by Jen Vanek | Apr 17, 2019 | Opportunities and Resources
The IDEAL Consortium is dedicated to helping member states across the US establish quality, innovative distance and blended learning programs; IDEAL has served as a facilitator of collaboration and sharing of effective practice since its inception in 2002. IDEAL’s...
by EdTech Center Staff | Apr 5, 2019 | Announcements, Opportunities and Resources, Updates from the Field, XPRIZE
World Education is honored to be a milestone award recipient in the national Adult Literacy XPRIZE Communities Competition. Team World Ed is improving access to learning for adults with low literacy skills through their smartphones. In this competition, friends,...
by EdTech Center Staff | Mar 18, 2019 | Announcements, Opportunities and Resources, Presentations
So many presentations, so little time! To help ease your ‘presentation overload’, we created this curated list of sessions focused on edtech, digital literacy and online learning. Check out the master list for more details on each session in the table below. We know...
by Jen Vanek | Mar 13, 2019 | Announcements, Opportunities and Resources, Tech Tools, Updates from the Field
SkillRise is a new initiative that helps adult education and workforce development organizations adopt and then effectively leverage technology in support of their clients, customers, learners, and employees. SkillRise is a project of the International Society for...
by Jeff Goumas | Feb 21, 2019 | Opportunities and Resources, Tech Tools, Updates from the Field
By Jeff Goumas and Jen Vanek “It really has fine printed the areas in my professional life and personal life I need to work on. I’m not always the best at finding little traits in myself.” –Heather Barton, CrossPurpose Graduate Soft skills. Employability...
by Yigal Kerszenbaum | Feb 8, 2019 | Opportunities and Resources, Tech Tools
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....
