Digital Inclusion Training

Laying the foundation for the interdisciplinary field of digital inclusion, Module 1 provides a broad look at the field and how digital inclusion underlies so many aspects of successful economies and communities.  This module offers supporting data and ideas to help digital inclusion leaders align commitment and resources.

Course Videos include:

• The Landscape
  Angela Seifer, Executive Director, National Digital Inclusion Alliance
• National Model of Digital Inclusion: Overview
  Corian Zacher, Policy Counsel, State & Local Initiatives, Next Century Cities
• Digital Inclusion Basics: Digital Redlining
  Bill Callahan, Director, Connect Your Humanity
• National Models for Digital Inclusion Case Study: Fort Collins, Colorado
  Darin Atteberry, Former City Manager, Fort Collins, Colorado
• National Models for Digital Inclusion Case Study: Detroit Connect 313 Program
  Joshua D. Edmonds, Director of Digital Inclusion, City of Detroit
• Why Digital Inclusion Matters: Education
  Keith Hampton, Professor, Department of Media, Michigan State University and Director of Academic Research, Quello Center for Telecommunications Policy
• Digital Inclusion & Healthcare
  Amy Sheon, President, Public Health Innovators
• Digital Inclusion & Civic Engagement
  Karen Mossberger, Director, Center on Technology, Data & Society, Arizona State University
• Why Digital Inclusion Matters: Economic Development
  Karen Mossberger, Director, Center on Technology, Data & Society, Arizona State University

Module 2 provides a critical overview of the various options to provide connectivity in different settings.  Understanding these alternatives helps digital inclusion leaders communicate with technology partners and understand which questions to ask during planning and implementation.

Course Videos include:

Part 1: Tech Basics: Network Technologies

• Definitions
  Vint Cerf, Vice President & Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
• Broadband
  Vint Cerf, Vice President & Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
• Wireless Applications
  Siavash Alamouti, Executive Chairman, mimic Technology, Inc.
• Wireless Technologies
  Arogyaswami Paulraj, Professor Emeritus, Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
• Wireline Technologies
  John M. Cioffi, Chairman and CEO, ASSIA, Inc.
• Optical Fiber
  Sir David Payne, Director, Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, U.K.
• Satellite Technology
  Milo Medin, Distinguished Engineer, Schmidt Futures

Part 2: Tech Basics: Last Mile Applications

• Mesh Networks
  Rolando Alvarez, Technology Director, Digital C
• Community Wi-Fi
  Kevin Kelley, Former President of Cleveland City Council, Ward 13 Councilman
• Millimeter Wave Technology
  Rolando Alvarez, Technology Director, Digital C
• Community Wireless Technology
  Lev Gonick, Chief Information Officer, Arizona State University

As leaders create and implement their digital equity plans, it is imperative to understand the digital equity ecosystem and funding alternatives.  This module provides a broad look at the players in the ecosystem, offering insights to help leaders build their own coalitions, as well as to participate in others, and to identify funding sources to braid together for sustainable change.

Course Videos include:

• Broadband & Digital Inclusion Planning for Cities and Counties
  Christopher Ali, Ph.D., Pioneers Chair & Professor of Telecommunications, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, Penn State University
• Identifying Community Resources and Asset Mapping
  Paolo Balboa, Former Senior Program and Data Manager, National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA)
• Finding Shared Goals and Aligning Interests
  Bill Callahan, Director, Connect Your Humanity
• How Local Foundations Can Support Partnerships & Coalition-Building
  Leon Wilson, Chief of Digital Innovation & CIO, Cleveland Foundation
• Role of Funders in Digital Inclusion Work
  Kathryn de Wit, Project Director, Broadband Access Initiative, The Pew Charitable Trusts
• Digital Inclusion Ecosystems: Community Anchor Institutions
  Lev Gonick, Chief Information Officer, Arizona State University
• Role of Colleges and Anchor Institutions in Minority Communities
  Scott Woods, Former FMR Director, Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives, National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
• Role of Libraries

Rebecca Ranallo, Literacy & Learning Director, Cuyahoga County Public Library

• Role of Housing Authorities
  Jeffery K. Patterson, CEO, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority
• Community Networks: Importance of Communities Crafting their Own Strategies
  Christopher Mitchell, Director of Community Broadband Networks, Institute for Local Self-Reliance
• Alternative Funding Streams
  Jordana Barton-Garcia, Senior Fellow, Connect Humanity; CEO, Barton-Garcia Advisors
• Intro to Broadband Mapping
  Christopher Mitchell, Director of Community Broadband Networks, Institute for Local Self-Reliance
• Poles, Attachments, and Other Infrastructure Legal Issues
  Nancy Werner, General Counsel, National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors
• FCC 477 Data Form + The American Community Survey
  Laura Breeden, Board Chair, National Digital Inclusion Alliance
• Importance and Role of Data
  Samantha Schartman, Director, Philanthropic Programs, Connect Humanity
• Utilizing Available Data to Inform a Broadband Plan
  John B. Horrigan, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Benton Institute on Broadband & Society
• Program Evaluation Part 1: Planning from the Start
  Eric W. Welch, Ph.D., Professor, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University
• Case Study: Tech Goes Home: Massachusetts
  Dan Noyes, Co-CEO, Tech Goes Home

Digital inclusion is as much a policy and advocacy issue as it is a technology and grassroots effort.  This module provides a background in the policy decisions and major funding initiatives that shape the current digital inclusion environment.  This knowledge is critical in identifying new policy and funding approaches to ensure affordable, accessible broadband for all.

Course Videos include:

• What Agencies are Responsible for Digital Inclusion & Policy Funding
  Laura Breeden, Board Chair, National Digital Inclusion Alliance
• History of Existing and Past Digital Inclusion Programs
  Larry Irving, President, The Irving Group
• The E-Rate Program
  John Windhausen, Executive Director, SHLB Coalition
• Bipartisan Infrastructure Act: IIJA
  Chris Lewis, President and CEO, Public Knowledge
• The Broadband Data Act & Broadband Mapping
  Dustin Loup, Project Manager, National Broadband Mapping Coalition
• Affordable Connectivity Program: ACP
  Chris Lewis, President and CEO, Public Knowledge
• Anchor Institutions & Broadband Policy for the Future
  John Windhausen, Executive Director, SHLB Coalition
• Current and Future Digital Inclusion Policy Options
  Blair Levin, Senior Non-Resident Fellow, The Brookings Institution

Our connected world impacts nearly every aspect of our lives.  Digital inclusion leaders must understand the myriad of broadband applications that consumers and businesses will enjoy in order to ensure that digital equity is planned into those services from the beginning, rather than as an afterthought.

Course Videos include:

• Program Evaluation Part 2: Measuring Impacts
  Eric W. Welch, Ph.D., Professor, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University
• Creating Technical Workforce Pathways for the Future Economy
  Amanda Bergson-Shilcock, Senior Fellow, National Skills Coalition
• Diversity in Tech for Inclusive Innovation
  Fallon Wilson, Co-Founder, Black Tech Futures Research Institute
• Aging in Place: Tech for Seniors
  Wanda Davis, ASC3 Executive Director, Ashbury Senior Computer Community Center
• Accessible Technology for All
  Vint Cerf, Vice President & Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
• Reducing the Unbanked through Technology Access
  Jordana Barton-Garcia, Senior Fellow, Connect Humanity; CEO, Barton-Garcia Advisors
• Smart Cities: Applications and Potential
  Charlie Catlett, Senior Computer Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory
• Smart Energy: Broadband Enabled Energy Efficiency
  Mojdeh Khorsand Hedman, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University
• Tribal Broadband: Overview
  Traci Morris, Ph.D., Chickasaw Nation
• Tribal Broadband Bootcamp
  Christopher Mitchell, Director of Community Broadband Networks, Institute for Local Self-Reliance
• Sustainable Communities and Broadband
  Nalini Chhetri, Ph.D., Clinical Professor, College of Global Futures, Arizona State University
• Rural Broadband
  Roberto Gallardo, Ph.D., Director, Purdue Center for Regional Development
• Case Study: Gila River Indian Community
  Mikhail Sundust, Executive Director, Digital Connect Initiative, Gila River Telecommunications, Inc.