Effective Transtions in Adult Education conference: Providence, Rhode Island

On Tuesday I straggled back to Richmond late after attending the Effective Transitions conference in Providence, Rhode Island. This is the first year I’ve been to this conference, sponsored by the National College Transitions Network (NCTN). It has grown from a regional (New England) gathering into a national conference, with over 400 people from over [...]

 November 20, 2009  Posted by RichardS at 4:51 pm Education, Uncategorized Comments Off
 
CAAL Report: The Power of Technology to Transform Adult Learning

I am looking forward to finishing up the report The Power of Technology to Transform Adult Learning, released a few days ago by The Council for the Advancement of Adult Literacy (CAAL).  In it, the report’s main author, Mary McCain, makes a number of recommendations, including: the establishment of a national web portal for adult [...]

 October 27, 2009  Posted by RichardS at 3:10 pm Education Comments Off
 
Frontline's "Digital Nation"

I am really excited by Frontline’s upcoming documentary series, Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier. The series addresses the profound ways that technology is altering the modern, human experience, from the way we fight our wars to how we manage our relationships and pursue learning. I am especially excited by the interviews with James [...]

 October 20, 2009  Posted by RichardS at 11:49 pm Digital media, Education, Social Media, Virtual Worlds Comments Off