What is Digital Equity?
Digital equity means ensuring students have equal access to technology, as well as digital literacy skills to navigate digital tools for success throughout their educational careers. Championing equitable access to technology is at the core of our mission, we are engaged in scholarly and technology initiatives that support the amelioration of digital disparities.
We are excited to share several rewarding developments in our quest toward digital equity.
CSUN Digital Equity Day 2024
Join us for the third annual CSUN Digital Equity Day on Friday, April 19th. The event starts at 10:00 am is being held in HyFlex format (in-person and online) on Zoom and in-person in the CSUN University Library, Jack & Florence Ferman Presentation Room.
This event features Stephen Than, 2023 - 2024 Doctoral Student AT Equity Fellow, giving the keynote presentation: Part-Time CSUN Faculty’s Experience with Canvas During Their First Semester, as well as faculty presentations, and the AI Jam Award Ceremony.
To learn more about Stephen, visit the Doctoral Student AT Equity Fellow page.
The event will also highlight efforts on digital equity at CSUN, scholarly projects, and AI in digital teaching.
You can view the flyer here.
New Affordable Connectivity Program
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted just how important it is to have a broadband internet connection at home — for remote school or work, meetings, and many other pursuits. However, broadband can be costly. In response, the federal government has offered new subsidies to help qualifying households afford a high-speed connection and a device to utilize it. On October 23rd and 24th, from 10 am to 4 pm in the Campus Store Complex, CSUN students that meet qualifying criteria, will have the opportunity to sign up for the Affordable Connectivity Program. This program offers a tablet device, along with 15 GB of internet connectivity, all for only $11!
To read more, visit the Affordable Connectivity Program site.
2023 Doctoral Student Academic Technology Equity Fellow Announced!
CSUN's Office of Academic Technology in collaboration with the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership, and the Research and Sponsored Programs office, are excited to announce Stephen Than, CC23 Educational Leadership Cohort, as the 2023 Doctoral Student Academic Technology Equity Fellow! To read more, visit the 2023 Doctoral Student Academic Technology Equity Fellowship site.
New 2023 Diversity, Equity, and Innovation Grant Awarded to Academic Technology
Academic Technology, in partnership with the Office of Student Success, is thrilled to announce that they have been awarded another Diversity, Equity and Innovation Grant for the project "Disseminating the keys to Digital Equity 2.0: Peer-to-Peer Technology Training for Early Start Students."
This initiative will fund training for student employees to develop computer and digital literacy skills and then present them to Early Start students in the summer.The project specifically targets "non-tech" students as trainers, so that they can benefit from the training in technology. Visit the New 2023 DEIG Grant Awarded to Academic Technology page to read more.
Chronicle of Higher Education Posts Article About Academic Technology Diversity & Equity Innovation Grant Project
The Chronicle of Higher Education has published an article titled "Colleges Can Overestimate Their Students’ Tech Savvy. This Campus Has a Plan to Improve Digital Literacy" about the Diversity & Equity Innovation Grant project "Disseminating the Keys to Digital Equity: The CSUN Digital Grapevine." The article also includes quotes from Dr. Helen Heinrich, Dr. Joyce Marie Brusasco, Autumn Fabricant, and Digital Equity Ambassador Madison Cabrera.
CSUCCESS Article Highlights DEI Grant
Our Spring 2022 DEIG Lead Student Ambassador, Zonique Foyle, and Dr. Helen Heinrich were interviewed as part of a March 2022 CSU article on CSUCCESS and digital literacy, titled "Student Surveys Show CSUCCESS iPads Enhance Educational Experience."
Doctoral Student Academic Technology Equity Fellowship
CSUN's Office of Academic Technology in collaboration with the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership, and the Research and Sponsored Programs office, launched the Doctoral Student Academic Technology Equity Fellowship. This fellowship supports doctoral-level research and professional development in topics that include digital equity, identification and promotion of best practices in technology-based education, and solutions toward improved access to technology regardless of ability and socio-economic background.
For more information, visit our Doctoral Student Academic Technology Equity Fellowship page.
