Curriculum Offers: ISTE’s SkillRise Initiative
SkillRise, an initiative from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), supports adult learners and organizations with educational technology to foster success in school, at work, and in community life. Current resources include:
Digital Skills Framework
The Profile of a Lifelong Learner describes the digital skills adults need to thrive in college and career pathways. It’s a research-backed north star that helps adult educators, workforce development trainers and employers define, measure and advance the digital and lifelong learning skills adult learners need to be successful in the workforce of today and tomorrow.
Courses and Assessment
To support learners in building the digital and lifelong learning skills needed to thrive in the future of work, SkillRise has developed two courses and an assessment:
- Lifelong Learning and Digital Skills. A self-paced class for adult learners and job seekers looking to build skills in using technology to set goals, communicate online, collaborate, and learn across a lifetime.
- Lifelong Learning and Digital Skills for Career Coaches. A course for adult educators and workforce development coaches, the self-paced experience looks at how to use technology to support job seekers in college and career pathways.
- The SkillRise Digital Skills Assessment. Developed in partnership with the Northstar Digital Literacy assessment, the assessment explores the intersection of digital and essential skills. Learners that pass the assessment earn a verifiable credential that can be added to a resume and LinkedIn profiles.
Micro-Learning Experiences
Learn more about our approach to digital skills training and technical assistance with these quick, mobile-friendly learning experiences.
- Dive into the Profile of a Lifelong Learner to explore the digital and lifelong learning skills essential for the future of work.
- Unpack the importance of putting Learners First to consider how to include students in new technology projects.
- Explore the power of Tech Transformations to review ways that digital tools can increase access to and quality of training programs.
SkillRise Framework for Technology Implementation
The Upskill With Edtech Course and Framework can be used by organizations to plan a digital transformation project. The human-centered design process helps ensure your team is ready to sustainably implement new technology in a way that enhances the work you do and supports equitable outcomes for learners and workers.
Blog and Podcast Series
The Upskill with Edtech podcast explores how digital tools can be used to accelerate innovation in teaching and learning to support career advancement and lifelong learning for workers and job-seekers. It is available on most major podcast apps (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, etc.).
The blog series explores a variety of topics related to adult learning, educational technology, and the future of work.
Join the SkillRise social channels for ongoing updates about digital skills and the future of work. SkillRise is on LinkedIn, X, and has an email newsletter.
In this presentation from May 2020, we provide a tour of SkillRise resources, including a free online class, the SkillRise framework, and media resources to help adult education organizations develop and implement sustainable technology implementation plans.
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