Chromebooks Access for Students and Dual Enrollment
Format
Service Learning Showcase
Faculty Mentor Name
Marylou Bagus-Hansen
Faculty Mentor Department
College Corps
Abstract/Artist Statement
Abstract
After the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, many students across the United States have become academically substantially behind. This research study conducted by college corps fellows at El Concilio, one of the largest community-based, nonprofit, social service providers in California’s Central Valley, specifically looked at high school college dual enrollment and its importance in making sure high school students are aware of the higher education pathways available to them. Many high schools don’t know that they can take college classes while they are still enrolled in high school. Furthermore, they don’t know that dual enrollment college courses are free. This research study also looks at the importance of Chromebooks and hotspots for students K-12. During the pandemic, students across California were moved to remote learning, and because many students didn’t have access to Chromebooks and hotspots, we ended up with a substantial educational deficit. In an era such as ours that is highly reliant on technology, making sure that students have access to the tools they need in order to build their skills not only academically during school years but also to prepare them for life after school is critical and essential to building a better future for the great good of all. This study concludes by offering solutions to the presented problem and a long-term solution to helping students succeed academically.
Location
William Knox Holt Memorial Library and Learning Center
Start Date
29-4-2023 1:00 PM
End Date
29-4-2023 4:00 PM
Chromebooks Access for Students and Dual Enrollment
William Knox Holt Memorial Library and Learning Center
Abstract
After the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, many students across the United States have become academically substantially behind. This research study conducted by college corps fellows at El Concilio, one of the largest community-based, nonprofit, social service providers in California’s Central Valley, specifically looked at high school college dual enrollment and its importance in making sure high school students are aware of the higher education pathways available to them. Many high schools don’t know that they can take college classes while they are still enrolled in high school. Furthermore, they don’t know that dual enrollment college courses are free. This research study also looks at the importance of Chromebooks and hotspots for students K-12. During the pandemic, students across California were moved to remote learning, and because many students didn’t have access to Chromebooks and hotspots, we ended up with a substantial educational deficit. In an era such as ours that is highly reliant on technology, making sure that students have access to the tools they need in order to build their skills not only academically during school years but also to prepare them for life after school is critical and essential to building a better future for the great good of all. This study concludes by offering solutions to the presented problem and a long-term solution to helping students succeed academically.