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CS 324 CCE across the Digital Divide

CS 324 CCE across the Digital Divide. David Laverell Keith Vander Linden. Overview. The Course http://cs.calvin.edu/curriculum/cs/324/ The Digital Divide Logistics. The Digital Divide. This term was first popularized by Larry Irving in the mid-1990s.

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CS 324 CCE across the Digital Divide

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  1. CS 324 CCE across the Digital Divide David Laverell Keith Vander Linden

  2. Overview • The Course http://cs.calvin.edu/curriculum/cs/324/ • The Digital Divide • Logistics

  3. The Digital Divide • This term was first popularized by Larry Irving in the mid-1990s. • It refers to differences between social and racial groups with respect Information and Communication Technology (ICT). • This issue has broad social, economic, political and religious ramifications.

  4. Dimensions of the Digital Divide • The digital divide has several dimensions. • It can distinguish groups based on: • access to computers and/or the internet • level of ICT literacy • The groups it distinguishes include: • Economic groups • Geographic groups • Racial groups • Gender groups • Age groups

  5. Who really cares? • How bad is the digital divide really? • Do we really need to bridge it? • What good can we do anyway?

  6. ICT Hardware for the Masses • Moore’s “law” has tended to bring more power, but not necessarily lower prices. • There are some efforts to address this: • OLPC’s XO-1 laptop project • Intel’s World Ahead project • Most organizations are looking into this.

  7. ICT Literacy for the Masses • ICT fluency is fundamental. • Connect students will learn the concepts, skills and issues required to: • Set up and administer a personal computer • Connect to the Internet • Use the web and electronic mail • Protect the integrity of their machine • Helpdesk service is also important.

  8. Cross-Cultural “Literacy” • Cross-cultural fluency is also fundamental. • CS 324 should enable Calvin students to: • Understand the nature of the digital divide and what effect it has on underprivileged groups • Articulate how to help bridge the digital divide • Develop a limited but personal relationship with members of an underprivileged group • Gain a better understanding of themselves and their own culture

  9. Hidden Rules Among Classes Source: Ruby Payne, A Framework for Understanding Poverty. Highlands, TX: aha! Process, Inc., 1996, pp. 42 - 43

  10. Project Connect Demographics

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