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Suzanne Smythe
Suzanne Smythe is Associate Professor in Adult Literacy and Adult Education in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University. Her research interests include digital learning, equity and access, the implications of automated technologies for literacy education, and adult education policy and practice. Follow Suzanne Smythe on Twitter
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Digital equity and community solidarity during and after COVID-19
As many have noted, COVID-19 is an efficient illuminator of our society’s strengths and weaknesses; its progress accelerates in spaces of inequality and injustice. There…
Adult education in BC: A Canadian outlier
Thankfully for their residents, not every province handles adult education like BC where the government has eroded access to high-school level courses for adults while…
Refugees are bringing new attention to the gaps in our social safety net
As we welcome refugees in larger numbers this year, the spotlight is turned on our disintegrating social infrastructure. For example, Government Assisted Refugees (GAR) receive…
Who’s not coming to school this September?
Today is the first day of school and newspapers, Twitter feeds and Facebook pages are filled with photos of backpack-carrying children and well wishes from their community…
Beyond speed: Who is talking about access to e-government this election?
The problem of equitable access to high speed Internet in Canada entered the election campaign on Wednesday, August 26, when Stephen Harper promised that a…
Where is Canada’s digital inclusion strategy?
When Alex first arrives at the drop-in computer class at his local neighbourhood house he’s never used a keyboard or surfed the Internet before. But…
Cuts to adult basic education would make it harder to escape poverty
Adult basic education – tuition-free high school level courses – can open up a wide range of possibilities for single parents, older workers laid off…