Open Session: Chicago Citywide Literacy Coalition Adult Distance Education during the time of COVID19: A Snapshot from Chicago – July 15, 2020 – Noon ET
Presenter: Executive Director, Becky Raymond
COVID-19 has brought to light many disparities in implementing a distance education system for low-scoring adults. In this presentation, Becky Raymond, Executive Director of the Chicago Citywide Literacy Coalition, will report on how adult education and literacy providers in Chicago adapted to delivering their courses remotely. She will discuss their challenges and successes through the lens of distance education theory.
Executive Director
Chicago Citywide Literacy Coalition
As inaugural executive director of the Chicago Citywide Literacy Coalition (CCLC), Becky has led the organization from a volunteer network of adult education providers to a funding intermediary that provides resources, technical assistance and professional development to more than 30 Chicago adult education providers.