Online After-School Learning for Bridging the Digital Divide

To bridge the digital divide and learning gap among children in remote areas, the Ministry of Education, Taiwan has initiated a program called “Digital Opportunity” to remote schools since 2006. College students have been recruited for the role of teaching and supporting remote children through online tutoring. In 2011, twenty eight colleges and university were financially supported in the project, “Online Tutoring for After-School Learning”. From this project, students are provided with multicultural service-learning experiences. They also learn about both caring and communication through teaching and learning in a culturally diverse setting.