Flash Edition
September 22, 2015
The Office of Career, Technical,
and Adult Education (OCTAE) has launched an online center to direct adult
learners to free, high-quality resources related to education, job and life
skills. The LINCS (Literacy,
Information and Communication System) Learner Center complements OCTAE’s priority
goal to make on-demand learning available for teachers and students.
A call to action
in OCTAE’s February 2015 report, Making
Skills Everyone’s Business: A Call to Transform Adult Learning in the United
States, identified the need and potential to
reach more low-skilled adults through online, on-demand tools.
The Learner
Center, opening during the 2015 National Adult Education and Family Literacy
Week, #AEFLWeek, is a gateway to resources from many federal agencies and
organizations. Resources accessed through the site can help adult learners
improve their reading, writing, math, science, and English skills; build job
skills; acquire an understanding of American government and history to obtain
citizenship; and find a nearby adult education, computer training, or
postsecondary education or training program. Developed to be mobile-friendly,
the site brings resources to learners in class, on the go, and at home. This
feature can extend users’ learning time and accelerate their skill development.
 Image of LINCS
Learner Center homepage.
Share the site with
your teachers and learners and re-tweet alerts from @LINCS_ED. Help amplify OCTAE’s reach
by posting the following message to your own social media network:
Help
#adultedu learners improve their English, get job skills & more. Point new
users to free resources at the Learner
Center!.
The initial site is a
beta version, designed to join the national conversation about digital tools
for adult learners. Future phases will incorporate more tools, features, and
partners. We applaud ongoing work to stimulate the marketplace and ed-tech
development. Stay tuned and get involved!
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