Is technology enabling or disabling for diverse learners studying online?
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Is technology enabling or disabling for diverse learners studying online? |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 3137 |
Book Title | Handbook of distance education |
Authors | Kinash, Shelley (Author), Birt, James (Author) and Judd, Madelaine-Marie (Author) |
Editors | Moore, Michael Grahame and Diehl, William C. |
Edition | 4th edition |
Page Range | 295-310 |
Chapter Number | 21 |
Number of Pages | 16 |
Year | 2019 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISBN | 9781138238992 |
9781138239005 | |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315296135-23/technology-enabling-disabling-diverse-learners-studying-online-shelley-kinash-james-birt-madelaine-marie-judd |
Abstract | Two ways in which 21st century higher education is substantially different are in the prevalence of online learning and increased student diversity, including students with disabling conditions. This chapter poses the question - Have online technologies levelled the playing field for students with disabling conditions or has the growing complexity of technology meant that more students have been shutout of education? This chapter argues that there are both metaphorical snakes and ladders at the intersection of technology and disability in the context of higher education. In other words, there are current forces that propel students with disabling conditions forward and there are slippery slopes that see students falling downwards and sometimes right out of the education system. The main contribution of this chapter to the literature is a Framework of Enabling and Disabling Effects of Technology for Diverse Learners Studying Online. |
Keywords | higher education; online learning; online technology; student diversity; disabled students |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390405. Educational technology and computing |
390303. Higher education | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Office for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching |
Bond University | |
University of Southern Queensland | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5092/is-technology-enabling-or-disabling-for-diverse-learners-studying-online
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