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New Social Media Micro-credentials Support Social Mobility for Adult Learners

Digital Promise

In the quickly shifting workforce, digital skills have become fundamental for social mobility. In 2017, we partnered with Facebook (now Meta) to design four training modules and micro-credentials in social media marketing. Check out our overview page to find out more information and to get started today!

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Economic Mobility Pathways in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky: Building Networks for Frontline Talent Development

Digital Promise

It wasn’t until a group of local leaders from across education, business, nonprofit, government, and philanthropic communities came together to identify challenges and collectively design solutions that real pathways toward income mobility began to emerge for the area’s adult learners. Collaborating Organizations. Brighton Center, Kentucky.

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Are You Using Micro-Credentials in Rural Communities?

Digital Promise

Is your organization using or exploring the use of micro-credentials in rural industry, education, or training initiatives? Does your initiative promote social mobility for Black, Latinx, and Indigenous people impacted by poverty in rural communities? Education and training providers. If so, we want to know about it!

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13 Websites That Provide Lots of Digital Books for Summer Reading

Ask a Tech Teacher

The reasons were varied (teacher training, infrastructure, and professional support to name a few), but one of the most prominent was money. Books can be read online or on most mobile devices. You can read them online, on a mobile device, or download them. Books can be read online or on mobile devices. Gutenberg Project.

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LMS Comparison: What Learning Solution is the Best Fit for Your Business?

Today, 26% of Americans say they’re online almost constantly and people spend an average of 5 hours a day on their mobile phones. We do everything from shopping to watching online videos on our mobile devices. In fact, 47% of organizations have already incorporated mobile learning into their training programs.

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Digital Promise Partnering with Five Rural Communities Using Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

Digital Promise is thrilled to partner with five of today’s most innovative postsecondary institutions that are using micro-credentials to create real-time pathways to social mobility for adult learners in rural communities. Focused on supporting social mobility in rural communities. Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC).

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7 Digital Icebreakers for #BacktoSchool

Teacher Reboot Camp

Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com ! Mobile Show and Tell – Divide students into small groups. Mobile Show and Tell – Divide students into small groups. Each student spends about 30 seconds sharing a personal photo from a mobile device and the anecdote behind the photo.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

Join Chris Paxton, President of D3 Training Solutions, professor, author, and frequent conference speaker, to explore 10 important considerations for picking the right eLearning tool for the job. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.