According to Student Speak 2020: Student Voices Informing Educational Strategies, these students, thrust suddenly into online learning, want more support from faculty and want faculty to be better equipped to use digital technology for delivering online courses The unique and in-depth look at student experiences was gleaned from 13 focus groups involving more than 100 students enrolled in 47 educational institutions Unlike previous student surveys that engaged "all students" and hoped to gain insights from marginalized populations through disaggregating data, this study directly engaged only marginalized students through 2-hour conversations that allowed them to share insights and personal stories in response to open-ended questions Specifically, in Suddenly Online: A National Survey of Undergraduates During the COVID-19 Pandemic, our network partner Digital Promise and Langer Research surveyed over 1,000 students in credit-bearing courses that were delivered in person at the start of the spring and remotely by March
Designing for the Margins: Addressing Inequities in Digital Learning Starts With Hearing and Engaging the Student Voice