How does the Learner Web help educators?
Adult Educators across the country are grappling with challenges such as meeting the demand for ESOL, reaching learners who don’t come to programs, transitioning GED recipients to postsecondary education and to jobs, integrating new and international college students into academic environment. Creative programs, curriculum, websites and learning resources are being developed to meet these challenges. The Learner Web organizes these existing Resources in ways to make them accessible to Learners and other educators.
Distance education programs are an example. The most important difference between the Learner Web and distance education is that the Learner Web is driven by the Learner, while most distance education programs are organized on the classroom model and facilitated by a teacher. Providers will also be able to use the Learner Web to administer a class or distance education curriculum and packages can be integrated into the Learner Web as Resources.