International Journal of Information and Learning Technology: Volume 35 Issue 5

Guest editorial

Lohnes Watulak Sarah, Woodard Rebecca, Phillips Nathan C., Farber Matthew

Learning to fall forward: A study of teacher courage, equity, and freedom in the connected learning classroom

Kira J. Baker-Doyle, Michiko Hunt, Latricia C. Whitfield

Connected learning is a framework of learning principles that centers on fostering educational equity through leveraging social technologies and networking practices to connect…

Critical literacy in #DigitalActivism: collaborative choice and action

Natalie Amgott

The purpose of this paper is to explore the intersection between critical literacy and digital activism. Critical literacy is a form of instruction that teaches students to…

What kind of (digital) citizen?: A between-studies analysis of research and teaching for democracy

Marie K. Heath

Public schools in a democracy should educate young people to develop the knowledge and dispositions of citizenship in order to foster a more inclusive society and ensure the…

Equity-oriented design in open education

Jeremiah Holden Kalir

The purpose of this paper is threefold: to describe the equity-oriented design of a publicly accessible and openly networked computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL…

Scratching the coding surface: tackling algorithms for inclusion and learning

Enrico Gandolfi, Richard E. Ferdig

The purpose of this paper is to present computational algorithms as potential bearers of biases and also tools for reflection, and to advance strategies for engaging with them in…