New York State Library Digital Equity Webinar Series
October 29 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
One event on September 24, 2020 at 2:00 pm
One event on October 1, 2020 at 2:00 pm
One event on October 8, 2020 at 2:00 pm
One event on October 22, 2020 at 3:30 pm
One event on October 29, 2020 at 2:00 pm
One event on November 12, 2020 at 2:00 pm
One event on November 19, 2020 at 2:00 pm
One event on December 3, 2020 at 2:00 pm
Digital equity is a complex set of conditions that requires that every New Yorker has access to affordable broadband, adequate devices, necessary software, digital literacy skills, and a community of support.
Persistent digital divides exist in communities — urban, suburban, and rural — across New York; in fact, more than 25% of students in New York lack access to the Internet and/or appropriate devices to participate in remote online education. The challenges to student connectivity can’t be considered in isolation, since they are part of larger systemic inequities disproportionately affecting people of color and people with lower incomes.
This webinar series is intended to bring together stakeholders from across sectors to:
- establish an understanding of the challenges to digital equity and
- develop a shared vision of how we can work together to achieve digital equity in New York.
The series is organized by the New York State Library and the New York State Education Department, in partnership with the METRO Library Council
and the Northern New York Library Network.
Scheduled Events:
Metro Library Council, the Zoom host for these webinars, will be recording the sessions and making them available via YouTube. Links will be added to the table below as the archived sessions become available.
| Thursday, September 10, 2-3 pm |
Understanding Digital Inclusion and Digital Equity
Presenter Francella Ochillo, Executive Director of Next Century Cities |
| Thursday, September 24, 2-3 pm |
Digital Bridge K-12 Initiative: Assessing Home Access Needs
Presenters Grace Ting and Ellen Goldich introduced the Digital Bridge K-12 Home Access Needs Assessment Playbook |
| Thursday, October 1, 2-3 pm |
Affordable Telephone and Internet Resources During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Presenter Sam Faduski from the The Public Utility Law Project |
| Thursday, October 8, 2-3:30 pm |
Building Community Broadband Networks
Presented by Greta Byrum of Community Tech NY |
| Thursday, October 22, 3:30-4:30 pm |
Using Digital Navigators to Bridge Social Divides
Presented by National Digital Inclusion Alliance Register for Using Digital Navigators to Bridge Social Divides |
| Thursday, October 29, 2-3 pm |
Starting Your Own Digital Inclusion Coalition
Presented by Scott Kushner, Director of LaFayette Public Library, and Annabeth Hayes, Director of Tully Free Library, founders of the Central New York Digital Inclusion Coalition |
| Thursday, November 12, 2-3 pm |
Capitalizing on OER for Equity in PK-12: Finding and Using Open Teaching and Learning Resources
Presented by Shawna M. Brandle, Associate Professor of Political Science, at Kingsborough Community College, Stacy Katz, Assistant Professor, Library, Lehman College, Jennifer Van Allen, Assistant Professor of Literacy Education, Lehman College, Nicole Williams, Instructor, Library, Bronx Community College. This webinar will introduce Open Educational Resources (OER) and how to customize these learning materials for students’ diverse needs. |
| Thursday November 19, 2-3 pm |
CanCode: Virtual Digital Literacy For All
Presented by AnnMaire Lanesy of AlbanyCanCode, this webinar will introduce CanCode’s Virtual Digital Literacy program which is designed to create a bridge for underserved populations to take their first steps towards careers in technology. |
| Thursday, December 3rd, 2-3 pm |
Broader than Broadband: Brooklyn Public Library’s Digital Equity Strategy
Presented by Nick Higgins, Selvon Smith, Maya Wagoner, and David Giles from the Brooklyn Public Library. Register for Broader than Broadband: Brooklyn Public Library’s Digital Equity Strategy |
Additional programs may be added for December.
