by Drew Lauderdale | Aug 17, 2017 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
Recently I’ve had the opportunity to catch up with a digital inclusion champion here in New Mexico by the name of Eva Artschwager, and one of the things she wanted to discuss was what I saw were the problems to digital inclusion in rural New Mexico. As I sorely need...
by Drew Lauderdale | Aug 16, 2017 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
In a previous blog on adapting materials I shared this (alongside a brochure), which was the very earliest form of the ExploraConnect parent packet. In this blog I’d like to talk about the parent packet, how it relates to resource networking, what it will include and...
by Drew Lauderdale | Aug 15, 2017 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
As I mentioned in my last blog entry, one of the main barriers to digital equity is a lack of local advocates: the dedicated school staff member, local government official, passionate parent or leader of a religious congregation that has made it their mission to help...
by Drew Lauderdale | Jul 20, 2017 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
I want to talk a little bit about Explora’s core value of learning. I know, I know, I’ve done a blog post earlier about this, but it’s one of the core pillars that makes my host institution what it is, and it also happens to be my favorite, so here it is as it appears...
by Drew Lauderdale | Jul 15, 2017 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
I would like to make a note here to update you all on the project, and how ExploraConnect is working with local internet service providers to bring the community together around the issue of affordable internet access at our outreaches. I’d also like to talk a...