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MUST READ for those in #openabe. This is a great summary of design heuristics drawn from various learning theories associated with adult learning.

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Designers for Learning (Links to an external site.), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit incorporated in the United States. Designers for Learning's mission is to coordinate volunteer service-learning opportunities with those who seek to gain experience creating instruction and other types of performance improvement solutions for nonprofits and other social causes.

"The report extends a previous analysis of universal instructional design principles in distance education by applying them to the design of mobile learning. Eight principles with particular relevance for distance education are selected, and their recommendations are discussed in relation to the design of educational materials for a range of mobile devices. The problems and opportunities of mobile learning are discussed as is the need for educators to focus on content design issues rather than on searching for the next new technology."

Critics say personalized learning isn't supported by evidence, leads to bad teaching, and depends on data-mining students. What do educators and policymakers need to know?

"Bloom's Taxonomy divides the way people learn into three domains. One of these is the cognitive domain, which emphasizes intellectual outcomes. This domain is further divided into categories or levels. The key words used and the type of questions asked may aid in the establishment and encouragement of critical thinking, especially in the higher levels."

MUST READ for those in #openabe. This is a great summary of design heuristics drawn from various learning theories associated with adult learning.

"This publication series, Learning for Life: The Opportunity for Technology to Transform Adult Education, explores technology readiness, access, and use within various adult education delivery channels, as well as market opportunities, program decision-making processes, and the supplier ecosystem for instructional resources. The research and analysis featured in these publications will assist suppliers, investors, policy professionals, and institutions as they explore opportunities in the adult education market."

"Project IDEAL is a consortium of states working together to develop effective distance education programs for adult learners. Through collaborative research and practice, the consortium works to raise the quality of distance education across the country. The Project IDEAL Support Center at the University of Michigan provides member states with technical assistance for program planning, teacher training, and program evaluation. To learn more about the Support Center click on About Us. To learn how membership in the Project IDEAL consortium can benefit your state, click on Member Services. To see what distance education for adult learners is all about, follow the links under Getting Started with Distance Education."

"CCE's Quality Performance Assessment (QPA) is new generation of processes and tools that leverage assessment as an essential tool of equitable learning and teaching. The QPA framework guides educators in creating meaningful and complex learning experiences in the classroom, preparing graduates for college, career, and beyond. "

"There are thousands of apps you can use for education. Here are the best totally FREE mobile learning apps that can be used on both Android and Mac mobile platforms."

"This report addresses the five areas of the 2010 National Eduation Technology Plan produced by the US Office of Education Technology-Learning, Assessment, Teaching, Infrastructure, and Productivity-within the context of adult education."

In case you missed it live, here is the recording from the September 15, 2016 Designers for Learning #openabe service-MOOC webinar, along with the slides and text-chat from the session.

"The National Career Clusters® Framework provides a vital structure for organizing and delivering quality CTE programs through learning and comprehensive programs of study. In total, there are 16 Career Clusters in the National Career Clusters Framework, representing more than 79 Career Pathways to help students navigate their way to greater success in college and career. As an organizing tool for curriculum design and instruction, Career Clusters provide the essential knowledge and skills for the 16 Career Clusters and their Career Pathways. It also functions as a useful guide in developing programs of study bridging secondary and postsecondary curriculum and for creating individual student plans of study for a complete range of career options. As such, it helps students discover their interests and their passions, and empowers them to choose the educational pathway that can lead to success in high school, college and career."

Contextualized Teaching & Learning: A Faculty Primer A Review of Literature and Faculty Practices with Implications for California Community College Practitioners

"Although nine out of 10 low-income families have Internet access at home, most are underconnected: that is, they have "mobile-only" access - they are able to connect to the Internet only through a smart device, such as a tablet or a smartphone."

Inge de Waard's m-learning courses addressed -- and discussed -- this point. It applies to third health training as much as it urban poverty in the U.S. I also recall an article several years back about inner city youth and parents hunting down hotspots for doing homework and assignments. Both are part of the "new" digital divide ~ not that the "old" one ever went away, claims of the privileged to the contrary. Anyway, I saved the links (hopefully on Diggo) and will look for them. PS I've been using #openabe and #adulted but will add OpenABEMOOC to collection -- blessed be the bulk edit function

Designing a website that also looks good on mobiles is known as responsive web design. There is a mooc on Coursera that teaches this. https://www.coursera.org/learn/website-coding http://www.html5rocks.com/en/mobile/responsivedesign/ http://www.zingdesign.com/responsive-website-design-cheatsheet1/

"Bridge programs are a 21st-century idea for helping prepare low-skilled individuals for jobs that require more education. Known by many names-integrated education and training, contextualized learning, embedded skills-bridge programs assist students in obtaining academic, employability, and technical skills they need to enter and succeed in postsecondary education and training and the labor market. BridgeConnect is a national survey designed to help determine the depth and breadth of bridge programs throughout the country. Quantifying the number and types of programs in operation can help policymakers and funders improve both policy and practice related to adult education. A critical mass of bridge programs may suggest the approach is ready for rigorous evaluation; that an effort to formally identify standard of excellence is warranted; or that it is time to identify strategies for scaling up the most effective programs."

While test scores can predict academic success, self-management and relationship skills may better prepare students to thrive and graduate.

"The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy."

"Add your particular expertise to the wider community. Create open education resources (on your own, or with others) with our publishing tool: Open Author. Open Author helps you build OER, lesson plans, and courses-and then publish them, to the benefit of educators and learners everywhere. Learn more about Open Author and get started. Start Authoring "

This Global Report on Adult Learning and Education builds on strong foundations. Since the first International Conference on Adult Education in 1949, UNESCO Member States have convened every twelve years to discuss the state of adult education in their countries. In 1976, the UNESCO General Conference approved the Recommendation on the Development of Adult Education, confirming that "access of adults to education, in the context of lifelong education, is a fundamental aspect of the right to education, and facilitates the exercise of the right to participate in political, cultural, artistic and scientific life."