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Why Skills Are Becoming the New Measure of Workforce Readiness
In 2022, Delaware’s Department of Human Resources went through its Family Service Specialist job postings and replaced the bachelor’s degree requirement with a line about relevant work experience. Applications went up 575 per cent. That number says less about the degree requirement than about who was already there: people doing adjacent work, capable of the job, invisible to the hiring process because the posting was…
Announcing Our Updated VPAT: Pressbooks’ Commitment to Accessible Publishing
At Pressbooks, accessibility has long been central to how we design and build our publishing platform. Our platform has been designed to support the creation of content that is born…
Managing Large Enrollment with Individualized, Interactive Learning Experiences
This is part four of our Pressbooks Results Series, where we’re sharing the stories of four faculty members who have used Pressbooks Results in their classroom to achieve unique pedagogical…
Empowering Faculty to Create Interactive Learning Materials without Publisher Dependency
This is part three of our Pressbooks Results Series, where we’re sharing the stories of four faculty members who have used Pressbooks Results in their classroom to achieve unique pedagogical…
Enhancing Language Acquisition through Interactive, Scaffolded Practice
This is part two of our Pressbooks Results Series, where we’re sharing the stories of four faculty members who have used Pressbooks Results in their classroom to achieve unique pedagogical…
Reducing Course Withdrawals with Flexible, Affordable Learning Materials
This is part one of our Pressbooks Results Series, where we’re sharing the stories of four faculty members who have used Pressbooks Results in their classroom to achieve unique pedagogical…
Enhancing Student Learning: Four Pressbooks Results Success Stories
If you’re teaching in today’s postsecondary classrooms—whether online, hybrid, or in person—you’ve likely wrestled with a familiar set of challenges: How do you keep students actively engaged with your learning…
Why VPATs Matter in Education: Building Accessible Learning Environments
In our previous blog post, we introduced the VPAT—a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template that outlines how digital tools and platforms align with accessibility standards like WCAG 2.1, Section 508, and…
What is a VPAT? A Quick Guide for Postsecondary Institutions
As digital accessibility continues to move to the forefront of education policy and legislation, it’s more important than ever for institutions to understand the tools and documentation that help ensure…
Adaptation in Action: Voices from the ROTEL Project
Over the past three years, the ROTEL (Remixing Open Textbooks through an Equity Lens) project has supported faculty across Massachusetts as they reimagined course materials to better serve their students….