SXSW EDU 2020
Massachusetts’ New Lifelong Learning Ecosystem
Description:
Colleges are closing, students are drowning in debt, and the value of degrees is being questioned. Robots are taking jobs, skills gaps are widening, and the workforce is aging. Massachusetts’ solution? Launch the nation’s first system of lifelong learning – in which educators, employers, and government are working together to evolve the worlds of higher ed and training. Learn how a leading education state is building accelerated, employer-aligned online and hybrid programs for adults, at scale.
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Takeaways
- Steps that educators and employers can take to create a lifelong learning system, just as we have systems of secondary and higher education.
- A deepened understanding of why digitally enabled and accelerated, competency-based learning is a promising model for working learners.
- How to leverage existing education and workforce development funds at the federal and state levels to support lifelong learning for adult workers.
Speakers
- Dr. J.D. LaRock, President and Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Corporation
Organizer
Daniel Demaina, Communications Director, Commonwealth Corporation
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