Digital Strategy for
Learning & Employment
COVID-19 Response
We have rapidly mobilized resources to safeguard education, mitigate disruptions, and support programs during this crisis. Visit our Tips for Distance Learning page for resources and read more about our global efforts.
We Are Here
to Help
Educational technologies advance at rapid speeds. Our experts help you identify, design, implement, evaluate, and promote best practices in leveraging technology to accelerate learning.
Catalyzing an edtech movement
to expand reach and impact of adult and youth education
The EdTech Center @ World Education works to advance digital equity and enable everyone to thrive as learners, workers, and family and community members in the digital world.
We support organizations to leverage technology to increase the reach and impact of education and social impact initiatives.
Professional Development
Online and in-person training to share best practices and foster edtech leadership
Research & 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
Just launched! The Remote ESOL Project website is now live on our site at edtech.worlded.org/remote-esol-project. Stemming from six months of research, this site holds information for teachers, administrators, policy makers, and researchers interested in leveraging educational technology to support enrollment, attendance, achievement, and completion in remote ESOL programming for adults.
New Report: Leveraging Technology to Increase Opportunity
Introducing the 21 CLEO Project page!
Considering Who has Opportunities for Training and Advancement
A goal of our research is to understand characteristics of employer-supported learning that may lead to advancement. In our work to date, we have come to understand that it is not necessarily the existence of educational opportunities that matter, but instead whether...
New Project Launched: Digital Resilience in the American Workforce
Building Skills and Literacy for Equitable Advancement Digital Resilience in the American Workforce (DRAW) is a new initiative from JFF and World Education, with support from The Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), to better prepare adult...
Considering Use of the Hybrid Flexible Model in Adult Education
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic forced adult education programs across the country to rethink how they organize and deliver instruction. In response, most education providers adopted technology-based approaches faster and at a larger scale than ever before. As the...
Digital Skill-building by Design: The EdTech Integration Strategy Toolkit
Since March 2020, we have seen widespread adoption of technology by adult educators. Throughout this process, we have seen a gradual shift from “emergency response teaching” — throwing whatever tech tool or platform we could at learners in an effort to keep learning...