1.0Education and Career Newshttps://www.educationandcareernews.comMediaplanethttps://www.educationandcareernews.com/author/beeskneesmediaplanet/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://www.educationandcareernews.com/online-education/why-online-learning-can-create-equitable-access-to-the-great-equalizer/">Why Online Learning Can Create Equitable Access to “The Great Equalizer”</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.educationandcareernews.com/online-education/why-online-learning-can-create-equitable-access-to-the-great-equalizer/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Why Online Learning Can Create Equitable Access to “The Great Equalizer”” — Education and Career News" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://victoria.mediaplanet.com/app/uploads/sites/102/2021/09/MainImage_A8.jpg1200630If there are silver linings to be found in the turmoil the pandemic created in postsecondary education, one of them is the mainstreaming of virtual learning experiences. Long before sudden shutdowns left colleges across the country scrambling for ways to stay connected with students, online learning was an educational lifeline for adult learners and other underserved students.