{"id":2265,"date":"2021-03-08T09:52:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T15:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ele.local\/?p=2265"},"modified":"2021-03-08T10:16:11","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T16:16:11","slug":"no-cost-coaching-on-equitable-teaching-practices-and-digital-learning-is-available-at-this-expert-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everylearnereverywhere.org\/es\/blog\/no-cost-coaching-on-equitable-teaching-practices-and-digital-learning-is-available-at-this-expert-network\/","title":{"rendered":"No-Cost Coaching on Equitable Teaching Practices and Digital Learning is Available at This Expert Network"},"content":{"rendered":"

Initiatives in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) on one hand and in education technology on the other hand are often developed separately, but two major events in 2020 inspired Every Learner Everywhere\u00ae and its network partners to create multiple ways for educators to confront how these are overlapping and mutually reinforcing.<\/p>\n

The first transformative development was how many students were left behind in spring 2020 when colleges and universities scrambled to set up online learning. The second was the growing protests for social justice after the killing of George Floyd.<\/p>\n

2020 illustrated how embedding technology in a college course won\u2019t automatically close equity gaps if institutions uncritically reproduced old inequalities in new formats. Now was the time to redouble efforts to help educators make their digital learning initiatives more equity centered.<\/p>\n

Every Learner Everywhere\u00ae already had in progress many of the customary resources for support on this kind of challenge, including professional development courses, workshops, and published assets for faculty and administrators. However, equity-centered digitally enabled learning is a complex challenge so unique to each institution that Every Learner Everywhere\u00ae felt a more personalized solution was called for.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s where the idea for an Expert Network<\/a> came from. In partnership with The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), Every Learner Everywhere\u00ae assembled a cohort of faculty, researchers, and academic leaders who excel in their fields and are champions of equity and digital learning.<\/p>\n

Meet the experts<\/h2>\n

The network includes seven professionals with a wide range of experience in cultural pedagogy, social justice, and digital learning. It is designed to provide faculty and administrators in higher education a resource for on-demand, flexible coaching. There is no cost to talk with an expert in the network.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne thing we looked for in our experts was someone you can trust when you\u2019re having that one-on-one deep conversation,\u201d says Norma Hollebeke, Manager of Network Programs and Services for Every Learner Everywhere\u00ae. \u201cBut trust is usually something built over time, and you only have a one-hour coaching session, so how can you build trust right away?\u201d<\/p>\n

Every Learner Everywhere\u00ae looked for deep expertise along with the ability to empathize and stay non-judgmental about the varied experience of the people consulting with them. Hollebeke says, \u201cWe wanted to make sure our experts had a very holistic view and a human side.\u201d<\/p>\n

For example, the seven coaches in the network include:<\/p>\n