Digital Strategy for
Learning & Employment
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Educational technologies advance at rapid speeds. Our experts help you identify, design, implement, evaluate, and promote best practices in leveraging technology to accelerate learning.
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We support practitioners in integrating technology into instruction and programs. Learn more about our in-person, E-learning, and custom training options for individuals, groups, and states.
Catalyzing an edtech movement
to expand reach and impact of adult and youth education
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!
Professional Development
Online and in-person training to share best practices and foster edtech leadership
Evaluation
Research, identification, and testing of new tools, emerging best practices, and delivery models
Innovation
Meeting learners’ needs in partnership with tech developers and education and community organizations
Advocacy
Education on the power of technology for adult learning and advocacy for greater Internet and technology access
What’s New
Our latest projects, professional development resources, and blog posts
Using the ISTE Student Standards in Adult Education
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is well known in the K-12 world as a thought leader on the issue of digital literacy. Their digital literacy standards, first shared in 1998, have been continuously revised to keep apace with both changes in...
What We’re Reading – August 2018
Skillsmart's white paper, Skills-based hiring expands across Western Massachusetts provides a compelling example of technology 'screening in' candidates for work they might not qualify for through a traditional resume. A hospitality company realized that to find...
Facing the Retail Revolution with Empowered Learning for Technology Skills
By Jen Vanek and Brandon Olszewski As retail technology evolves to incorporate new trends such as online shopping, self-checkout and personal data, one cannot help but notice the changing nature of work. Rather than mechanically checking out customers one at a time,...
Teaching Tech Skills to Older Adults
It’s 2018, and at this point you can toss an iPad to a 4-yr-old and they’ll be able to find some games to play, but this is not necessarily the case for older adults. Just like any new thing, it’s easier to master when you’ve grown up with it, than when it’s thrust...