Video presentation: Digital Apartheid - a changing landscape

Paula Barnard-Ashton

This narrative delves into the concept of digital apartheid and how the Covid-19 pandemic shone a light on the educational inequity and inequality that simmers under the surface due to the effects of digital apartheid. Digital apartheid considers factors from the material, skills and virtual dimensions that support or impede digital participation in learning. The pandemic triggered the shift to emergency remote online learning, which for many students shifted the way in which digital apartheid impacted their learning engagement. Evidence from student surveys and general commentary will be presented alongside the story of shared care and compassion, scrambling to find resources and the quick fix that had to last a year and a half longer than three weeks. This is not a story of success, but it is also not a story of failure. It is a story of resilience and shared belief that we were all in it to keep the academic platform engaging students in achieving the knowledge, skill and attitude outcomes necessary to become leaders in their future professions.

Type of Contribution Video presentation