Using Tech to Reduce Stress, New Tech Tools Testing Project & EdTech Panel!
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Tech Tips Blog: Connect, Relax, and Refocus: Using Technology to Alleviate Anxiety for Language Learners
New Project: Technology Testing for Adult Learning and Employment
NCTN Conference: EdTech Center Annual Panel Discussion
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Connect, Relax, and Refocus: Using Technology to Alleviate Anxiety for Language Learners |
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We've all heard about technology
causing stress to learners and teachers, but Becky Shiring turns it around and introduces us to some ways to use tech tools to help
reduce stress in our classrooms.
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EDTECH CENTER PROJECT UPDATES
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New Project: Technology Testing for Adult Learning and Employment
The EdTech Center is pleased to announce a new project with Walmart and the
Employment Technology Fund (ETF) in which we are field testing tech tools for lower-skilled workers. Lessons learned from the field tests will be shared with the tool's developers to help the products have the greatest impact in advancing economic mobility. We will also be identifying and sharing promising practices along the way - watch our newsletter for more information!
ETF is currently investigating which tools they will be in investing in. Types of technology solutions that they are considering include:
- Learning & Training,
- Assessment & Matching,
- Mentoring & Support, and
- Job Search & Placement.
The first two tools that the ETF has selected are
Cell-Ed and
Northstar. Field test sites in diverse settings are being identified for testing to start in early 2018.
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Effective Transitions in Adult Education Conference |
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We hope to see you next week at the annual NCTN Conference:
Effective Transitions in Adult Education. If you will be there, don't miss the EdTech Center panel: Fostering Technology Skills and Tools for Learning and Employability for All. The Panel will take place on Monday, November 13, from 4:30 to 6:00 pm in the Rotunda. Panelists include:
- Jen Hetzel Silbert, TechHire Rhode Island
- Mitch Rosin, Consultant, Aztec Software and CASAS
- Karisa Tashjian, Providence Public Library
- Alison Ascher Webber, EdTech Center, World Education
Dr. Jen Vanek will moderate. The discussion will center around emerging best practices and national initiatives in which new technologies are helping adult learners overcome traditional barriers to college and career advancement.
Other EdTech sessions to watch for:
- Preconference: Digital Literacy: Integral to College and Career Readiness with Priyanka Sharma
- Demystifying Blended Learning: IDEAL Consortium Member States Lead the Way with Stephanie Bulgrin, Sherry Lehane, and Jen Vanek
- How Investment in Technology Can Accelerate and Expand Collective Impact in Adult Learning with Mitch Rosen, Jen Vanek, and Alison Ascher Webber
- Mobile Up!: Cellphone-First and Blended Mobile Learning with Alison Ascher Webber.
We hope to see you there - but if you can't make it, stay tuned to
@WorldEdUS for updates! |
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