Lecture of week 11 focused on the idea of digital inequities and how people experience the online world differently depending on their background and situation. One speaker shared a helpful framework that explains injustice in three parts: economic, cultural, and political. Economic issues include not having internet, devices, or even electricity. Cultural injustice happens when certain groups or languages are not well represented in online spaces. Political injustice is when people don’t have a fair chance to be part of decision-making. The speaker gave many examples of how unfair systems can make it harder for some students to learn, especially during online learning.

Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash

Another part of the lecture talked about how oppression happens in four ways: through beliefs, systems, people’s actions, and how people feel about themselves. There was also discussion about how education systems often expect everyone to fit into one way of learning, instead of changing to support different needs. The speakers encouraged people to be more critical of how technology is used and to work toward creating a fair system that include and respect everyone.