I was speaking to a literacy program coordinator the other day who told me how she keeps some students off the books in order to work with them in her program. These stowaway learners are older, usually retired adults who want to develop their digital literacy. Keeping them off the books means she doesn’t register … Continue reading Keeping students off the books in LBS: Older adults who want to go online
Month: November 2016
Enrollment Data for LBS: Age of learners and perplexing suitability criteria
When I examined most of the data reports covering the past decade, I found that the percentage of learners in each age category has remained stable over the years, with one short-term blip. And the current suitability target covering 45-64 year olds is simply out of whack with program realities. I removed the 2012-2013 data … Continue reading Enrollment Data for LBS: Age of learners and perplexing suitability criteria
Fair Assessment Practices 