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Reflecting on Digital Differences

My blog post this week was specifical focused on technical infrastructure in the UK as an accessibility divide and more generally on common micro and macro differences. Ultimately what I have concluded about digital differences are that they are more complex and connected than what I first thought. Our individual usage of digital technology (micro) is heavily influenced from macro factors, which are traditional social divisons seen in the offline world (Race, Gender, Age, Disability). Continue reading →

Topic 1: Reflection

“Digital differences” was a phrase I had never encountered before this topic. I knew opportunities to access the Web were far from equal for everyone, so I was intrigued to explore the specific factors contributing to the existing biases. In my post, I distinguished between macro and contextual factors on likelihood to use the Internet. Continue reading →

Topic 1: Reflection

“Digital differences” was a phrase I had never encountered before this topic. I knew opportunities to access the Web were far from equal for everyone, so I was intrigued to explore the specific factors contributing to the existing biases. In my post, I distinguished between macro and contextual factors on likelihood to use the Internet. Continue reading →

Reflecting on Digital Differences

Source by Phoebe Taylor on Piktochart Prior to taking part in the MOOC, I had not heard of the term ‘Digital differences’. But now I realise how important this topic is in present day. Coming from Sociology, I have studied a lot of traditional forms of inequalities, but this was one I had not met yet, I now believe this to be one of the most prevalent inequalities existing. Continue reading →

Reflecting on Digital Differences

Source by Phoebe Taylor on Piktochart Prior to taking part in the MOOC, I had not heard of the term ‘Digital differences’. Now having learnt about this I realise how important this topic is in present day. Coming from Sociology, I have studied a lot of traditional forms of inequalities, but this was one I had not met yet, I now believe this to be one of the most prevalent inequalities existing. Continue reading →

Reflecting on Digital Differences

Source by Phoebe Taylor on Piktochart Prior to taking part in the MOOC, I had not heard of the term ‘Digital differences’. But now I realise how important this topic is in present day. Coming from Sociology, I have studied a lot of traditional forms of inequalities, but this was one I had not met yet, I now believe this to be one of the most prevalent inequalities existing. Continue reading →

Mirror, Mirror, on the Digital: Reflecting on Digital Differences

Credit: Getty Images Sourced from: Wired Original analytical post can be found here. The last two weeks have been nothing short of surprising as I discovered the nooks and crannies of an old, but very actual subject, that of digital differences. After researching the topic and putting together my blog post, I had a few fellow bloggers leave me some very interesting questions regarding the subject. Continue reading →

Mirror, Mirror, on the Digital: Reflecting on Digital Differences

Credit: Getty Images Sourced from: Wired Original analytical post can be found here. The last two weeks have been nothing short of surprising as I discovered the nooks and crannies of an old, but very actual subject, that of digital differences. After researching the topic and putting together my blog post, I had a few fellow bloggers leave me some very interesting questions regarding the subject. Continue reading →

Mirror, Mirror, on the Digital: Reflecting on Digital Differences

Credit: Getty Images Sourced from: Wired Original analytical post can be found here. The last two weeks have been nothing short of surprising as I discovered the nooks and crannies of an old, but very actual subject, that of digital differences. After researching the topic and putting together my blog post, I had a few fellow bloggers leave me some very interesting questions regarding the subject. Continue reading →

Mirror, Mirror, on the Digital: Reflecting on Digital Differences

Credit: Getty Images Sourced from: Wired Original analytical post can be found here. The last two weeks have been nothing short of surprising as I discovered the nooks and crannies of an old, but very actual subject, that of digital differences. After researching the topic and putting together my blog post, I had a few fellow bloggers leave me some very interesting questions regarding the subject. Continue reading →

Learning from others: a reflection on digital differences

After writing my blog post on digital differences, I have a lot of reflecting to do in this post… Let me begin by giving credit to my peers who’ve helped me discover more about digital differences in a number of ways: Created by Anna Filipek with Canva Something I’ve learned… One thing in particular that I’ve gotten from my peers, my own research, and the MOOC content, is that I’ve become more aware of the importance of internet access. Continue reading →

Digital Differences – Reflection

At the end of my previous post I examined the idea of the Internet being a basic human right, discussing this further with Sheyra. She stated there are other amenities more important as a human right, and that geographical differences make it impossible for everywhere to have equal Internet access. She provided an article stating that the high cost of hardware and maintenance crushes the idea of the Internet as a human right. Continue reading →

Digital Differences – Reflection

At the end of my previous post I examined the idea of the Internet being a basic human right, discussing this further with Sheyra. She stated there are other amenities more important as a human right, and that geographical differences make it impossible for everywhere to have equal Internet access. She provided an article stating that the high cost of hardware and maintenance crushes the idea of the Internet as a human right. Continue reading →

Digital Differences – Reflection

At the end of my previous post I examined the idea of the Internet being a basic human right, discussing this further with Sheyra. She stated there are other amenities more important as a human right, and that geographical differences make it impossible for everywhere to have equal Internet access. She provided an article stating that the high cost of hardware and maintenance crushes the idea of the Internet as a human right. Continue reading →

Digital Differences – Reflection

At the end of my previous post I examined the idea of the Internet being a basic human right, discussing this further with Sheyra. She stated there are other amenities more important as a human right, and that geographical differences make it impossible for everywhere to have equal Internet access. She provided an article stating that the high cost of hardware and maintenance crushes the idea of the Internet as a human right. Continue reading →

Reflection – Digital Differences

In my research of this topic I realised just how different each individual accesses and uses the Internet. Sinead made a comment that linked to an article that suggested personal choice was also a factor that defined digital differences and was why some people showed “information illiteracy”. Continue reading →

Reflection: Topic 1

Initially, I wasn’t aware how the term ‘digital differences’ applied to me; I assumed it referred to technical differences between certain technologies i.e. laptops vs tablets. After participating on MOOC, and researching the concept further, I gained a better understanding and opinion on the topic and appreciation for the technology I have. Continue reading →

Reflection: How do we tackle digital inequality?

Before this topic, I had not considered digital inequality. I had accepted inequality and discrimination offline but never stopped to consider the effects it may have online. However, I am now able to appreciate that there are a multiplicity of factors which ultimately make our digital experience’s different. Despite concluding I was not negatively impacted by any of the factors, I felt that there was a huge need to actually do something. Continue reading →

Reflecting on digital differences

What are my thoughts on the digital divide now?! After writing my blog post on digital differences, I then went on to read my peers posts on the same topic. This lead me to question certain things about digital differences that I had not considered originally. This questions refer to both digital differences as a whole and how it effects me personally.   (created by me, 2018)   The human right/privilege debate was one of the main things I took from last weeks blog posts. Continue reading →

Reflecting on digital differences

What are my thoughts on the digital divide now?! After writing my blog post on digital differences, I then went on to read my peers posts on the same topic. This lead me to question certain things about digital differences that I had not considered originally. This questions refer to both digital differences as a whole and how it effects me personally.   (created by me, 2018)   The human right/privilege debate was one of the main things I took from last weeks blog posts. Continue reading →