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Desmos: Interactive and Engaging Online Instruction
By Kris Klas At the start of my virtual instruction journey in 2020, I tried out several instructional tools to make my online synchronous instruction more engaging than a talking head and a PowerPoint. Desmos is the only one I’m still using three years
March 2023
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Texting with Talking Points: Supporting Communication and Retention for Multilingual Learners
By Kris Klas From reminders about assignments to checking in on a student who’s been out sick, finding the right text messaging tool has not only saved me precious time but has also strengthened my relationships with my students. I’ve tried a number of
March 2023
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EdTech Center’s Guide to COABE 2023
Join us in Atlanta for COABE 2023 conference for EdTech Center and World Education staff presentations on a range of topics including workforce development, college transitions, supporting immigrants and refugees, and more! As a Digital Literacy and
March 2023
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Defining “Open” in OER
By Jennifer Maddrell, Jen Vanek, and Justine Schade A focus of our Teaching Skills That Matter-SkillBlox research initiative is to explore how free and open educational resources (OER) can be used and designed to align with the adult education framework
March 2023
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EdTech Maker Space Service-Learning Experiences
By Jennifer Maddrell, Jen Vanek, and Justine Schade As described on our project home page, EdTech Maker Spaces (ETMS) are service-learning opportunities for adult educators that incorporate both professional development and the crowdsourced curation and
March 2023
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SkillBlox & TSTM: Two Innovative Initiatives Working Together
By Jen Vanek and Jeff Goumas In this research initiative, we explore an approach that makes it easier for adult education teachers to integrate Teaching Skills That Matter (TSTM) skills and topic areas into their instruction. Specifically, we want to
March 2023
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Digitizing Eswatini’s National Case Management System for Child Protection
Eswatini is moving toward a holistic, integrated, and digitized case management system with the official launch of the Primero Child Protection and Information Management System (CPIMS+/Primero). CPIMS+/Primero makes the work of social workers easier and more
February 2023
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Activity Design Guide
This resource is used in EdTech Maker Spaces to guide educators as they design activities with credibility, relevance, learning and support features, accessibility, and openness in mind. These are the same criteria that are included in the Resource Evaluation
February 2023
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