{"id":279,"date":"2022-05-28T10:01:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T17:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0263\/?p=279"},"modified":"2022-05-28T10:01:45","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T17:01:45","slug":"digital-learning-in-rural-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0263\/digital-learning-in-rural-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Learning in Rural Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We have talked a lot about the benefits of digital learning these past few weeks; how beneficial DLE&#8217;s, LMS&#8217; and various technological tools can be to educators, and how students are adept at implementing and using technologies, but what happens when students are not able to access these tools?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I struggle with several barriers to technology in my own workplace: lack of computers for students, inconsistent and weak wifi connectivity, and students who lack the skills to manoeuvre within these digital environments all affect the usefulness and ability to use technology for learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To highlight both the benefits and challenges of digital learning, I worked alongside my peer, Megan, to create a visual that emphasizes what students in rural communities are facing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0263\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2022\/05\/rural-1-451x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0263\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2022\/05\/rural-1-451x1024.jpg 451w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0263\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2022\/05\/rural-1-132x300.jpg 132w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0263\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2022\/05\/rural-1-768x1745.jpg 768w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0263\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2022\/05\/rural-1-676x1536.jpg 676w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0263\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2022\/05\/rural-1.jpg 880w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 451px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 451\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0263\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2022\/05\/rural-2-451x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-281 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0263\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2022\/05\/rural-2-451x1024.jpg 451w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0263\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2022\/05\/rural-2-132x300.jpg 132w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0263\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2022\/05\/rural-2-768x1745.jpg 768w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0263\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2022\/05\/rural-2-676x1536.jpg 676w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0263\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2022\/05\/rural-2.jpg 880w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 451px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 451\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have talked a lot about the benefits of digital learning these past few weeks; how beneficial DLE&#8217;s, LMS&#8217; and various technological tools can be to educators, and how students are adept at implementing and using technologies, but what happens when students are not able to access these tools? 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