Marylanders Online Awards & Publications
Want to learn more about the research and media impact behind our digital literacy work? Explore the project's articles, awards, and academic contributions below.
Awards & Recognitions
- The 2025 National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS) Awards
- 1st Place National Winner and 1st Place Eastern Region Winner – Florence Hall Award
- 2nd Place Eastern Region Winner – Community Partnership Award
- 2nd Place National Winner and 1st Place Eastern Region Winner – Communications and Social Media Award
- The Daily Record: 2025 Maryland Hispanic Leadership Empowerment Award
Media Coverage
- The Invisible Divide: Why Bridging the Digital Divide Begins with the Mind, Not the Metrics | Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, November 12, 2025
UME Marylanders Online Receives Maryland Hispanic Leadership Empowerment Award | The Daily Record, September 24, 2025
Overcoming Intimidating Technology with Help from Marylanders Online | WBOC TV, May 12, 2025
7 Proposals for AI-Focused Courses Awarded New Grants | Maryland Today, May 5, 2025
Marylanders Online: Bridging the Digital Divide in Rural Communities | Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development - Penn State, February 24, 2025
Marylanders Online 2024 Year in Review | University of Maryland Extension, January 21, 2025
The Digital Inclusion Program Manual | National Digital Inclusion Alliance, January 15, 2025 - Pages 41 & 68
UMD Launches Step-By-Step Guides for Maryland Residents to Navigate Online Government Services | College of Information (INFO), May 22, 2024
UMD Launches Guides for Marylanders to Navigate Online Government Services | Maryland Today, May 29, 2024
UMD, State Combine to Get “Marylanders Online | Maryland Today, April 25, 2024
Insights from the 2023 Northeast Digital Equity Summit: A Report on the Role of Extension Programs Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, October 29, 2024
Reflections on the Maryland Digital Equity Summit | Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, October 29, 2024
Maryland Statewide Digital Equity Summit Explores Broadband Expansion, Solutions to Equity Gap | AFRO American Newspapers, October 27, 2024
Best Practices & Collaborative Strategies in Digital Equity | University of Maryland Extension, October 1, 2024
Empowering the Blind Community Through Accessible Technology Education: Maryland’s Visionary Approach | UMD College of Information, February 3, 2024
Closing the Digital Divide: Marylanders Online Offers Tech Tools and Support to Thousands across the State | College of Information (INFO), January 22, 2024
Marylanders Online 2023 Year in Review | University of Maryland Extension, January 1, 2024
Publications & Articles
- Millet-Williams, N., Grant, K., Kumar, H. (2026). Data Sharing, Privacy Management Strategies, and Security Protocols for Smart Agricultural Systems, Chapter 3, Pages 59-73, ISBN 9780443405136. Academic Press.
- Anderson, T., Tesfalidet, I. (2026). Transforming Cooperative Extension with Artificial Intelligence: A Scoping Review of Education, Programming, Outreach, and Evaluation. National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS)
- Anderson, T.A., Staley, N., & Tesfalidet, I.Y. (2025). The Relevance of Financial Technology: Bridging the Gap Between Consumers and Services (FS-2024-0724). University of Maryland Extension.
- Yeweon K, Subramaniam M, (2025). Crossing the Third-Level Digital Divide through Digital Literacy Programs. Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIS&T)
- Kumar, H., Grant, K., Millet-Williams, N. (2025). Security and Data Privacy in Agriculture Fact Sheet, University of Maryland Extension - College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Sim, U., Subramaniam, M., Paige, R., & Kim, Y. (2025). AI: Assistive Intelligence for Libraries - Enhancing Digital Literacy Services and Capacity. MD Tech Connect Extended.
- Kim, Y., Harding, A., & Subramaniam, M. (2025). Toward Inclusive E-Government Services: Building Better Digital Literacy Infrastructure and Institutional Support for Marginalized Communities. 58th Hawaii International Conference in System Sciences Proceedings.
- Sim, U. et al. (2024). Making Ripples of Change: Advancing Digital Equity in MD through Anchor Institution Collaboration. TPRC52
- Sim, U. & Paige, R. (2024). Together is a Superpower: How Anchor Institutions Collaborate to Shape a Digital Literacy Landscape. 12th Annual SHLB Conference: AnchorNets
- Sim, U. (2024). Designing a Sustainable and Impactful Digital Literacy Ecosystem using Learning Engineering. IEEE ICICLE 2024 Learning Engineering Conference: Solving for Complexity at Scale
- Harding, A., & Subramaniam, M. (2024). Cultivating the Luxury of Ambivalence: Supporting Learners in Knowing ‘Enough’ Digital Literacy. ALA Annual Conference
- Subramaniam, M. (2024). Cooperative Approaches to Advance Digital Literacy and Information Access. 184th Spring Association of Research Libraries Meeting
- Subramaniam, M. (2024). Tackling the usage and performance gaps in the digital divide: A community driven digital literacy initiative. Center for Trusted Internet and Community, National University of Singapore
- Sim, U., Behre, J., & Subramaniam, M. (2024). Pratt Adventure & Beyond: Bridging the digital divide through a public library-public university partnership. 41st Annual Human-Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL) Symposium
- Sim, U., Paige, R., & Subramaniam, M. (2024). Pratt Adventure & Beyond: Bridging the digital divide through a public library-public university partnership. Seeds of Change: 2024 Maryland Library Association & Delaware Library Association Conference
- Slivka, J. (2024). Insights from the 2023 Northeast Digital Equity Summit: A report on the role of extension programs. Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
- Harding, A., Behre, J., & Subramaniam, M. (2024). Meeting people where they are: Customizing digital literacy education. iConference 2024 Proceedings.
- Harding, A., Behre, J., Mundlye, P., & Subramaniam, M. (2023). Digital Literacy Summit Summary. University of Maryland.