Building A Culture of Inquiry: 21st Century Learning Ecosystem Opportunities (21CLEO) Project
It is with great enthusiasm that we kick off this new interactive blog with an initial post about the 21st Century Learning Ecosystem Opportunities Project. This research effort seeks to identify the constellation of factors that motivate and encourage frontline service workers to engage in workplace sponsored learning. We see this work as important because workplace learning has the potential to open opportunities for skills and knowledge development that not only supports success on the job but also reaches into daily life, particularly if it is learning that leads to strengthened capacity to engage with digital technologies. Stay tuned to the progress of this research by subscribing to our mailing list and reading
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Modernizing the Northstar Digital Literacy Assessment to Better Close the Opportunity Gap
The Northstar Digital Literacy Assessment was one of the tools the ETC field tested with the support of Walmart and the Employment Technology Fund. The testing brought to light the ways that recent updates to Northstar assessment modules support use and engagement of adults with low-literacy and English language proficiency. Read on to learn about these key design considerations and affordances and "meet" a few learners who benefited from using the updated assessments.
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Standing Out in the Crowd
The EdTech Center is pleased to announce the non-profit CrowdED Learning, and its founding Executive Director Jeff Goumas, as a new EdTech Partner. Formed in late 2017, CrowdED Learning is a response to the growing need for a wider range of high-quality, accessible learning resources for adult education. While there has been increased activity in the creation and sharing of free and open education resources (OER), their use within adult education remains incredibly low. CrowdED Learning is dedicated to solving this problem.
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Team WorldEd Enters the Adult Literacy XPRIZE Communities Competition:
How your Learners Can Access Free Mobile Learning Apps
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Thursday, February 7th, 2019 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Team WorldEd has announced their submission to the XPRIZE competition and needs your support! We will provide support and access to synergy that comes from working with others as part of the XPRIZE Communities Competition. We will discuss the purpose, requirements, and strategies of this Competition for those who have joined or are thinking of joining Team WorldEd. We’ll hear about learner recruitment strategies being planned and implemented and check in about what assistance and recruitment materials Team WorldEd members would find helpful.
Panelists:
- Silja Kallenbach: Vice President of World Education, Inc. oversees the U.S. Division at World Education.
- Jen Vanek: Director of Digital Learning and Research, EdTech Center @ World Education
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(TOMORROW) Field Testing Supports Northstar Digital Literacy Assessment Updates
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Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
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The EdTech Center at World Education in partnership with the Employment Technology Fund field tested new, updated Northstar assessment modules characterized by updated standards, a new clean look, and a robust html5 native environment that is fully mobile. The webinar will highlight key findings from the research and share with you some insight about how careful attention to the needs of a wide range of end users has resulted in an attractive and useful new assessment.
Panelists:
- Jen Vanek: Director of Digital Learning and Research, EdTech Center @ World Education
- Tom Cytron-Hysom: Northstar Project Manager, Consultant to Minnesota Literacy Council
- Lisa Peterson de la Cueva: Director of Education and Training, Community Technology Empowerment Project (CTEP)
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