Digital Divides: Illuminating Inequities in Access, Literacies, and Opportunities Within and Across Communities (Poster 8)

• In Event: Advancing Digital Literacies Research Through Critical Collaborative Conversations

Abstract

This poster highlights research surrounding digital divides within digital literacies research and practices. Whether urban or rural spaces, adult or adolescent learners, many communities around the world are often forgotten in conversations concerning digital literacies. Yet by examining these digital divides, we argue that access to digital literacies can overcome inequities for all learners and all communities. We advocate, then, for educational equity through digital literacy practices and access, which create possibilities for all communities to actively engage in digital spaces.

Authors

• Crystal L. Beach, Union County Schools

• Shea Kerkhoff, University of Missouri - St. Louis

• Sandra Langer, University of Education Weingarten