The “Hidden Curriculum” in Tech
On Mondays I share a different ed tech quote on our Thompson Classroom social media pages for our staff to consider.
As we enter Pride month I’ve been thinking more and more about equity and how it relates to my role:
Many of the prominent programs that our students interact with, including search engines and social media, cater to the lived experiences of the majority population with potential gaps being found in areas such as sexual orientation, class, gender, literacy levels, handedness, and physical disabilities (Friedman and Nissenbaum, p. 343). While digital equity and access to technology continues to be a central topic in the education world it cannot be assumed that the availability of these tools will bridge the gap between the “haves and have nots” of current society. The hierarchical approach to technology inclusion fails to address the systemic oppression that is written into the very code of the programs themselves. The hidden curriculum embedded within technology use needs to be openly discussed at all levels of education so that we can work together on changing the circumstances of the oppressed.
https://fishbowlteaching.com/2022/12/programmed-oppression-2/
Read more about Programmed Oppression in educational technology which looks at:
- ICT Development Demographics
- Software Biases in Practice
- Actionable Items for Educators