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The Smartphone Generation

Published on Nov 26, 2015

and the evolution of the digital divide

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The Smartphone Generation

and the evolution of the digital divide
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THE DIGITAL AGE
"The digital underclass can't fully participate in a society that has migrated most essential services online."
Angelina Chapin

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The original digital divide

  • the 'haves and have nots'
  • the 'haves and have nots'
  • origins
  • 14% online
  • socioeconomic groups still vary
  • 42% use a computer
  • race, education, age, income were factors
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the changing digital divide

  • falling costs of technology
  • falling costs of technology
  • availability of public computers
  • availability of public computers
  • Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi/Wi-Fi
  • disparities between socioeconomic groups fading
  • disparities between socioeconomic groups fading
  • 95% of our students have a computer at home
  • 95% of SCC students have a computer at home
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Internet Access in 2014

  • 87% of people use the Internet
  • Internet users fairly distributed socioeconomically
  • 15% of population do not use the Internet
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Ron swanson

is a rarety in terms of the digital divide
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The digital divide in 2014

  • access is still an issue
  • computer ownership
  • cost is still an issue
  • digital skills
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"The Digital Divide is a spectrum. Rather than haves and have-nots, it's made up of people suffering from varying degrees of disconnection."
Angela Chapin

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High speed internet

  • necessary for certain techologies
  • necessary for certain techologies
  • Kentucky ranked 45th
  • Kentucky ranked 45th
  • 58% of Kentuckians have broadband at home
  • 58% of Kentuckians have broadband at home
  • still divided socioeconomically
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Broadband map

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Broadband map SCC

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High speed internet

  • socioeconomic statistics
  • cost statistics
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cloud com·put·ing
noun

The practice of storing personal data on Internet servers instead of on a local device.

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smartphone usage

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  • Wireless access
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smartphone map

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smartphone map

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smartphones

  • cost still an issue
  • cost still an issue
  • demographics 
  • statistics
  • different Internet experience
  • different Internet experience
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smartphones

  • cost still an issue
  • demographics 
  • different Internet experience
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Digital skills

  • greater access=improved critical engagement? 
  • greater access=improved critical engagement?
  • Digital skills are a result of Internet usage.
  • Digital skills are a result of Internet usage.
  • Divide still defined by socioeconomic groups 
  • Divide still defined by traditional socioeconomic groups
  • Statistics
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How the digital divide has decreased digital literacy skills in your area?

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Project Information Literacy

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  • Non-profit, national study
  • Partnership with U. of Washington Information School
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  • Enrolled in colleges/universities across the US.
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How students are using librar*

or, how to get students to TALK to you
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"born digital"

digital technologies are a constant feature

information literacy components are constantly being formed, reformed and practiced

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Student thoughts on library databases

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Student thoughts on librarians/libraries

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What gives?

  • devices=instant satisfaction=less likely to ask
  • devices=instant satisfaction=less likely to ask
  • still see libraries as place, not service
  • still see libraries as place, not service
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librarians as tech leaders

become the expert
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Being accessible

is an opportunity to be resourceful
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early involvement in CIT

digital literacy components
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teach workshops

beginning computer courses for non-digital
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How students are using information

and how we can help
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Too much information

  • Juggling
  • Juggling
  • "Lost in a thicket of information overload"
  • "Lost in a thicket of information overload"
  • 80% report "overwhelming difficulties"
  • 80% report "overwhelming difficulties"
  • Navigate in smaller circles--tried and true
  • Navigate in smaller circles--tried and true
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Polleverywhere quiz

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Tried and True Resources

  • Google
  • Google
  • Course readings
  • Course readings
  • Library databases
  • Library databases
  • Wikipedia
  • Wikipedia
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When researching, students refer to...

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Students lack a complete understanding of search engines and their functions, yet often default to searching Google.

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How can we help?

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Continuing Library Instruction

formally and informally
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actively teaching/demonstrating...

  • difference between internet/library resources
  • difference between internet/library resources
  • search engines/websites/databases
  • search engines/websites/databases
  • better search strategy
  • better search strategy
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Focus on UX

be better than Google
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Tell us! What are your solutions for the digital divide and the resulting lack of digital skills?

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Julie Howe