ERIC Number: ED615613
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jul
Pages: 30
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Back to Basics: Quality in Digital Learning
Acosta, Alejandra; Palmer, Iris; Romo-González, Lupita
New America
The pandemic was, in some ways, a sneak preview of higher education's future, one in which technology-mediated and -enabled education is ubiquitous, but with the potential for deep inequities in access to high-quality learning. This report describes some of the ways in which higher education succeeded and fell short during the remarkable 2020-21 year of distance learning. It proposes a trio of federal policy changes to build the ecosystem needed for online learning to ensure it is more equitable for students of color and low-income students, and to improve the quality for everyone.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Distance Education, Higher Education, Online Courses, Classroom Environment, Interpersonal Communication, Educational Objectives, Feedback (Response), Access to Computers, Interaction, Educational Policy, Data Collection, Research Needs, Grants, Federal Aid, Faculty Development
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Authoring Institution: New America
Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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