Trust & Whalen in Italian Journal of Educational Technology

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Dr. Torrey Trust and MSLT doctoral student Jeromie Whalen co-authored an article that explores K-12 educators' experiences with shifting to emergency remote teaching at the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The findings from this study reveal the need for:

"1) improving in-service and pre-service teacher training and support for learning how to identify, critically evaluate, and use technologies to facilitate learning in any situation or format (e.g., blended, online, remote); 2) increasing access to high quality technology devices and the Internet for all educators and students; 3) providing opportunities for students and their families to develop their technology competencies as part of schooling to prevent further exacerbation of the digital divide; 4) providing educators, students, and families with opportunities to learn how to uncover the aims, values, and objectives of edtech companies and their interconnected relationship with social, economic, political, and cultural contexts; 5) creating blended and online learning opportunities for educators and students alike to become familiar with these formats given the potential for future disruptions to schooling" (Trust & Whalen, 2021, p, 13).