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Free Webcast on GED Test Preparation and Open Educational Resources

Please join us at http://designersforlearning.org/live for our next Designers for Learners free webcast on Wednesday, December 4th at 1:00 p.m. CST. Here is the start time in your area: http://bitly.com/1aN32cy. The webcast will focus on opportunities to develop service-learning and Open Educational Resource (OER) projects to support General Educational Development (GED) test preparation. Our guests for the webcast have extensive experience in OER development, including Ronda Neugebauer and David Wiley of Lumen Learning (http://lumenlearning.com), and Quill West, OER Director at Tacoma Community College (http://open.tacomacc.edu).

In the past few months, we have received inquiries from nonprofits in need of instructional design help to support GED test preparation, including resources for learners, as well as for staff and volunteers who work as tutors. In 2014, the requirements for the GED test will change significantly from the existing 2002 version of the test. In addition to changes in the content and test items, all students will be required to take the test via computer vs. pencil and paper. Instructional materials are needed to support a range of subject-matter, including math, science, social studies, language arts, and computer use. Please join us to contemplate the adaptation, development, and use of OER as an alternative to existing commercial offerings, such as those in the GED marketplace (http://www.gedmarketplace.com).

We look forward to seeing you on December 4th! If you can't make the live session, the recording will be available at
http://designersforlearning.org/category/webcast or http://www.edtechtalk.com.

Connect with us on twitter at:
Quill: http://twitter.com/quill_west
Ronda: http://twitter.com/RondaNeugebauer
Jennifer: http://twitter.com/JenM
David: http://twitter.com/opencontent