https://padlet.com/teeroumaneenadan/k2zzw30iacd0pbr2 Share your own stories of digital inequalities, add your name and city/country. This will be collated under CC licences en-us 2022-04-28 01:13:41 UTC 2022-05-05 09:22:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/teeroumaneenadan/k2zzw30iacd0pbr2/wish/2161618900 Some kids in rural areas only had their parents mobile and limited data to access learning during the pandemic - later devices and data packages were provided but it took a few months from the first lockdown for everyone to have access ]]> 2022-04-28 05:57:35 UTC https://padlet.com/teeroumaneenadan/k2zzw30iacd0pbr2/wish/2161618900 https://padlet.com/teeroumaneenadan/k2zzw30iacd0pbr2/wish/2161624033 Though access is an ongoing issue in hybrid learning, accessibility remains an even bigger issue: students need support to know how to customise their learning experience and effectively use digital tools, but digital capabilities are not embedded in most courses, many teachers and institutions have not embraced the challenge to integrate digital literacies in their practice ]]> 2022-04-28 06:02:57 UTC https://padlet.com/teeroumaneenadan/k2zzw30iacd0pbr2/wish/2161624033 profteresamac https://padlet.com/teeroumaneenadan/k2zzw30iacd0pbr2/wish/2162499713 when the pandemic hit sorting data packages and working devices were just some of the pressing issues increasing stress levels for staff and students alike, also hospital admissions and having to isolate etc etc. My son was working in a hospital ward at the time - so much worry and fear it was difficult to focus on work]]> 2022-04-28 12:53:33 UTC https://padlet.com/teeroumaneenadan/k2zzw30iacd0pbr2/wish/2162499713 https://padlet.com/teeroumaneenadan/k2zzw30iacd0pbr2/wish/2162528540 We recorded videos with students at staff in the first weeks of the pandemic. This is Busie Morphe, studying at UCC, who is a Sanctuary Student based in Cork.]]> 2022-04-28 12:56:03 UTC https://padlet.com/teeroumaneenadan/k2zzw30iacd0pbr2/wish/2162528540 joycechen5_1 https://padlet.com/teeroumaneenadan/k2zzw30iacd0pbr2/wish/2171145453 During pandemic, issues such as no access and/or poor quality of the Internet connections, lack of devices due to economic circumstances as well as human factors such as caring responsibilities have widened the gap of digital inequalities. For example, one adult learner has four children aged from 7 to 18 who needed devices for online learning. The adult learner needed to support the children for learning as well as continued working and studying. ]]> 2022-05-05 09:22:25 UTC https://padlet.com/teeroumaneenadan/k2zzw30iacd0pbr2/wish/2171145453