- Creating an Equitable, Resilient Workforce System: New Ideas for the WIOA Act (Resource posted: 05/23/2023)
The National Skills Coalition recently published recommendations and new ideas for improving the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) in the report, Creating an Equitable, Resilient Workforce System. The report provides a series of recommended activities towards strengthening WIOA so that is adequately resourced to deliver high-quality skills training that supports the assets and aspirations of working people, helps small businesses who hire locally and invest in their workers, and… - COABE Presents: New Measurable Skill Gains Models Are Coming. Are You Ready? (Event posted: 05/23/2023)
Satisfied with current NRS tests? Probably not. On June 13th, come learn what the future of Measurable Skill Gains assessment looks like. Assessment researchers and leading adult education practitioners will describe how revolutionary new methods are being applied to support the next generation of NRS assessments under a Department of Education project. Skills developed in IET and workplace learning tasks are hard to measure. This webinar will describe how future assessments will be closely… - COABE Presents: New Measurable Skill Gains Models Are Coming. Are You Ready? (Event posted: 05/23/2023)
Satisfied with current NRS tests? Probably not. Come learn what the future of Measurable Skill Gains assessment looks like. Assessment researchers and leading adult education practitioners will describe how revolutionary new methods are being applied to support the next generation of NRS assessments under a Department of Education project. Skills developed in IET and workplace learning tasks are hard to measure. This webinar will describe how future assessments will be closely aligned to close… - Call for Papers: Journal for Research on Adult Education Special Edition (Blog posted: 05/17/2023)
The Journal for Research on Adult Education is seeking submissions on their upcoming Special Issue on Basic and Language Education for Adults with Low Literacy Skills. The are looking for papers on the following topics: program effectiveness and adult learners’ outcomes teacher-learner interactions (e.g., teachers ́ skills of managing heterogeneous classes) Readability of texts for adults who need to develop literacy skills in everyday life contexts instructional materials and methods… - EdTech Bytes: Generative Artificial Intelligence (Event posted: 04/21/2023)
There's been a lot of chatter lately about Generative AI, its uses, implications, and rapid advancement. World Education presents this four-part series as a way to cover the basics and dive deeper into what this could mean for educators and workforce developers. 1️⃣ Zero to Hero - ChatGPT was released in November of 2022. Get caught up with what has happened since. 2️⃣ Power of Open - OpenAI leads the charge in generative AI. Why is "open" so significant? 3️⃣ Making it Work - Adult educators…
