Navigating the Digital Divide
Motivating ALL Learners Toward Success
My website: http://education.calumet.purdue.edu/Faculty/trekles
Putting People First: Human Issues in Instructional Technology (Kindle e-book): http://www.zelda23publishing.com
My Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/andella 
My email: atrekles@purdue.edu 
How does the Digital Divide persist today?
Meeting the needs of learners in today’s economic climate
Supporting all learners

Reaching all learners
Anastasia M. Trekles
Clinical Professor
Purdue University Calumet
Hammond, IN, USA
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Interesting news: College applications being accepted via YouTube
http://www.higheredmorning.com/does-latest-college-application-trend-discriminate
Will this trend spawn more discrimination against low-income families?
Leveling the playing field - giving everyone a chance at the table
Physical access
Skills
Usage
Age
Socioeconomics
Ability
Motivation and Time
Demand for Education and Increased Job Skills
Time to Practice and Overcome "Information Overload"
Social and Economic Participation
Self-tutoring and Personal Support
Language Barrier Removal
Relevancy
Time
Relevancy!
Improve Media Literacy
Change the system language
Relevance to job and life
Understanding Basic Security
Domain names and secure links
Evaluation checklists
Developing good searches
Explain hypermedia and the Internet
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/eval.html 
http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/pages/bones/bones.shtml
Just-in-Time training
Efficiency
Ensure access for all devices
The digital divide is not just about access
If...
it's irrelevant
there's no time or resources for help
there's no media literacy support
there's a language barrier
there's a technology barrier because of ability or mobile access
Gender
REGARDLESS of economic, political, or social participation needs or pressure
It's all about relevancy, time, and usage
... there will be no motivation to use technology.
Regional midwestern campus - 10,000 students
Diverse population, urban and suburban
All socioeconomic levels
Many nontraditional and first-generation college students
Hammond, Indiana - 25 minutes from Chicago
Analogies for unfamiliar concepts
Cultural sensitivity
Customize handouts as needed
http://talk.lithium.com/t5/Best-Practice-the-Community-Blog/Community-Participation-Ladder-or-Pyramid/bc-p/957;jsessionid=787C86C4520895208976D767EEBA0EBA 
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