{"id":310,"date":"2020-05-31T06:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T13:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0158\/?p=310"},"modified":"2020-05-29T13:54:29","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T20:54:29","slug":"310-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0158\/310-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Impacts of Digital Learning on Lack of Learning Opportunities in Rural Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p>Below you will find the deliverable for Unit 4, Activity 1. I worked with <a href=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0160\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vanessa Tran<\/a> and we utilized an online application called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genial.ly\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genially<\/a> for this activity. We decided to focus on the impact of digital learning on the lack of learning opportunities in rural communities. As a K &#8211; 12 teacher that has utilized digital technology for nearly ten years, I had a lot of personal experience that I felt enriched the activity beyond the traditional academic sourcing. I attempted to ground my own experiences with the academic readings and overall consensus. Still, I ended up do some research into rural vs. urban budgeting, focusing on the per capita costs. I was quite shocked by how much more urban school&#8217;s funding went to classrooms compared to their rural counterparts.<\/p>\n<h2>Live Presentation<\/h2>\n<style>\n       .errordiv { padding:10px; margin:10px; border: 1px solid #555555;color: #000000;background-color: #f8f8f8; width:500px; }#advanced_iframe {visibility:visible;opacity:1;vertical-align:top;}.ai-info-bottom-iframe { position: fixed; z-index: 10000; bottom:0; left: 0; margin: 0px; text-align: center; width: 100%; background-color: #ff9999; padding-left: 5px;padding-bottom: 5px; border-top: 1px solid #aaa } a.ai-bold {font-weight: bold;}#ai-layer-div-advanced_iframe p {height:100%;margin:0;padding:0}<\/style><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var ai_iframe_width_advanced_iframe = 0;var ai_iframe_height_advanced_iframe = 0;var aiOnloadScrollTop=\"true\";var aiShowDebug=false;\n\t\tif (typeof aiReadyCallbacks === 'undefined') {\n\t\t\tvar aiReadyCallbacks = [];\n\t\t} else if (!(aiReadyCallbacks instanceof Array)) {\n\t\t\tvar aiReadyCallbacks = [];\n\t\t}    function aiShowIframeId(id_iframe) { jQuery(\"#\"+id_iframe).css(\"visibility\", \"visible\");    }    function aiResizeIframeHeight(height) { aiResizeIframeHeight(height,advanced_iframe); }    function aiResizeIframeHeightId(height,width,id) {aiResizeIframeHeightById(id,height);}<\/script><iframe id=\"advanced_iframe\"  name=\"advanced_iframe\"  src=\"\/\/view.genial.ly\/5ecd117679e4d30dbe9a6412\/dossier-unit-4-activity-1\"  width=\"100%\"  height=\"600\"  scrolling=\"no\"  frameborder=\"0\"  border=\"0\"  allowtransparency=\"true\"  loading=\"lazy\"  style=\";border-width: 0px;;border: none;;width:100%;;height:600px;\" ><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var ifrm_advanced_iframe = document.getElementById(\"advanced_iframe\");var hiddenTabsDoneadvanced_iframe = false;\nfunction resizeCallbackadvanced_iframe() {}<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><p style=\"display:block !important; visibility:visible !important;margin: -18px 14px 0 0;padding-left: 3px;padding-top:3px;background: white; overflow: hidden; position: relative; line-height:15px;width: fit-content;\"><small style=\"display:block !important;visibility:visible !important\">powered by Advanced iFrame<\/small><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/view.genial.ly\/5ecd117679e4d30dbe9a6412\/dossier-unit-4-activity-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Direct Link<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Awisati, F. (2014). Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.the OECD Observer, (301), 16-17. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ezproxy.royalroads.ca\/login?url=https:\/\/search-proquest-com.ezproxy.royalroads.ca\/docview\/1774583205?accountid=8056\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/ezproxy.royalroads.ca\/login?url=https:\/\/search-proquest-com.ezproxy.royalroads.ca\/docview\/1774583205?accountid=8056<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Battle River Regional Division No. 31. (2019). Financial statements. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brsd.ab.ca\/download\/222886\">https:\/\/www.brsd.ab.ca\/download\/222886<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Calgary Board of Education. (2020). Regular Meeting of Board Trustees. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbe.ab.ca\/about-us\/board-of-trustees\/BoardofTrusteeDocuments\/20200107-public-agenda-regular-meeting.pdf#page=66\">https:\/\/www.cbe.ab.ca\/about-us\/board-of-trustees\/BoardofTrusteeDocuments\/20200107-public-agenda-regular-meeting.pdf#page=66<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Canadian Council on Learning. (2006). Lessons in learning: the rural-urban gap in education.<em> In Canadian Council on Learning<\/em>. <a href=\"http:\/\/en.copian.ca\/library\/research\/ccl\/rural_urban_gap_ed\/rural_urban_gap_ed.pdf\">http:\/\/en.copian.ca\/library\/research\/ccl\/rural_urban_gap_ed\/rural_urban_gap_ed.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Canadian Internet Registration Authority. (2020, May 8). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cira.ca\/newsroom\/new-internet-performance-data-shows-staggering-scale-canadas-urban-rural-digital-divide\">https:\/\/www.cira.ca\/newsroom\/new-internet-performance-data-shows-staggering-scale-canadas-urban-rural-digital-divide<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Echazarra, A., &amp; Radinger, T. (2019). Learning in Rural Schools: Insights from PISA, TALIS and the Literature. OECD Education Working Papers No. 196. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1787\/8b1a5cb9-en\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1787\/8b1a5cb9-en<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Edmonton Public Schools. (2019). Audited Consolidated Financial Statements. <a href=\"https:\/\/epsb.ca\/media\/epsb\/ourdistrict\/districtbudget\/2018-2019AuditedFinancialStatements.pdf\">https:\/\/epsb.ca\/media\/epsb\/ourdistrict\/districtbudget\/2018-2019AuditedFinancialStatements.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Golden Hills School Division #75. (2010). THREE YEAR EDUCATION PLAN 2010\/11 \u2013 2012\/13 &amp; ANNUAL EDUCATION RESULTS REPORT 2009\/2010. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghsd75.ca\/documents\/general\/2010-2013%20-%20Combined%20Three%20Year%20Education%20Plan%20and%202009-2010%20AERR.pdf\">http:\/\/www.ghsd75.ca\/documents\/general\/2010-2013%20-%20Combined%20Three%20Year%20Education%20Plan%20and%202009-2010%20AERR.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Hampton, K. N., Fernandez, L., Robertson, C. T., &amp; Bauer, J. M. (2020). Broadband and Student Performance Gaps. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.25335\/BZGY-3V91\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.25335\/BZGY-3V91<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Lethbridge School Division. (2019). Lethbridge School Division Budget. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lethsd.ab.ca\/download\/218374\">https:\/\/www.lethsd.ab.ca\/download\/218374<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Prairie Land School Division. (2019). Audited Financial Statements. <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1x4y3kC_kkzvoKOoBxlEsNzZXA4yonPgL\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1x4y3kC_kkzvoKOoBxlEsNzZXA4yonPgL<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Wallin, D. C., &amp; Reimer, L. (2008). Educational priorities and capacity: A rural perspective. <em>Canadian Journal of Education<\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, 31(3)<\/span>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/20466717\">https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/20466717<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Below you will find the deliverable for Unit 4, Activity 1. I worked with Vanessa Tran and we utilized an online application called Genially for this activity. We decided to focus on the impact of digital learning on the lack of learning opportunities in rural communities. 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