Resources
Instructional design, Open Education Resources
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
Guide
Open Education Resources
Resource Evaluation Guide
Use this guide to evaluate open education resources (OER) according to five criteria: credibility, relevance, learning and support features, accessibility, and openness. The guide will help curriculum developers and teachers think through important
February 2023
Guide
Digital literacy, ESOL, Instructional design, Workforce Development
Subject Area Frameworks for Adult Learners
These aggregate frameworks provide a structure to support learning in five subjects relevant to adult learners: Civics Education, Digital Literacy, Financial Literacy, Health Literacy, and Workforce Preparation. They include domains, topics, and subtopics in
January 2023
Program Support Tool
Digital inclusion, Digital literacy, Instructional design, Workforce Development
Practitioner Professional Development: DRAW Detailed Findings and Discussion
With the urgent need for adult digital skill development as a backdrop, the Digital Resilience in the American Workforce (DRAW) initiative, conducted a wide-ranging landscape scan to identify effective approaches and existing resources supporting digital
November 2022
Publication
Digital inclusion, Digital literacy, Innovations from the field, Workforce Development
Assessing and Validating Digital Skills: DRAW Detailed Findings and Discussion
The Digital Resilience in the American Workforce (DRAW) initiative conducted a wide-ranging landscape scan to identify effective approaches and existing resources supporting digital skills development. This deep dive explores in more detail the practices
November 2022
Publication
Digital inclusion, Digital literacy, Distance education and blended learning, Innovations from the field
Digital Resilience in the American Workforce: Findings from a National Landscape Scan on Adult Digital Literacy Instruction
With the urgency of adult digital skill development as a backdrop, the Digital Resilience in the American Workforce (DRAW) initiative, funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), conducted a
October 2022
Publication
Digital literacy
Digital Skills Frameworks and Assessments: A Foundation for Understanding Adult Learners’ Strengths and Learning Needs
The CREATE Adult Skills Network (the Network) research teams are developing technology-supported learning and assessment tools and implementing curricula to help adult learners build digital skills. Throughout this work, each team has noted the importance of
October 2022
Publication
Distance education and blended learning, HyFlex, Innovations from the field, Tech tools and tips
Guide for Design and Implementation of Hybrid–Flexible (HyFlex) Models in Adult Education
This Guide for Design and Implementation of Hybrid–Flexible (HyFlex) Models in Adult Education provides guidance to adult education practitioners (teachers, staff, and administrators) and professional development leaders on how to initiate or improve their
October 2022
Guide, Program Support Tool, Publication