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Adult Ed & Family Literacy Week 2017
AEFL Week is here! And here are links to resources that you can use to promote adult education and family literacy in your communities and with your legislators. National Coalition for Literacy resource page: http://national-coalition-literacy.org/adult-education-and-family-literacy-week/aefl-week-resources/ World Education blog series on The Well: http://thewell.worlded.org/raising-our-civic-voices/ TESOL… Continue Reading “Adult Ed & Family Literacy Week 2017”
Literacy in a Digital World
Friday September 8 is UNESCO International Literacy Day. The theme for 2017 is “literacy in a digital world.” According to the UNESCO ILD website, the day’s “overall aim [is] to look at what kind of literacy skills people need to navigate increasingly digitally-mediated societies,… Continue Reading “Literacy in a Digital World”
Digital Learning in Adult Basic Education: Perspectives and Potential
Two news briefs caught my attention recently. Both described the report Evaluating Digital Learning for Adult Basic Literacy and Numeracy from SRI International, but they did so in quite different ways. The Digital Promise brief, “Digital Tools Support Adult Learning,” asks “Do edtech tools… Continue Reading “Digital Learning in Adult Basic Education: Perspectives and Potential”
Promoting Success for Adult Learners
An excellent summary of the challenges that adult learners face and the key ways to promote their success, by senior staff at World Education. Published on 23 December 2016 at http://www.educationandcareernews.com/higher-education/beating-the-odds-of-college-success-for-adults?utm_source=arrow&utm_medium=next Beating the Odds of College Success for Adults There are over 36… Continue Reading “Promoting Success for Adult Learners”
Broadband Tech and Adults with Limited Literacy
The National Telecommunications & Information Administration and the National Science Foundation have issued a request for comments on the development of a National Broadband Research Agenda. Here is the response that we submitted last week. Comments on National Broadband Research Agenda Section B. Broadband… Continue Reading “Broadband Tech and Adults with Limited Literacy”
Adult Education and Family Literacy Week 2016
Adult Education and Family Literacy Week provides an opportunity to reflect on the many ways that adult education programs strengthen and enrich their communities. Take some time during the week of September 26-30 to learn more about a program in your neighborhood. Quick read… Continue Reading “Adult Education and Family Literacy Week 2016”
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