It’s critical that equitable learning technologies are embedded with designs (user interface, user experience and learning experience) and learning content (or digital content) which...

1: Support meaningful, active, and hands-on experiences in which the learner is centered, and do not recreate or reinforce colonial and oppressive pedagogies of learning (reference: Pedagogy of the Oppressed). #digitalpedagogy

2: Build on the learners’ cultural funds of knowledge and recognize these funds of knowledge to be assets for learning (reference: Learning to Learn). #culturallyresponsive

3: Adhere to universal design principles to meet the needs of diverse learners (reference: CAST). #accessibility

4: Take an anti-racist approach and do not amplify existing structural inequities through algorithmic bias (reference: Edtech Equity Project). #algorithmicbias

5: Do not extract personal data or information from learners without informed consent, and respect learners’ privacy and security (reference: Student Privacy Project). #privacy

While this is not a comprehensive set of principles, we believe it’s a strong place to start.

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