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Facing the Tech Revolution in Adult Education
Inspired by the COABE Conference in Orlando, Florida earlier this month, EdTech Center Director of Strategic Initiatives, Alison Ascher Webber, shares her response to the overwhelming transformations in technology and their effects on our work as educators.
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“In the closing speech at COABE 2017, XPRIZE Foundation CEO Marcus Shingles gave a wake up call to adult educators warning that the Fourth Industrial Revolution will change our work at speeds and in ways we could never imagine. [...]
In the next 25 years, $1,000 will likely buy one billion times more power than all human brains combined."
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IDEAL and Involved Instruction
If you weren't able to attend
Jen Vanek's COABE session this year, but are thinking about what blended learning could look like in your classroom or program, try exploring the
IDEAL Distance Education and Blended Learning Handbook. The Handbook considers distance education through the lens of "involved instruction" - in which instructors guide learners in their online studies. The Handbook covers all stages of creating and implementing a plan for improving your use of blended learning. To take it further, practitioners in IDEAL Consortium member states can use the Handbook with
IDEAL 101, a facilitated course that guides you through the process.
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Coding Clubs for Adult Learners by Karisa Tashjian
Read about how EdTech Center Partner, Karisa Tashjian, and her team at the Providence Public Library implemented a coding club for adults that welcomes anyone who wants to give coding a try.
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“In the past ten months, our team at Providence Public Library (PPL) in Providence, Rhode Island, has been repeatedly reminded to never underestimate the potential that lies in each of us. As my colleague, Don Gregory, Technology Instructor at PPL, likes to say, “we are polishing diamonds.” Since launching our beginning software coding “Rhode Coders” Clubs, we are witnessing first-hand the unique and powerful ways that each of our minds tackles problems and develops solutions."
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E-LEARNING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Last call for registration for spring online courses!
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Blended Learning for English Language Learners
Explore how and when to use blended learning to enhance your work with adult English language learners (ELLs) in this 4-week (12-hour) facilitated online class. Investigate ways educators have structured their curricula to include one or more blended learning approaches. See examples of how blended learning can be implemented using the free USA Learns website as an example. Leave the course with a draft lesson that uses blended learning in either face-to-face or distance settings.
Course dates: April 26-May 23, 2017
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Number Sense: Teaching About Parts and Wholes
Teaching students how to estimate, do mental math, and use calculators will help them to better understand how to use numbers. This course focuses on how to help adult students answer key questions: When is it necessary to have an exact answer, and when is an estimate sufficient? When calculation is necessary, which tool is appropriate to use? This course examines how students develop and apply number sense and provides lots of teaching strategies and activities that you can use right away.
Course dates: April 26-June 7, 2017
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Groups and Customization
All of our courses are available to groups and can be customized in format or content to meet group needs. Please contact Leah Peterson at 617-385-3740 or leah_peterson@worlded.org for more information.
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