Education for All

How can educational resources be brought online in a scalable and accessible manner?

Slides were presented at HackThis, an education focused hackathon, in August 2020.

https://hackthis.hackillinois.org/

Transcript

1. Education for All
   Pamela Fox, Khan Academy
   tinyurl.com/pamela-edu4all
   

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2. My background: College
   USC
   Computer Science + Linguistics + 3D Animation
   Projects
   

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3. My journey in EdTech
   Google Maps API Developer Advocate
   Frontend Engineer
   Computing Content Creator
   

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4. Digitized
   learning
   

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5. Online video
   https://www.coursera.org/learn/race-cultural-diversity-american-life/lecture/TvWrr/1-1-introd
   ucing-the-key-concepts-and-social-challenges
   Video with
   Transcript +
   Notes +
   Questions
   

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6. Computerized practice
   https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/civil-war-era/reconstru
   ction/e/reconstruction
   https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-programmin
   g/programming/interactive-programs/pc/challenge-tasty-tomato
   Multiple Choice with feedback
   Coding Challenge with hints
   

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7. Interactive simulations
   https://www.labxchange.org/library/items/lb:LabXchange:9548bee3
   :lx_simulation:1
   https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/pixar
   /effects/particle/pi/fireworks-simulator
   

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8. Personalization
   

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9. Progress tracking
   https://www.khanacademy.org/math/ap-statistics/quantitative-data-ap
   

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10. Recommendations
    https://www.khanacademy.org/math/ap-statistics
    

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11. Education should be...
    ● Global
    ● Accessible
    ● Inclusive
    ● Equitable
    

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12. Global
    

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13. Translations
    https://cs.khanacademy.org/math/4-trida/xa8685ed041b30ff1:nas
    obeni-a-deleni/xa8685ed041b30ff1:slovni-ulohy-na-nasobeni-a-de
    leni/e/multi-step-word-problems-with-whole-numbers
    https://hi.khanacademy.org/math/class-8th-math-revision/x97334f8bf68
    bdc88:algebraic-expressions/x97334f8bf68bdc88:adding-and-subtracti
    ng-polynomials/e/add---subtract-polynomials--two-variables-challenge
    

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14. RTL support
    https://www.abjjad.com/
    https://www.worldreadyguides.com/post/ux-best-practices-for-bi-directional-languages
    

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15. Mobile access
    

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16. Zero-rating
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Zero
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-rating
    

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17. Offline access
    https://learningequality.org/kolibri/
    

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18. Accessible
    

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19. Keyboard accessible
    https://blockly-demo.appspot.com/static/demos/keyboard_nav/index.html
    

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20. Screen reader support
    https://knowbility.org/blog/2019/using-screen-readers-new-twitter/
    All about cats
    Want to learn about cats? You’ve come to the
    right place!
    Cat breeds
    
    Maine coon
    Siberian
    Domestic shorthair
    
    Semantic HTML:
    white fluffy cat sitting under a tree”>
    Alternate text for visuals:
    

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21. ASL explanations
    https://developer.apple.com/asl-videos/
    

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22. Physical interfaces
    https://codejumper.com
    

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23. Reduced motion
    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    button {
    animation: none;
    }
    }
    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
    button {
    animation: spin 0.3s linear infinite both;
    }
    }
    https://web.dev/prefers-reduced-motion/
    Sign up now!
    CSS media queries:
    

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24. Inclusive
    

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25. Names
    Random name generator:
    

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26. Gender
    Gender selector:
    Gender: A non-binary association of characteristics within the broad spectrum
    between masculinities and femininities.
    class Person() {
    constructor(string name, []string gender, string pronoun) {
    this.name = name;
    this.gender = gender;
    this.pronoun = pronoun;
    }
    }
    new Person(“Hunter”, [“male”], “he”);
    new Person(“Lee”, [“female”, “non-binary”], “they”);
    new Person(“Emily”, [“female”], “she”);
    Storing gender:
    

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27. Sexual orientation
    https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/parts-of-speech-the-noun/irregular-plural-nouns-base-plurals-and-irregular-endings/e/irregular-plural-nouns--f-to--ves
    https://twitter.com/pamelafox/status/1283060965584408577
    

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28. Multilingualism
    

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29. Translanguaging
    https://csteachers.org/page/guidance-for-inclusive-teaching
    https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1APaRYbXg4rjw1JVhQ2BPGjWl51TDwqFch31YVAFJBzo/edit#slide=id.g80f8b837ba_0_322
    Intentionally leverage students’
    diverse language practices for learning.
    

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30. Culturally responsive
    https://csdt.org/culture/henna/index.html
    https://csdt.org/culture/cornrowcurves/index.html
    https://csdt.org/
    

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31. Equitable
    

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32. Measure impact
    https://engineering.linkedin.com/blog/2020/building-inclusive-products-through-a-b-testing
    For each potential innovation, this means asking: “Does this proposal increase or decrease inequality among our members?” or,
    more specifically, “Does this proposal benefit members with low social capital as much as it benefits well-connected members?”
    From LinkedIn:
    A/B testing
    that measures
    fairness and
    inequality
    

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33. Avoid academic tracking
    Tracking: designating students for separate educational paths
    based on their academic performance
    

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34. Consider those without computers/Internet
    https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/ap-computer-science-principles/the-internet/x2d2f703b37b450a3:the-digital-divide/a/the-socioeconomic-digitaldivide
    Approaches:
    

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35. Don’t become a tool for punishment
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSNbvSuA1iM
    https://www.propublica.org/article/a-teenager-didnt-do-her-online-schoolwork-so-a-judge-sent-her-to-juvenile-detention
    

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36. How can you make education more...
    ● Global?
    ● Accessible?
    ● Inclusive?
    ● Equitable?
    

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