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| CAIT at WIU Offering First of its Kind Correctional GED Programming |
| By wiu.edu |
| Published: 05/12/2015 |
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MACOMB, IL – As part of a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Center for Application of Information Technologies (CAIT) at Western Illinois University is offering an Internet-based high school equivalency curriculum to inmates at Illinois correctional facilities and the program is expected to soon expand, utilizing new technologies with new national partners. CAIT's i-Pathways program was developed in 2000, in partnership with the Illinois Community College Board, as a distance learning option for students without access to adult education programs. It deployed statewide in 2002, and in 2005, the program began national distribution, and is currently used in 16 U.S. states. In 2014, it began to be used in the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), and this summer celebrates one full year serving 3,000 minimum to maximum security inmates weekly in 30 Illinois correctional facilities. Throughout its yearlong deployment, there have been no technical security issues; one of the often cited concerns for not using Internet technologies in corrections. The program provides students with a full preparation curriculum including, math, science, social studies and language arts. It is aligned with national, state and common core standards, preparing individuals to pass the GED, HiSET, TASC and other high school equivalency tests. Through its use, students also become more computer and technology literate. "This is the first time an Internet-based curriculum is being used in any Illinois state adult correctional facility, and we are in 30 facilities across the state," CAIT Director Richard Chamberlain said of the existing program. "We are currently in talks with individuals across the country from correctional institutions and businesses about potential use of i-Pathways in their facilities." Read More. |
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