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Decolonizing Digital Accessibility within Land/Water Realities Using Minimal Computing
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Mary Rice; Joaquín T. Argüello de Jesús – Learning, Media and Technology, 2024
The purpose of this essay is to conceptualize accessibility in digital education for school children through a minimal computing perspective. This perspective prioritizes the contextual, social, and relational as part of the ethic of minimal computing mantra to consider "What." "We." "Need." To achieve our goals, we…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Accessibility (for Disabled), Access to Computers, Decolonization
The Influence of Techno-Capital and Techno-Disposition on the College-Going Processes of Latina/O College Students in Central Texas
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Lu, Charles; Straubhaar, Joseph D. – Learning, Media and Technology, 2014
Latina/o students are one of the least likely populations to access technology and possess the techno-capital necessary to succeed in postsecondary education. This phenomenological qualitative research study used interviews with 20 Latina/o college students in Central Texas to examine how techno-capital and techno-disposition interact in complex…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Phenomenology, Higher Education, Socioeconomic Background
ICT Use among 13-Year-Old Swedish Children
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Samuelsson, Ulli – Learning, Media and Technology, 2010
Swedish children have grown up in a digital culture, but have internalized information and communication technology (ICT) in different ways and gained most of their knowledge by peer-based learning. The aim of this study is to give an empirical understanding of patterns of ICT use among Swedish children. The data are collected through a survey…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Public Policy, Municipalities
The Attitudes and Opinions of Cypriot Primary Teachers about the Use of the Internet for Their Professional Development and as an Educational Tool
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Charalambous, Kyriacos; Ioannou, Ifigenia – Learning, Media and Technology, 2008
This article explores the attitudes and opinions of Cypriot primary teachers about the use of the Internet for their personal development and as an educational tool. It also examines the teachers' concerns about the implementation of the Internet in schools and their opinions about what has to be done in order to ensure its effective integration…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Computer Uses in Education, Technology Integration
Mapping the Digital Divide in Britain: Implications for Learning and Education
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Eynon, Rebecca – Learning, Media and Technology, 2009
The internet presents many potential opportunities for people to learn for both formal and informal purposes. However, not everyone is able to make the most of the internet for learning. This paper utilises quantitative nationally representative survey data of internet use in Britain in order to explore the digital divide in relation to learning…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Barriers, Disadvantaged, National Surveys
Exploring Processes and Outcomes of Wireless Internet in Higher Education: A Case Study of a University's Early Experience
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Lee, Lisa – Learning, Media and Technology, 2007
Many universities in the UK have recently started offering their staff and students free wireless Internet access through Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) technologies, such as Wi-Fi. Based on a small empirical study of WLAN deployment in a university setting, the article explores adoption processes of the new technology by both the organisation…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Access to Computers, Educational Technology, Internet