World Changers: Can digital technology open up university education for all?
Can digital technology open up university education for all?In this World changers episode, Vice-Chancellor Simone Buitendijk speaks to Dr Bronwen Swinnerton. Digital technology is often promised as the key to widening participation in university education for more students. But such technology isn’t neutral, and not all learners have the same access to it. Bronwen Swinnerton has been looking at how the ‘digital divide’ affects students in the UK and across the world. And she describes how the University of Leeds’ mission to tackle such inequalities is starting right at home.