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Equity of Access

SETDA Says

OET Roundtable Blog Convened by SETDA, CoSN, & Digital Promise By Julia Fallon, Executive Director, SETDA Equity of Access As the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us, reliable, robust broadband access both at school and away from campus is required to equitably engage all learners no matter where they live and learn.

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Maximizing Instructional Time With EdTech

edWeb.net

The more educators feel confident working with the technology, the more likely all studentsnot just some will have access to it and the same chances to develop tech skills. Therefore, to ensure equity of access, schools must budget for teachers to be properly trained.

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Including Adult Learners in the National Broadband Research Agenda

Digital Promise

Despite the promise of technology to improve access to learning opportunities for underserved adult learners, the adoption and use of technology for and by these learners is nascent. Our goal was to be sure the issues of technology adoption and use by this population were critical components of the Agenda.

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Today’s Innovations are Tomorrow’s Practices: Adapting Learning to Meet Students

Digital Promise

Read blogs on other roundtables hosted by Digital Promise, SETDA, and CoSN: SETDA: Equity of Access. The pandemic amplified an opportunity for school districts to truly enable students to participate in the design of their own learning. Roundtable Participants. Joel Coleman, Superintendent, Utah School for the Deaf and Blind.

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The Fans, Fanboys, and Fanatics of OER

Doug Levin

K-12 context, including issues of accessibility , the copyright that should get assigned to teacher-created materials , and interoperability gaps and needs. And, I’ve worked to shed light on some of the thornier issues of practice associated with the increased use of digital, open content in the U.S.

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Bring Powerful Maker Learning Experiences to Learners

Digital Promise

This blog post is the beginning of a series sharing our Maker Learning team’s experience designing this professional learning opportunity. To dig deeper and reflect, we asked ourselves: Who represents the populations historically underserved and denied access to making experiences? Out of school time educators.

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SETDA Provides Tips on Equity of Access for Students Outside of School

edWeb.net

Access to online resources including digital content, interactive education apps and websites, videos, experts and peers is no longer a “nice to have” but rather a necessity. Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director, SETDA, noted the importance of having safe WiFi access.