Digital equity: a social justice issue for staff, not just students Willems, Julie 2015, Digital equity: a social justice issue for staff, not just students, in ASCILITE 2015: Proceedings of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning and Tertiary Education 2015 Conference, [Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education], [Perth, W.A.], pp. CP:257-CP:260. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Digital equity: a social justice issue for staff, not just students Author(s) Willems, Julie orcid.org/0000-0003-0487-6192 Conference name Australasian Society for Computers in Learning and Tertiary Education. Conference (2015 : Perth, W.A.) Conference location Perth, W.A. Conference dates 29 Nov. - 2 Dec. 2015 Title of proceedings ASCILITE 2015: Proceedings of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning and Tertiary Education 2015 Conference Editor(s) Reiners, T. von Konsky, B. R. Gibson, D. Chang, V. Irving, L. Clarke, K. Publication date 2015 Conference series Australasian Society for Computers in Learning and Tertiary Education Conference Start page CP:257 End page CP:260 Total pages 4 Publisher [Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education] Place of publication [Perth, W.A.] Keyword(s) digital equity digital divide social justice educational technology higher education professional development educational equity Summary It can be forgotten that it is not simply students who face the challenges of digital equity in higher education. Staff can also face digital challenges, and employment at an institution is not necessarily a safety net to protect staff from the digital divide. This paper attempts to give this voice to this issue. The digital equity challenges that they may face can range from internet accessibility, diversity in skills, or access to the required equipment and software, including necessary upgrades. This process is, however, is compounded when staff are geographically dispersed from the institution, disconnected by time, or where access to technology and Internet connectivity varies greatly between the institution’s sites. Much of these issues can be beyond the control and capacity of staff to alter. However, in terms of a staff-led approach to address such issues and empower others, a robust professional development program on digital technology is but one means to help stem the digital divide between staff ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’. Language eng Field of Research 130103 Higher Education Socio Economic Objective 970113 Expanding Knowledge in Education HERDC Research category E1.1 Full written paper - refereed ERA Research output type E Conference publication Copyright notice ©2015, Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30081220 Document type: Conference Paper Collection: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment Related Links Link Description Publisher URL Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 08 Feb 2016, 11:33:08 EST Mon, 08 Feb 2016, 11:33:58 EST Tue, 09 Feb 2016, 04:00:36 EST Tue, 09 Feb 2016, 05:09:52 EST Wed, 03 Aug 2016, 09:10:09 EST Wed, 03 Aug 2016, 09:16:13 EST Wed, 03 Aug 2016, 09:17:06 EST Wed, 12 Oct 2016, 14:48:00 EST Wed, 01 Mar 2017, 07:45:13 EST Sat, 19 Feb 2022, 01:44:59 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 204 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 08 Feb 2016, 11:33:58 EST