National Institute

The National Institute on the Assessment of Adult Learning was established by Thomas Edison State University in 1988 to explore issues in adult learning.

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After much consideration, we are postponing this year’s National Institute to reevaluate the direction of the event and reflect on how it can best serve the adult learning community for a future event. Monitor our website for updates. Email [email protected] with questions.

[Brandon Stanton @humansofny]

“I’d been putting it off because I didn’t have the money or time. But a program at the VA offered to help with tuition, so I enrolled in Empire State College. I wasn’t there to play. I wasn’t there to party. My only goal was to get an education. And more than the..."

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What’s happened in Higher Ed in the last 10 years since passage of the Higher Ed Opportunity Act? A fair amount. https://t.co/4Lolj6Uy13

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Minnesota's public colleges to expand credit for 'prior learning' https://t.co/lRNWs0xwoa

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@gsiemens But then you feel bad about it later so you sort of redeem yourself that way? No.

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Is Microlearning the Future of Corporate Training? https://t.co/AdohzA9jok via @lynch39083

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Two-year institutions report significant savings on OER as initiatives mature https://t.co/dSf8XsQI8E

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WGU graduates more likely than peers to be fully employed https://t.co/syBCq8f19W via @EducationDive

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How an OER Rookie Dove Deep Into a Zero Cost Textbook Degree Program https://t.co/MWY8tLWluP #edtech via @HigherEdSurge

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Moms, You're Never Too Old to Go Back to School https://t.co/yWZDYCNh3R via @POPSUGARMoms

[Educate and Elevate @ElevateAdultEd]

Add one year of college to a #workforce & a region's GDP increases by 17.4% The path to regional prosperity starts with #AdultEducation--ensuring that under-educated adults have the basic competencies to build skills upon. Your region's economy depends on it. #EducateAndElevate

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Some colleges are moving toward a model of continuous, lifelong learning in order to better prepare students for today’s economy, @jselingo reports: https://t.co/lOIclXTNwn

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The Politics of Academic Innovation | Higher Ed Gamma https://t.co/vOEaxcLecX

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Declining College Enrollment from Traditional-Age Students Will Hit Hard: Are Adult Students the Answer? https://t.co/1xiaAjCGCB via @Evolllution

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If you needed any more proof that #PLA can help #AdultLearners, check out CAEL’s newest study on PLA methods and student learning outcomes at https://t.co/APxoUd7CHa

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Michelle Weise: ‘We Need to Design the Learning Ecosystem of the Future’ https://t.co/rPkoMeTxBY #edtech via @HigherEdSurge

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An unusual path to becoming a college for adult learners: College Unbound. https://t.co/WoJa5nszBI

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Bringing Back Adult Students Takes More Than a Catchy Campaign https://t.co/uxrKmJ5GVx via @chronicle

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First Student Earns College Freshman Year for Free From Modern States Education Alliance: https://t.co/FLVy3tF4F9

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Return of the MOOCs--featuring @modernstatesed https://t.co/ZvlEcBsmKu