ERIC Number: EJ1257178
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-7069
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Pre-Service Teachers Examine Digital Equity amidst Schools' COVID-19 Responses
Hall, Jacob; Roman, Cesia; Jovel-Arias, Christian; Young, Cayleen
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, v28 n2 p435-442 2020
Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, K-12 schools and higher education rapidly deployed distance education approaches. Persisting inequities were illuminated by overwhelmingly digital responses and became vivid sources for observation and analysis by pre-service teachers (PSTs). This brief article details a process and resources for facilitating discussion, analysis, and reflection on the digital divide. PSTs first explored diverse experiences with the digital divide. They then investigated data on access to devices and broadband internet. The process concluded with observations and analyses of districts' responses to COVID-19 and attention to societal inequities. Early results indicate PSTs' increased awareness of digital inequities and critical attention to societal contexts when assessing technology integration strategies.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Technology, Access to Computers, Equal Education, Disease Control, Social Bias, School Districts, Technology Integration, COVID-19, Pandemics
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. P.O. Box 719, Waynesville, NC 28786. Tel: 828-246-9558; Fax: 828-246-9557; e-mail: info@aace.org; Web site: http://www.aace.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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