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The EdTech Center @ World Education leverages technology to increase the reach and impact of education and workforce initiatives and to enable everyone to thrive and be active, informed citizens in the new digital world. We work with partners to accelerate learning, digital literacy, college and career readiness and economic mobility. Together we are catalyzing an edtech movement that puts the needs of learners and instructors first. Join us now!
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Introducing the 21 CLEO Project page!
SkillSmart—Improving Employment Opportunity with Skills-Based Hiring
What happens when employers start to look at a whole individual—and not just traditional education and work experience on a resume? A mother finds out that years at home caring for her paraplegic son has prepared her with skills to work in insurance customer service....
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.
Modernizing the Northstar Digital Literacy Assessment to Better Close the Opportunity Gap
A certified nursing assistant readying for a future with more electronic health records. A disabled father improving his digital skills toward a dream of starting an online business (and helping his daughter with computer-based homework). A Somali immigrant using his...
Building A Culture of Inquiry: 21st Century Learning Ecosystem Opportunities 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 collective research effort seeks to identify the constellation of factors that motivate and encourage...