From Digital Divide to Digital Discovery: Re-thinking Online Learning and Interactions in Marginalized Communities - Innovation Practices for Digital Transformation in the Global South
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From Digital Divide to Digital Discovery: Re-thinking Online Learning and Interactions in Marginalized Communities

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The digital divide presented between the Global South and North has been exacerbated due to the Covid-19 pandemic causing unequal access to technologies in education, public services, and healthcare. Through an exploratory study in the northeastern region of Mexico, a marginalized community used a hyperlocal network to engage in creative Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) activities. The study uses a qualitative methodology with a reflective approach, informed by sociocultural and dialogic concepts. Data collection primarily involved semi-structured interviews, observations, focus groups, and collection of artifacts. The findings present a rich framework of sociocultural factors and capital knowledge from the community. From the study emerged participants’ meanings in three categories: i) the use of offline mobile learning, ii) the educational practices in the non-formal context, and iii) the dialogic opportunities created among participants. From this non-formal context of education experience emerged creative lessons in innovation, agency from the learners, and genuine involvement from the participants.
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hal-04299513 , version 1 (22-11-2023)

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Lay-Wah Carolina Ching-Chiang, Juan Manuel Fernández-Cárdenas, Nicole Lotz, Noé Abraham González-Nieto, Mark Gaved, et al.. From Digital Divide to Digital Discovery: Re-thinking Online Learning and Interactions in Marginalized Communities. José Abdelnour-Nocera; Elisha Ondieki Makori; Jose Antonio Robles-Flores; Constance Bitso. Innovation Practices for Digital Transformation in the Global South IFIP WG 13.8, 9.4, Invited Selection, AICT-645, Springer International Publishing, pp.34-58, 2022, Innovation Practices for Digital Transformation in the Global South, 978-3-031-12824-0. ⟨10.1007/978-3-031-12825-7_3⟩. ⟨hal-04299513⟩
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