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When Open Encounters Different Classrooms
The document discusses the usage of wikis in classrooms, comparing participation between low-income and affluent students. It highlights that low-income schools have a higher failure rate for wikis and shorter usage lifetimes compared to affluent schools. The author suggests prioritizing support for low-income students in educational technology innovation to address inequities.
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- 1. When Open Encounters Different Classroom Justin Reich Fellow, Berkman Center blogs.edweek.com/edweek/edtechresesearcher @bjfr
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- 6. Closing Gaps Rising Tide Affluent students Affluent students Learning Learning Low-income Low-income students students EdTech Innovation EdTech Innovation
- 7. Classroom Wikis asCase Study Scale: In 2008, ~250,000 Depth: Every wiki edit by education-related PBworks every user on every page wikis created recorded continuously to globally, ~70% of which the second. were publicly viewable
- 8. Does wiki usagediffer in schools serving different populations?
- 9. Low Income Mid to High Schools Income Schools (n=117) (n=133) Failed or Trial Wiki 50% 30% Teacher-Content Wiki 34% 35% Individual Student-Owned 15% 35% Wiki Collaborative Student-Owned 2% 1% Wiki Median Lifetime 6 days 33 days
- 10. Low Income Mid to High Schools Income Schools (n=117) (n=133) Failed or Trial Wiki 50% 30% Teacher-Content Wiki 34% 35% Individual Student-Owned 15% 35% Wiki Collaborative Student-Owned 2% 1% Wiki Median Lifetime 6 days 33 days
- 11. Low Income Mid to High Schools Income Schools (n=117) (n=133) Failed or Trial Wiki 50% 30% Teacher-Content Wiki 34% 35% Individual Student-Owned 15% 35% Wiki Collaborative Student-Owned 2% 1% Wiki Median Lifetime 6 days 33 days
- 12. Low Income Mid to High Schools Income Schools (n=117) (n=133) Failed or Trial Wiki 50% 30% Teacher-Content Wiki 34% 35% Individual Student-Owned 15% 35% Wiki Collaborative Student-Owned 2% 1% Wiki Median Lifetime 6 days 33 days
- 14. Reponses to inequityin wiki Rising Tide usage: Affluent students 1) If there is more net learning, whoever is learning, that’s Learning good. 2) We should prioritize serving Low-income middle and high income students learners to develop political support 3) We should rethink our EdTech Innovation delivery mechanisms to ensure that innovation targets those who need the most support
- 15. Thank you! Justin Reich Fellow, Berkman Center blogs.edweek.org/edweek/edtechresesearcher @bjfr Edtechteacher.org