CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
NOW!
These proceedings
categorize the opinions, comments, recommendations, and other feedback
from this unique event in a functional way for HBCU management, faculty,
technologists, staff, and students.
For each of these stakeholder groups,
annotated links on the Web are made to information and resources related
to the key issues raised in this conference to
show that many of the voiced constraints can be ameliorated through
easily accessible information over the Internet about scenarios and best
practices at other academic institutions, in industry, and in government.
That is, many of
the actual or perceived "problems" that characterize the digital divide on HBCU campuses are
mirror images of their “solutions” as reflected in the routine use of
the Internet for doing business in academia. As a general rule, this
conference confirms that it is the “use” of technology rather than
“access” that constitutes the core problem on many HBCU campuses.
In addition to
functional Internet links, objective analyses and interpretations of the
conference outcomes are also made to help filter out, and force closure
on, some useable solutions to digital divide issues on HBCU campuses
amidst an array of insights provided by the diverse conference audience. The
feedback generated from these proceedings will help to shape
the agenda for follow-on events of this project.
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this document in whole or part for internal distribution and use at any
academic institution is permitted with attribution to Tennessee
State University and the AOL Foundation.
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