Digital Equity and Restorative Justice
It seems while the world continues to move to increased digital reliance, this concept of the digital divide grows ever more prominent. Understanding the inequity that exists when it comes to the use and access of technology is crucial to understanding how to best utilize technology in various fields, especially education. At its most fundamental level, the digital divide is concerned with understanding how to integrate and utilize technology in a way that is equitable and provides the greatest service to the greatest number of users. When considering the field of education, the digital divide also deals with a number of issues restorative justice practices also aim to improve. For our emerging technology practices project our group focused on the importance of restorative justice practices in peak transition periods in education (middle to secondary education and secondary to higher education). What we discussed was an overwhelming theme of meeting s...