Welcome to another edition of ETCetera: bringing the latest from the EdTech Center to your inbox. This edition provides the final post in the IDEAL blog series, resources on what the field is talking about regards to Automation and Global skills, and another chance to sign up for our ongoing Team WorldEd XPRIZE webinars. |
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Considerations for Effective Distance and Blended Instruction and Assessment
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This is the third in a three-part blog series that began with “Setting the Stage”, which provided historical and policy contexts, and was followed by “Supporting Distance Learners from the Start”, which introduced the importance of developing strong recruitment, screening and orientation practices in your distance and blended learning programs. In this final post, Dr. Jen Vanek shares important approaches and characteristics to support your success teaching and assessing learners in distance and blended learning. |
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Move Forward with Mobile Learning: Implementation Tips from Practitioners
Friday June 14th, at 4pm ET
Presenters: Jen Vanek
Join us for a webinar featuring teachers who have used the free apps provided in the Adult Literacy XPRIZE Communities Competition to experiment with mobile learning. Hear them talk about monitoring learners using the admin features offered in some of the apps and efforts to recruit new learners to their program by leveraging the accessibility of mobile learning. |
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| New America’s report, Automation Nation: Three Cities Preparing for the Future of Work, examines how three cities are preparing for the work of the future. The steps they have taken, initial progress, as well as the gaps that remain and lessons learned offer instructive lessons for leaders around the country. The research elucidated how leaders are hungry for more information both on general trends as well as for locally tailored data on specific effects that automation might have on jobs and skills. It also found an awareness gap with regard to automation’s disproportionate impact on lower-skilled occupations. |
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Coursera recently released the first edition of a Global Skills Index (GSI) report which assesses the skill proficiency of learners across countries and industries as well as measures which skills are trending around the world. |
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Sharing Our Stories Webinar Recording Now Available |
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In this webinar, we discussed Team WorldEd members' frequently asked questions and hear from team members who have shared useful implementation strategies and resources. Our guest presenters Xavier Munoz, Maryann Peterson, and Kim Libby shared observations from learners who have used multiple apps with their learners.
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