Adrienne Wiebe|Luis Javier Crisostomo|Ruben Feliciano Perez|Terry Anderson
Comparative Advantages of Offline Digital Technology for Remote Indigenous Classrooms in Guatemala (2019-2020)
IT for Change|Athabasca University
technology viewed means improve quality education children globally particularly remote marginal communities study examines comparative advantages use appropriate technology offline servers digital libraries connected classroom set laptops ten intervention schools indigenous communities guatemala one school year study short due pandemic restrictions demonstrate statistically significant differences learning outcomes however using instructional core model framework qualitative findings supported four previously identified comparative advantages identified four additional ones relevant remote indigenous communities intervention validated ability technology improve standardized instruction differentiated instruction opportunities practice learner engagement newly identified advantages access highquality educational resources substitution print materials teacher capacitybuilding student technical skills digital literacy sharing cultural knowledge