cannot count on support outside school. ]]> 2021-11-09 10:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1877867053 Educational Justice movements norrag https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1877867901 States and other stakeholders must link the discussion of digitalization of education with social movements for educational justice. This requires connecting design justice work with the student, teacher, and parent-led community organizing groups locally and globally that focus on addressing injustices in educational systems.]]> 2021-11-09 10:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1877867901 Ethical issues and technologies norrag https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1877869089 States and stakeholders must address ethical issues related to developments in frontier technologies, such as virtual reality artificial intelligence, robotics, and biotechnology, which have shown tremendous opportunities for transforming and digitalizing education but further exacerbate new digital inequities by increasing inequalities that continue to present challenges for an inclusive digital society. There are opportunities but if we don't have a proper framework to address issues of diversity we will reproduce existing equalities ]]> 2021-11-09 10:43:06 UTC https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1877869089 Inherent limitations and reductivism of digitisation norrag https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1877872858 Education is a complex, historical, social and interactive phenomena that takes place in the space between learners and educators. Much of this phenomena defies digitization due to the reductive nature of digitization. One central point in this regard is a realistic expectation about what can (and can't) be digitized, a point worth emphasizing in the face of over-promise and over-hype around data driven practices, machine learning systems and AI in general.  ]]> 2021-11-09 10:45:14 UTC https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1877872858 Better alignment with global commitments norrag https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1879362524 on education ]]> 2021-11-09 19:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1879362524 'Access to learning' vs 'learning to access' norrag https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1879363352 investing in users]]> 2021-11-09 19:58:55 UTC https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1879363352 Bridging the gap norrag https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1879364516 Greater investment in affordable assistive technologies, local innovation with local distribution networks]]> 2021-11-09 19:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1879364516 Need for a twin-track approach norrag https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1879367091 Investment in technologies but also in diverse other needs of users]]> 2021-11-09 20:00:26 UTC https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1879367091 Critical reflection on who benefits norrag https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1879390552 Cross-cutting issue: who benefits from digitisation?]]> 2021-11-09 20:11:46 UTC https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1879390552 Funding models norrag https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1879395520 Need for local funding for digital solutions]]> 2021-11-09 20:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1879395520 Open access https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1879437706 When education is digitized, it is often done by private corporations/ institutions. One of the many issues among the many is that the process of digitization and more particularly the data and model are hidden behind propitiatory rights. However, it is crucial that these process, data and models remain open. ]]> 2021-11-09 20:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1879437706 Need for participatory approach norrag https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1879443005 Across all stages of conceptualisation, design, development, adaptation, use - in infrastructure as well as tools.]]> 2021-11-09 20:39:38 UTC https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1879443005 Alternative Models beyond Corporatization to Digitalization of Education https://padlet.com/norrag/jefzl2p84hamldie/wish/1879444876 School systems are under pressure to support digitalization without the necessary funding or training or need to procure “freeware”. Some free products come at the cost of children’s human rights, dignity and freedoms. Economic exploitation of their personal data, products with intrusive advertising, invasive behavioural surveillance or embedded bias such as discrimination by-design are routine. These consequences extend beyond the school grounds and into private and family life.

Furthermore, proprietary providers can put in limitations on the control of future services, choices or costs, with long-term implications for the sustainable delivery of education and the  power of corporatization of digital educational reform.

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