Thanks

Thank you to everyone who participated in the summit events, both physically and virtually. The two day meetings generated numerous insights and recommendations about the future of adult education. By the end of the consensus process on Friday the 6th, both groups had assembled a list of issues for supporting lifelong learning as the field moves into new and exciting directions with the aid of emerging technologies. The next step in the process will be the refinement of those recommendations for use in Virginia and elsewhere.

Stay tuned to this space for updates and revisions regarding the recommendations. We hope everyone will continue to participate by posting to the forums on this Ning site. In the meantime, please continue the discussions that have started here in the forum. The participants' position papers will remain here for your review.

Together, we can promote a vision for adult education in 2020.

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Report by Working Group #2

Here are our Top 5:



1. Need for professional development to support teachers

2. Need for program and system flexibility to support individual planning/goal setting for learners

3. Understanding what effective critical thinking on the web looks like – and how to teach it – use technology critically

4. How can technology improve the goals of adult education and our learners?

5. How to learn & barriers to learning



And here's the gist of Friday's… Continue

Posted by Hillary Major on November 4, 2009 at 3:30pm — 3 Comments

Report by Working Group #1

What issues will impact the effective integration of technology into adult education?

(policy, practice, research)



Cost

Development/ time – who, what, when, how

Content that will be delivered on the technology

Skills sets needed/ expertise

Shelf life – how long relevant before next generation?

Opportunities for adult education to push technology forward (instead of waiting for tech to be developed or using already existent tech): are there platforms we… Continue

Posted by Kate Daly on November 4, 2009 at 3:00pm — 9 Comments

 

Summit Keynote Presentations: November 5th, 2009, Richmond, VA



Stephen Reder's Keynote Presentation
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Marian Thacher's Keynote Presentation
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Senator Jim Webb's Recorded Remarks
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