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Responding to a presentation you have to use the following criteria to guide your response.
by responding to presentations. Get points if you follow the guidelines in the
discussion post rubric
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- Policy issue is relevant today and connects to course content and material.
- Clearly articulated problem definition supported by evidence
- Clearly identifies a need or opportunity that can be addressed through policy change
- Reflects a strong grasp of the background and context of a particular policy problem & current policies in this field
- Presents an innovative or unique policy solution or a set of solutions
- Clearly justifies why a particular policy is an appropriate response to a particular problem
- Discussing the relative strengths and weaknesses of existing and alternative solutions and identifying and addressing potential counter-arguments
- Presents arguments that are justified by evidence and citations to appropriate sources
- Provides a clear overview of the steps that should be followed for the implementation
- Features indicators, metrics, or approaches that can be used to measure policy impact
Group 6 – Up Up Up
The
– Case Study
Detroit, MI
Digital Divide
● Definition:
❏ Broadband internet access
❏ Suitable device/Upgrade
❏ Anything restricted the
access of
technology
● Digital Divide exists long time
ago
● The COVID-19 exacerbate this
social problem
For students in
remote learning
● Remote learning requirement
● 13.5 million school-age children lack computer device
● Widen pre-existing inequities
● Cannot fully participate in remote learning
There is 26.5 estimated percentage of students without full access.
The Digital Divide: Evidence and
Background
● “Digital Divide” as a term is a relatively recent crisis with the first inklings
of acknowledgement by the government starting in the late 1990’s.
● It wasn’t considered a national crisis until 2000 when Bill Clinton made it a
national “crusade” to bring equal broadband access to U.S. citizens.
● 1 in 5 Americans still lack access to high speed broadband, and about 14.5
million Americans in rural areas lack any access at all (Wang 2019).
(Cont.)
● Further background through case studies show that these issues are not
made up, and are affected along racial, social, economic, and even
educational lines (Benjamin 2001).
○ Many believed that the issue was solved in the early 2000’s.
● In our case study of Detroit, we see this as some of the most impoverished
areas containing 23,000 households still lack access to reliable, high speed
internet.
○ This is approximately 30% of all households in the metro-Detroit area
that don’t have access (Austin, 2020).
● Digital divide is very prevalent in the City of Detroit, as stated by the US
census bureau, there are only 59.3% of households that have a broadband
internet subscription, and the Detroit Public School district had the highest
amount of households without internet access at a total of 82,894.
● With classes going virtual, anyone that does not have internet access or a
strong connection will be put at a major disadvantage, and will likely
struggle with staying up to date on schoolwork.
● We can see the major difference in internet access with wealthier areas of
Michigan compared to Detroit. The city of Northville has a total of only 1.4%
of kids living in poverty and only 755 of those households in the Northville
school district lacking internet access.
Further Evidence: Digital Divide in Detroit
● Obviously with Covid-19 going on, kids and adults are affected
more if they lack a stable internet connection. With many people
having to work at home due to the pandemic, people may find
themselves in a tough spot if they don’t have internet access
because it will hinder their ability to work.
● Also, if people are being laid off from their jobs, it may be more
difficult to find a new job if they are lacking the
technology/internet needed to do so.
● Digital divide is a major problem in Detroit as it causes young
students and adults to have the lack of resources they need to
thrive in society.
Some solutions to create less of a digital divide in communities
● Advocate more funding to public areas to provide wifi and ethernet
access
● Enhance connectivity for high population areas to disperse
broadband out to areas with higher volumes of people
● Fund telecom companies to provide internet to low income families
● Provide usable and quality devices so that people are able to have
the necessary devices to access internet
More Solutions:
● Public hotspot areas to upload and download data
● Rolling back net neutrality practices to ensure online available
resources
● Education on how to use devices to be able to efficiently utilize
technology
● Most people above 5 years have encountered or used any platform
that works with digitally
● People in rural areas access information much later because of the
technological differences
● Having a easily accessible platform which ensures the that people
have uniform access to information.
● There is no limit for the audience, but can be sustained to anyone
who can understand what technology is.
● However, information control is also required
● Provision of internet access to remote areas so that information is
accessible, hence, maximum audience covered
● Every individual is obliged to support the affirmative action or
banish digital divide.
● Administrators in any context need to take lead in the action
● Supporting information distribution should be the role of all of us,
hence, banishing the vice of digital divide.
● Anyone can help in conducting referral marketing
● Our group has chosen to use this live presentation as our mode of
delivery
● As our policy problem deals with issues accessing the internet, we
think one of the best ways to approach a solution is to increase
awareness
○ Presenting the issue to our audience through data-backed evidence
○ Using data to outline the problem, illustrate its magnitude
Goals of our
Presentation
● Define the problem of the Digital Divide
● Use the city of Detroit, MI as a case study
● Provide background information backed with evidence and statistics
● Outline policy solutions/alternatives that we think would be a step
in the right direction concerning our topic
Q&A
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Wang, Yunyun. “Tech Talk: Addressing America’s Digital Divide.” Center for Democracy and Technology, 13 Nov. 2019,
Austin, John C. “In Michigan, Closing the Digital Divide Can Unite the ‘Red’ and the ‘Blue.’” Brookings, 23 July 2020,
www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/07/23/in-michigan-closing-the-digital-divide-can-unite-the-red-and-the-blue/#:~:text=In%20Wayne%
20County%2C%20home%20of,lack%20high%2Dspeed%20internet%20access.&text=The%20digital%20divide%20was%20so,51%2C000%20
Detroit%20public%20school%20students
The Digital Divide : Facing a Crisis or Creating a Myth?, edited by Benjamin M. Compaine, MIT Press, 2001. ProQuest Ebook Central,
https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.proxy2.cl.msu.edu/lib/michstate-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3338879 .
Digital Equity for Students and Educators, National Education Association
https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEA%20Report%20-%20Digital%20Equity%20for%20Students%20and%20Educators_0
“U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Michigan; Detroit City, Michigan.” Census Bureau QuickFacts,
www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/MI,detroitcitymichigan/PST045219.
http://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/07/23/in-michigan-closing-the-digital-divide-can-unite-the-red-and-the-blue/#:~:text=In%20Wayne%20County%2C%20home%20of,lack%20high%2Dspeed%20internet%20access.&text=The%20digital%20divide%20was%20so,51%2C000%20Detroit%20public%20school%20students
http://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/07/23/in-michigan-closing-the-digital-divide-can-unite-the-red-and-the-blue/#:~:text=In%20Wayne%20County%2C%20home%20of,lack%20high%2Dspeed%20internet%20access.&text=The%20digital%20divide%20was%20so,51%2C000%20Detroit%20public%20school%20students
http://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/07/23/in-michigan-closing-the-digital-divide-can-unite-the-red-and-the-blue/#:~:text=In%20Wayne%20County%2C%20home%20of,lack%20high%2Dspeed%20internet%20access.&text=The%20digital%20divide%20was%20so,51%2C000%20Detroit%20public%20school%20students
https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.proxy2.cl.msu.edu/lib/michstate-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3338879
https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEA%20Report%20-%20Digital%20Equity%20for%20Students%20and%20Educators_0
- Slide 1
- For students in remote learning
- The Digital Divide: Evidence and Background (Cont.)
- Goals of our Presentation
- Slide 15
Digital Divide
In Michigan
The Digital Divide: Evidence and Background
Further Evidence: Digital Divide in Detroit
Further Evidence: Digital Divide in Detroit
Policy Solutions and Alternatives
Policy Solutions and Alternatives (Cont.)
Audience
Stakeholders
Mode of Delivery
Citations