Description
This one-day event convenes digital inclusion leaders, practitioners, and advocates from across the state to discuss critical issues, share best practices, and collaborate on solutions for bridging the digital divide in Maryland. This year's event will offer a dynamic lineup of speakers and panel discussions, with ample networking opportunities.
Instructor
Dr. Jinhee Kim, the program lead for the Digital Literacy Project, is a Professor, Associate Dean, and Associate Director at the University of Maryland Extension (UME). Her primary research focuses on financial management, economic well-being, and health. Dr. Kim published three book chapters and 69 journal articles and made 100+ invited and refereed presentations. She has successfully secured and managed over $10 million in external funding. Dr. Kim has led the development, delivery, and evaluation of extension education programs and community-based projects such as rural opioids, mental health, healthy relationships, economic development, and financial management. She has trained over 2,000 Extension and financial professionals and taught departmental courses addressing family financial management and credit. Dr. Kim was president of the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education (AFCPE) on national boards, including the National Consumer League, the American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI), and the National Jump$tart Coalition. She is a Distinguished Fellow with the AFCP
Dr. Prasad serves as the Vice President of Programs at the Benton Institute for Broadband and Society. She holds a Ph.D. in Communication from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania and an MPA from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.
With the Executive Director and Executive Editor, Dr. Prasad defines and implements Benton’s strategic vision. Through the institute’s research work and fellowship program, Dr. Prasad leads Benton’s contributions to evidence-based policy solutions to advance universal equitable broadband access, adoption, and application. Dr. Prasad oversees the day-to-day management of Benton's programmatic work.
Dr. Prasad's research has been published in Media, Culture & Society, Information, Culture & Society, Communication, Culture and Critique, and Journalism. She has received awards from the Global Communication and Social Change and the Media Industries Divisions of the International Communication Association. Her doctoral work examined efforts to “connect the unconnected” in rural India, including telecommunications policy, infrastructure projects, and small networks run by WISPs.
Agenda
Learning Objectives
Upon the completion of this event, participants will be able to:
- Describe the concept of the Human Infrastructure of Broadband and the multifaceted work performed by a variety of broadband access facilitators.
- List at least 2 best practices of successful program models
- Describe strategies for ensuring the long-term sustainability of this work beyond the current federal investment in digital equity.
Target Audience
Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists
We welcome anyone interested in the topic!
In-Person Policies
Please read our in-person policies here.
Each participant MUST sign in and out of the workshop. If you do not sign out, your CE’s will be adjusted (this only applies to workshops approved by MBSWE). CPE staff will assume you left during the last break.
Evaluations and certificates will be available by noon the next business day in your CPE account.
Click the ORANGE certificate button for the workshop you attended to access the evaluation. Then you will have an option to download, print, or email your certificate.
Please Note: As long as you have access to your CPE account, you will be able to access all of your workshop certificates offered by CPE.
ADA Accommodations
If you are requesting ADA accommodations, please contact our office via email at least two weeks prior to the workshop date. Requests after that date may not be fulfilled.
Our email address is cpe@ssw.umaryland.edu.
Location
National Federation of the Blind
200 E. Wells St, Baltimore, Maryland 21230, United States
(410) 659-9314
nfb.org
