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How to Assess Digital Literacy

Ask a Tech Teacher

Of late, the most common question is, “How to I assess student digital literacy?” How do I assess faculty digital literacy so I can teach them what they don’t know?” In the past, I discussed the eight skills required for students to be considered digitally literate. Why assess it?

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Digital Badges Validate Skills for Special Needs Students

edWeb.net

Sometimes, there is a skills gap between the desired career and the student’s training. During the edWebinar “ Digital Badge Credentials: Preparing Students with Special Needs for Employment,” the presenters discussed how and why digital badges can help students validate their training and verify their credentials with prospective employers.

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Awareness, Assessment, and Access: Improving Adult Digital Literacy

Digital Promise

Assessment. This is not the case when assessing its students’ digital literacy levels. Tashjian and her staff offer mixed-level classes for now, but the educators must spend more time assessing the needs their students have as they walk in the door. ”'

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Higher Ed Should Pay Attention to the Corporate World’s Growing Use of Skills Data

Edsurge

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift toward digital HR. Today, new technologies are reshaping employers’ talent strategies and hiring processes, including the growing use of AI-based recruitment tools, skills assessments and internal talent marketplaces.

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Digital Skills Make a Difference for Adult Learners

Digital Promise

The number of middle-skill jobs that require digital skills continues to grow. Last fall, in an effort to address this gap, Facebook pledged to train 3,000 Michiganders in digital skills by 2020 through the Digital Skills Micro-credential program created in partnership with Digital Promise.

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How Well Do Soft-skill Badges Work for Job Seekers? New Study Aims to Find Out.

Edsurge

To help colleges teach the character traits and interpersonal skills that companies crave, nonprofit Education Design Lab has worked since 2013 to create curriculum and assessments that culminate in students earning digital badges intended to attract hiring managers. Seems simple enough.

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STEAM Up Learning Outdoors! 15+ Ideas to Try Now or this Summer!

Teacher Reboot Camp

The main assessments for schools are multiple choice tests, which punish learners if they don’t choose the right answer provided from a list of narrow options. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go. Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com !