An article in today’s New York Times, “Unemployed Detroit Residents Are Trapped by a Digital Divide” (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/23/technology/unemployed-detroit-residents-are-trapped-by-a-digital-divide.html?hpw&rref=education&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well) touches on a number of ideas discussed in this forum. Of interest are that the need to ration computer access at libraries may undercut their ability to help people bridge this divide, and that many jobs for which people are now required to apply online require a broader spectrum of computer and related skills than basic digital literacy provides.
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Thanks Bob.
As a former Detroiter, this is (more) painful news about my home town. One particularly troubling aspect is that public library access has its limits is some communities; in those like Hope Village in Detroit the demand for free library Internet services apparently exceeds the supply from what is one of many underfunded city agencies in a city that has high unemployment, and as a result, low revenue.
The article also suggests to me that adult learners everywhere may benefit from learning explicit test-taking strategies that apply across a range of online tests that they may need to take. I wonder if anyone knows of a good recent curriculum module or unit on adult learning test taking strategies.
David J. Rosen
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