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Fall 2013

New Technologies: Preparing Adult Learners - Learner Web Feature

From the Blog at United Way Forums / United Front — October 13, 2013
New Technologies: Preparing Adult Learners by Jenifer Baker Vanek

Spring 2013

2013 Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE) and Louisiana Association for Public, Community, and Adult Education (LAPCAE) Conference
March 23-28 2013
New Orleans, LA

PRESENTATIONS:

Tutor-Facilitated Digital Literacy Acquisition: An Overview
MON March 25th — SLIDES
Presenters: Stephen Reder, Jill Castek, Elizabeth Withers, Drew Pizzolato

Engaging Community Organizations in Digital Literacy Work
TUE March 26th
Presenter: Petrice Sams-Abiodun

Incorporating Digital Literacy into Traditional Literacy Classrooms and in Support of Wait-Listed Students
TUE March 26th
Presenters: James E. Matt, Central Southern Tier Regional Adult Education Network/Cayuga Community College, Marsha Tait, Literacy Volunteers of Greater Syracuse, Rosemary Matt, NYS Office of Acct./Cayuga Community College

Digital Literacy On-Ramps to Career Pathways
WED March 27th
Presenters: Jenifer Vanek, University of MN/MN Literacy Council/MN DEED, Judy Mortrude, MN FastTRAC & MN Department of Employment and Economic Development, Eric Nesheim, Minnesota Literacy Council

Tutor-Facilitation and Blended Learning for Digital Literacy: A Discussion of Key Issues and Future Directions in Digital Literacy
WED March 27th - SLIDES
Presenters: Stephen Reder, Portland State University, David J. Rosen, Newsome Associates, Heide Spruck Wrigley, Literacywork International, Jon Engel, Community Action Inc.

Winter / Spring 2012

• Video: Learner Web is being offered as part of a new initiative at the New York County Correctional Facility in the Incarcerated Education Program for the Syracuse City School District & Sheriff Kevin Walsh of the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office.
  
  This implementation is particularly innovative because it gives inmates supervised access to the internet and important connections to the outside world.
  
  Learner Web New York County Correctional Facility

Fall 2011

U.S Conference on Adult Literacy (USCAL) 2011
November 2-5, 2011
Westin Galleria
Houston, Texas

PRESENTATIONS:
"Tutor-Facilitated, Community-Based Digital Literacy Learning: A National Initiative with Examples from Five States" + Download slides from the presentation

"Community of Practice for Sustained Professional Development" + Download slides from the presentation

"Digital Literacy Skills, Tools, and Opportunities to Reshape Adult Literacy Learning and Instruction"
+ Download slides from the presentation

 

Tri-TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) 2011 conference
"English Without Borders"
October 21 & 22, 2011
Highline Community College
Des Moines, WA

PRESENTATION:

+ Slides from the presentation forthcoming . . .

Low Educated Second Language and Literacy Acquisition (LESLLA) 2011 Symposium
September 30, 2011
University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minnesota

PRESENTATION:
"Supporting Digital Literacy Development in LESLLA Learners" + Download slides from the presentation

Summer 2011

Digital Literacy is Part of Job Preparedness - Learner Web Feature
August 26th, 2011

The Learner Web BTOP project was featured in a recent US Dept of Commerce blog on about providing training in digital literacy and other job-preparedness skills.

The Edupunks' Guide to a DIY Credential - Learner Web Feature
July 26, 2011

The Learner Web is featured on pages 35-36 of The Edupunks' Guide to a DIY Credential by Anya Kamenetz, published free on the web for independent minded people without a lot of cash who want to put together their own education using open resources, online networks and alternative credentialing. It's also intended to be a quick resource for educators and administrators who want to incorporate the latest technology, social media, and collaboration strategies to create excellent learning experiences while controlling costs; and organizations, developers, and social entrepreneurs interested in building the future of higher and further education.

+ You can download it here: http://edupunksguide.org

Spring 2011

2011 National Meeting for Adult Education State Directors
 "Winning the Future: The Race for Quality and Results in Adult Education"
May 11, 2011
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
Arlington, VA

Adult education and literacy programs have a vital role to play in implementing the National Broadband Plan. This cross-agency Administration priority calls for increased infrastructure capacity and access to broadband technologies, as well as expansion of digital literacy in our population, especially in vulnerable and hard-to-serve populations. This presentation will illustrate, through multimedia and live Internet demonstrations, some ways that adult education can be repositioned within this cross-agency perspective.

PRESENTATION:
"Broadening the On-Ramps to the Information Highway: Adult Education and the National Broadband Plan"
+ Download slides from the presentation