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The digital gap and how to solve it – Topic 1 Reflection

  Being a geographer looking at the inequality across the globe is of real of interest to me. Technology shrinks the world allowing us to connect with countries we didn’t think was possible 20 years ago. However, technology has also made the global divide even greater. Reflection on Intro Topic After examining my self-test and marking criteria, I aimed this week to use a wider range of sources and not just infographics. Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

The More I Learn, the Less I Know: Reflection on Digital Differences

It is true that you never know the full story until you know the other’s side of the same story. A week into this module and I am not the person I was when it all began. Each article I read, each comment I thought over, gave me new perspective and expanded my knowledge of the world we live in today. A world, though rapidly advancing in terms of digital technology, is in fact, leaving a large population behind. Continue reading →

Exploring and Understanding Digital Differences – Reflection

Discussion Before writing and researching the intro topic and topic one, as well as speaking to my housemates and course mates, I did not fully appreciate the extent of the digital divide. My housemate, who grew up in a less than affluent area of the Isle of Wight, told me that his friends would come round to use the internet at his house because they had no access at home. Continue reading →