Digital Technology Innovation in Education in Remote First Nation

A study that explores how digital technology is supporting the decolonization of education and local languages in remote First Nations communities in Northwest Ontario. This article is relevant to understand the implications of online learning in northern Indigenous communities and how these remote locations create challenges and educational opportunities for language revitalization and decolonization. Points out that First Nation leaders and elders are aware of how digital technology can be a “double-edged sword” as they try to balance the changes introduced by these technologies.
How are the people living in five remote KO First Nations using digital technologies for learning new skills? And, what have been their experiences with these opportunities, and what are their perspectives on digital technology in the community? These questions explore digital technologies as new means of self-representation in regards to the reality of such communities.

https://ineducation.ca/ineducation/article/view/266/847

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