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OPINION: Equity in online learning is about much more than technology access

The Hechinger Report

Yet, as this spring’s pivot to online learning showed us, equity remains a significant challenge. Debate about the fairness of online learning tends to revolve around technology access. And there are indeed sharp disparities in home access to computers and reliable broadband service. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Schools Must Focus on Narrowing Digital Divides

EdTech Magazine

Concern about digital equity in schools hit its zenith during the pandemic. The plan delves deeply into shrinking three types of digital inequity: the digital use divide, the digital design divide and the digital access divide. However, its importance certainly has not declined.

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Equity Is Not Just About Access. It’s About Success.

Digital Promise

This League of Innovative Schools meeting was focused on equity, and showcased how BCPS is making strides toward providing access and opportunity for all students. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, stressed that equity ”is not just about access. It’s about success.”

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What is Accessible Education? Equality vs Equity in Inclusive Learning

ViewSonic Education

Equality vs equity: which one is more important in achieving accessible education? Educators and academic institutions already know this and aspire to provide s tudents with access to the best possible high-quality education regardless of their background and characteristics. What is Accessible Education? .

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Leveraging Learner Variability to Elevate Equity in EdTech

Speaker: Vic Vuchic, Chief Innovation Officer & Executive Director, Learner Variability Project

It is steeped in designing for both equity and excellence to ensure that each student, regardless of circumstances and external biases, will thrive and succeed in school and beyond. Discover best practices for running an EdTech-enabled classroom that is accessible to every student.

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Guest Post: How We Can Reframe Edtech Selection to Promote Equity

Digital Promise

This three-part blog series, featuring guest authors from The Learning Accelerator and MA DESE OET , highlights the importance of centering equity in edtech selection. In this first post, the authors outline how they centered equity as they developed an edtech selection, implementation, and evaluation guide for school systems leaders.

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Why Sending Students Home with Writing Assignments Might Not Be The Best Idea

Catlin Tucker

Not only has the explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbots created concern about assigning writing, but myriad challenges exist when we send writing home with students. #1 Autonomy: The learner rarely has control over the topic they are writing about or the lens they look through as they complete a writing task.

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