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The Create Adult Skills Network is excited to announce the launch of the Edtech Technical Assistance Library. The TA Library, carefully developed by World Education, is a compilation of technical assistance resources designed to help adult education leaders and practitioners plan and implement instruction utilizing educational technology. The resources in the TA Library are organized in the following categories. These categories mirror types of tasks for which teachers use digital technologies and for which teachers might seek assistance: Planning technology…

In the latest episode of the TALK Podcast, we continue our focus on generative AI and implications of this emerging technology on the adult education field. We explore practical use cases of generative AI, including assessment and research applications. The guests for this episode are Javier Suarez-Alvarez, Associate Professor from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and Project Director of the Adult Skills Assessment Program (funded by IES) since its inception in 2021 and Aaron Heuser, Managing Director of the Data Science and Advanced Analytics Group…

For AEFL Week 2023, we shared out our top five adult education and family literacy resources. AEFL Week is a national collaboration between families, educators, legislators, and community partners to promote adult literacy. Each of our selected resources supports adult literacy through various means, from technical assistance and resources for educators to an interactive tool for all community stakeholders. We encourage you to investigate and use these tools to support adult literacy work. EDTECH TA LIBRARY The Edtech Technical Assistance (TA) Library…

For AEFL week, we have been sharing our top five resources throughout the week! For our final resource, we’re sharing the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Adult Foundational Education brief! This BRAND NEW brief emphasizes the critical need to focus on issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). As in all areas of education, these concepts help shape adult foundational education (AFE), with services that aim to improve literacy, numeracy, language, digital and other core skills. This brief sheds light on DEIA conditions,…

For AEFL week, we’ve been sharing our top five resources! For our fourth resource, we’re sharing the Literacy Gap Map! 130 million Americans—54% of adults between the ages of 16-74—lack proficiency in literacy, essentially reading below the equivalent of a 6th grade level.  The Barbara Bush Foundation’s Literacy Gap Map is an interactive map which allows users to identify the intersection between language, health, economic status, and literacy. Literacy doesn't just impact reading. Health, finances, and household income are all dependent on literacy. By…

As a part of AEFL week, we’re sharing our top five resources throughout the week! For our third resource, we’re sharing the Digital Skills Frameworks and Assessments: A Foundation for Understanding Adult Learners’ Strengths and Learning Needs brief! CREATE research teams are developing technology-supported learning and assessment tools and implementing curricula to help adult learners build digital skills and noted the importance of gaining a better understanding of the digital skills learners need.  This brief introduces popular frameworks and assessment…

For AEFL week, we’re sharing our top five resources throughout the week! For our second resource, we’re sharing the TALK Podcast! The TALK (Technology in Adult Learning Knowledge-Building) Podcast series features the highlights of the latest news, innovative research, and best practices in technology-enabled instruction for adult learners. Listen to experts in the field discuss ways they’re using technology to support adult teaching and learning. This podcast aims to help practitioners, educators, researchers, and policy and funding stakeholders in their work…

As part of AEFL week, we’re sharing our top five resources throughout the week! For our first resource, we’re sharing the Edtech Technical Assistance (TA) Library! This BRAND NEW resource aims to provide guidance to practitioners and adult education leaders on integrating or advancing instruction through edtech and other digital technology. Resources include technology integration and digital skills frameworks, technology adoption checklists, webinars highlighting promising resources and strategies, and technology enhanced lesson plans and guidance. Whether…

Check it out! Mya Shaftel, one of the adult educators developing content for the CILIA-T research team and a teacher at Literacy Minnesota, was recently interviewed by MPR News host Cathy Wurzer regarding upcoming changes to the US citizenship test.In the interview, Mya discusses the potential implications for both adult education providers and adult learners. The Content-Integrated Language Instruction for Adults with Technology Support (CILIA-T) team is proud to have Mya supporting the development of their curriculum.Read the article:…

Last week, Stephanie Cronen and Jen Vanek, PhD presented on the work of the CREATE Adult Skills Network at the IDEAL Consortium's Annual Summer Institute. We had a wonderful time connecting with adult education and digital learning leaders from different states.We shared one exciting update on a new resource collection, the Edtech Technical Assistance Library, that will launch next month during #AEFLweek! Keep an eye out for upcoming news on this exciting new resource!