Carol-Anne Fletcher, Taya-Lynn Jendrika

Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Society and Information Technologies: ICSIT 2023, pp. 6-11 (2023); https://doi.org/10.54808/ICSIT2023.01.6

Carol-Anne Fletcher
Faculty of Education, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Taya-Lynn Jendrika
Faculty of Education, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Cite this paper as:
Fletcher, C., Jendrika, T. (2023). Uplifting Your Learners: Utilizing Technology to Elevate Diverse Voices in Teacher Education Programs to Inspire Systemic Change. In N. Callaos, L. Robertson, B. Sánchez, T. Tran (Eds.), Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Society and Information Technologies: ICSIT 2023, pp. 6-11. International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics. https://doi.org/10.54808/ICSIT2023.01.6

This paper explores the role of technology in amplifying diverse voices in a post-secondary classroom context, both online and in person. This exploration reveals a lack of genuine, diverse voices in academia and the detrimental effects of diverse voices and authentic stories going untold. Two narrative inquiries are presented here, providing a glimpse into two specific instances of diverse voices being brought into the classroom space through technology, A cross-narrative analysis of the two narrative inquiries is conducted based on a review of relevant literature. Findings from the review of literature, the narrative and the cross-narratives analysis are then presented.