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=Technology and Transition for Adult Education= [|CATESOL], Santa Clara, 4/24/10 [|Marian Thacher], [|OTAN] My [|Blog]

The Handouts

 * Here is the handout as a Word document: [|Tech in Adult Ed HO.docx]
 * Here are my slides: [|Tech and Transition, CATESOL 2010 [Compatibility Mode.pdf]]
 * Here is a blog about [|21st Century Skills for Adult Education], and here is a list of the skills: [|21st Century Skills List.docx]

Resources on Technology, 21st Century Skills, and Adult Education

 * The Partnership for 21st Century Skills, or [|P21], has lots of resources on this topic, not specific to adult education, but very relevant. They also co-sponsored the management survey with the American Management Association
 * The [|National Education Technology Plan] offers a good framework for thinking about adult education
 * [|Executive Summary] of the American Management Association survey of 2,115 executives and managers about what skills they are looking for in their employees, which emphasizes the 4 C's - critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and communication
 * Excellent article on the [|evolution of Bloom's Taxonomy] from the 50's to the 21st Century by Andrew Churches in Tech & Learning

Examples

 * Wiki for OTAN's [|Critical Thinking and the Internet] workshop, with link to the handout.
 * Examples of how to use cell phones in the classroom, sometimes called mobile learning, or m-learning.

A Few Significant Reports

 * [|Reach Higher, America] - a report from [|CAAL] on the future of adult education, emphasizes the importance of technology
 * [|The Power of Technology to Transform Adult Learning], a follow-up report to the one above that spells out some of the steps we need to be taking
 * [|Investigating the Language and Literacy Skills Required for Independent Learning] - a report from [|NIFL] on what skills students need to be successful online learners. Check this out, you'll be surprised at the answer!