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Upskill with EdtechISTE Live ‘24 with Dr. Kaylah HollandJoin Georgia and Jessica as they discuss the new book, Putting Out Fires, by one of favorite guests, Dr. Kaylah Holland. Explore with our team some practical recommendations for design thinking in teaching and everyday life. 2024-09-1218 min
Upskill with EdtechDigital Skills for the Future of Work: Mindful ColleagueIn our third season, we will explore the new Profile of a Lifelong Learner, a framework that defines the digital skills needed for success in the future of work. Released in late 2020, the Profile includes five Features that unpack the intersection of digital and lifelong learning skills. Nested under each Feature are three Practices - habits that adult learners, job seekers, and workers should develop to thrive at work, in school, and in community life. Our hope is that the research-backed Profile will help job seekers, workers, and job coaches build new skills that effectively prepare today’s w...2022-07-1235 minUpskill with EdtechDigital Skills for the Future of Work: Solution SeekerIn our third season, we will explore the new Profile of a Lifelong Learner, a framework that defines the digital skills needed for success in the future of work. Released in late 2020, the Profile includes five Features that unpack the intersection of digital and lifelong learning skills. Nested under each Feature are three Practices - habits that adult learners, job seekers, and workers should develop to thrive at work, in school, and in community life. Our hope is that the research-backed Profile will help job seekers, workers, and job coaches build new skills that effectively prepare today’s w...2022-07-0531 minUpskill with EdtechDigital Skills for the Future of Work: Digital CitizenIn our third season, we will explore the new Profile of a Lifelong Learner, a framework that defines the digital skills needed for success in the future of work. Released in late 2020, the Profile includes five Features that unpack the intersection of digital and lifelong learning skills. Nested under each Feature are three Practices - habits that adult learners, job seekers, and workers should develop to thrive at work, in school, and in community life. Our hope is that the research-backed Profile will help job seekers, workers, and job coaches build new skills that effectively prepare today’s wor...2022-06-2834 minUpskill with EdtechDigital Skills for the Future of Work: Empowered WorkerIn our third season, we will explore the new Profile of a Lifelong Learner, a framework that defines the digital skills needed for success in the future of work. Released in late 2020, the Profile includes five Features that unpack the intersection of digital and lifelong learning skills. Nested under each Feature are three Practices - habits that adult learners, job seekers, and workers should develop to thrive at work, in school, and in community life. Our hope is that the research-backed Profile will help job seekers, workers, and job coaches build new skills that effectively prepare today’s wor...2022-06-2135 minUpskill with EdtechDigital Skills for the Future of Work: Lifelong LearnerIn our third season, we will explore the new Profile of a Lifelong Learner, a framework that defines the digital skills needed for success in the future of work. Released in late 2020, the Profile includes five Features that unpack the intersection of digital and lifelong learning skills. Nested under each Feature are three Practices - habits that adult learners, job seekers, and workers should develop to thrive at work, in school, and in community life. Our hope is that the research-backed Profile will help job seekers, workers, and job coaches build new skills that effectively prepare today’s w...2022-06-1429 minUpskill with EdtechExploring the Profile of a Lifelong LearnerOn this episode of Upskill With Edtech Brandon Olszewski sits down with Lea Downing, an ISTE SkillRise Project Manager; Jamie Harris, an Education Program Specialist focused on Adult Education and Literacy Services at the Maryland Department of Labor; and Kelly Middleton Banks, the Manager of Program Implementation at the National Association of Workforce Boards. Together they discuss the new Profile of a Lifelong Learner created by ISTE and the process for creating useful frameworks and profiles. The podcast also dives into the importance of digital literacy, upskilling and, as always, the importance of being a l...2020-11-2327 minUpskill with EdtechAdult Educators Rising to the OccasionOn this episode of Upskill with Edtech, Brandon sits down with Sarah Caccio, Senior Project Director of Adult Learning at Digital Promise; Neda Anasseri, Coordinator of Technology Projects at the Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN); and Priyanka Sharma Project Director at World Education and Co-Director of the Digital US coalition to discuss some of the opportunities and impending needs that have surfaced in the edtech and upskilling world as a result of COVID-19.2020-08-2133 minUpskill with EdtechExploring the Future of Work and Learning with ISTE CEO Richard CulattaOn today’s episode of Upskill With Edtech Brandon sits down with Richard Culatta, Chief Executive Officer of ISTE to discuss how the SkillRise initiative fits into ISTE’s larger vision and how trends in work and learning continue to inform and inspire one another. Richard’s decorated experience enables him to speak knowledgeably on policy, international trends, edtech and equity. The podcast also dives into the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the learning landscape to place more emphasis on many of the traits that drive SkillRise: lifelong learning, learner agency, edtech, equity and ensurin...2020-06-2525 minUpskill with EdtechDistance Learning in Adult EducationOn today’s episode of Upskill With Edtech, we speak with Joey Lehrman, Lea Downing, Tiffany Thomas and Daffiny Peters. Joey, Lea and Tiffany worked together to create a distance learning program at Delgado Community College which has now scaled to serve over 1,500 students annually across 15 partner agencies throughout Louisiana. The group then gets the chance to speak with Daffiny, a current student in the distance learning program. This conversation ranges from how the program was started, to developing curriculum, to scaling, to the importance of distance learning, the student experience and much more. The Up...2020-05-1831 minUpskill with EdtechWhat Is The Skills Gap?On today’s episode of Upskill With Edtech we are lucky enough to have two esteemed guests, one of whom is Jaime Fall, Director of UpSkill America at the Aspen Institute, an employer-led movement to expand opportunity for America’s workers and communities by promoting training and advancement practices to help workers progress in their careers and move into better-paying jobs. We also have Molly Bashay, a State Policy Analyst with the National Skills Coalition, who is working to advance skills policies through research and analysis of state workforce policies, advocacy assistance and policy implementation support. The conve...2020-04-1724 minUpskill with EdtechThe Future Of Work Is About HumansOn the podcast today we have Tom Vander Ark, CEO of Getting Smart, an education blog and consulting firm dedicated to the future of learning. Tom is a prolific writer, thought leader, and speaker on topics pertaining to the future of work and innovations in learning. He has written numerous books in the last decade noting trends and innovations in learning and claims to have visited more high schools than anyone in the world. For additional valuable ideas from SkillRise about edtech, adult learning, and upskilling, check out SkillRise.org, where you can download their...2020-02-1334 minUpskill with EdtechThe Future of Work: History Repeats Itself, Until it Doesn’tExploring the anticipated impacts of automation and artificial intelligence on workers, jobs, and education. Is this moment in American history similar to transitions from farming to industry, or does automation and AI present new, different challenges? How do we best position frontline workers for the workplace that is right around the corner?2019-11-2217 min