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Using self‐directed learning communities to bridge the digital divide
Author(s) -
Clark Kevin
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
british journal of educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-8535
pISSN - 0007-1013
DOI - 10.1046/j.0007-1013.2003.00358.x
Subject(s) - george (robot) , bridge (graph theory) , citation , library science , computer science , world wide web , sociology , artificial intelligence , medicine
The “digital divide” is the gap between those who have access to new information tech-nologies, the information “haves”, and those who do not have access, the information“have-nots.” The digital divide and digital equity are sometimes used interchangeably,but a clear denition ofdigital equity describes its rel ationship to education. “Digi-tal equity in education means ensuring that every student has equitable access toadvanced technologies, communication and information resources, and the learningexperiences they provide. Digital equity also means that all learners have opportunitiesto develop the means and capacity to be full participants in the digital age, includingbeing designers and producers of current and future technologies and communicationand information resources (Solomon