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Adult Literacy XPrize
By Nicolette Baffoni | April 16, 2019
Together with the RI Department of Education, the RI Office of Innovation, the RI Office of Postsecondary Commissioner, and Providence Public Library, OLIS is pleased to be part of an effort focused on promoting the use of mobile phone apps for native English-speaking and English language learner adults at the beginning-intermediate levels. Rhode Island is part of a national team through the EdTech Center at World Education (Team WorldEd).
Four apps are being made available through the XPRIZE Communities Competition. Teams nationwide are competing for cash prizes for having the most community members download one of the apps using an Android phone or tablet on at least three days by August 2019. App(s) downloaded by August 2019 will be FREE until August 2020. Some of the apps are also available for iOS but will not count toward the competition.
How can you help?
- Become familiar with the project through the FAQ and World Ed website.
- Distribute flyers and pamphlets to prospective users and colleagues. The flyers describe the steps to access the apps via Google Play. The code for the RI team is 3366.
- Direct prospective users to their local Learning Lounge for support in downloading and using the apps, if needed.
- Stay in touch as additional materials and updates will be provided.
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