ilrn2020 summary- day 3

It actually started last night when the Seattle International film festival held this: Cinema DNA: Get Out Info and FAQ. A conversation with film maker Nicole Pouchet Skuba which was moderated by Dustin Kaspar. The next day was the start of the Cannes XR festival, a 3 day online festival that uses a virtual reality device to watch movies and attend events.

The ilrn2020 had a number of presentations, one of which was a grand challenge on the digital divide. Altspace was used as the location where attendees congregated to discuss questions that were drawn on boulders. Imagine a huge park where participants from around the world gathered. The park has hills, valleys, trees, an archway, and boulders of various sizes. A moderator of the group lead the discussion and directed participants where they travel to find the question. Because the attendees never met and to get the discussion started, introductions were the first thing participants did. Once that was completed, 15 minutes was given for each question. 2 hours was the time limit for the event.

The description from https://ilrn2020.sched.com/event/ceSd/ilrn-grand-challenge-jam-session-iv-bridging-the-digital-divide:

The gulf between the haves and the have-nots with technology is shifting and changing. Many "civilized countries" continue to have areas with little or no Internet access. Promises of 5G global access still has price barriers attached to the devices that support it and the cost to access. How do we shrink the digital divide and democratize access for communication, education, information, and survival?

iLRN Grand Challenge Jam IV: Bridging the Digital Divide is a facilitated open small group discussion event bringing people together from around the world to discuss the issues and offer solutions. It is about the solutions. How do we change things?

Artists will be taking visual and graphic notes during the event and displaying them via live stream and the final artwork in VirBELA, host to the conference.

This event is part of the iLRN2020 Conference and open to the public. These Grand Challenges tackle the issues considered of primary importance to the United Nations sustainable development goals, tackling racism, infectious diseases, the digital divide, and climate change in custom designed event spaces for the conference.