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21st Century Skills and Digital Literacy: What do Learners and Teachers Need to Know?
What exactly are 21st century technology skills, and how can we make sure we are incorporating these skills into our instruction? This presentation will review the definitions of 21st century skills and digital literacy, and provide examples of how these skills can be integrated by examining the intersection of technology, pedagogy and content knowledge. Examples from adult education classrooms will be provided, including e-portfolios, collaborative online projects, and educational uses of social networking.
Presenter: Marian Thacher, Director, Outreach and Technical and Assistance Network (OTAN)
Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: Technology
Handouts: PowerPoint Presentation Presentation Handout
Creating Pathways to Prepare Adult Learners for Successful TransitionsPanelists share their successful tips and strategies that have increased their ESL students’ transition rate to college from 10% to 28% through establishing pathways, an innovative orientation program, cross-disciplinary faculty learning communities and other transition initiatives that provide career and academic success. Handouts provided.
Presenters:
*Dr. Yilin Sun, Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, Washington
*Sara Baldwin, ESL Instructor, South Seattle Community College, Seattle, Washington
Educational Focus: English as a Second Language (ESL)
Handout: PowerPoint Presentation
Create, Share, and Collaborate on the Cloud
This workshop's primary focus will be on creating and collaborating with students and colleagues using Google Docs. The workshop will focus on Forms and other aspects of Docs including sharing, collaborating in real-time, uploading/downloading, and building presentations all on ―"The Cloud".
Presenter: Melinda Holt, Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN), California
Educational Focus: Technology
Additional Educational Focus: Featured Technology Workshop
Handouts: The "Online Docs" file pertains directly to the presentation. The second "More Tools" file was referenced during the session.
Moodle Course Repositories
Agencies are looking to develop online courses to help bolster enrollment and serve students. Explore the availability of online course repositories where educators freely share courses in many subject areas. This session introduces participants to what is currently available and provide resources to find courses that fit their needs.
Presenter: Penny Pearson, Coordinator, OTAN, Sacramento, California
Educational Focus: Distance Education
Handout:
Online Course Development for Technology Integration
Participants will engage in a discussion on why and how programs might use a learning management system, such as Moodle, to enhance their technology integration and expand their distance learning options. Participants will experience various online courses developed by programs to meet the needs of ESL, ABE and GED students and incorporate 21st Century Skills. An explanation of course development will be discussed and include a step-by-step model that can be adapted for program use. Participants will leave with resources for getting started on course development using a learning management system.
Presenters:
*Gilda Rubio-Festa, North Carolina, Central Piedmont Community College
*Destiny Long, TIU 11, PA
*Penny Pearson, Coordinator for Distance Learning Projects, OTAN, Sacramento, California
Handout: PowerPoint presentation: "Online Course Development for Technology Integration"
OTAN-Outstanding Resources for Adult Educators
OTAN Web site houses a vast collection of classroom resources and links, an online library of adult education information, an online lesson planner, examples of site-based technology integration projects, success stories by adult learners, and much more. Hear what teachers and administrators are using most on OTAN.
Presenter: Branka Marceta, Technology Projects Coordinator, OTAN, California
Educational Focus: Technology
Handout: OTAN–Outstanding Resources for Adult Educators
Electronic Handout: http://webtwopointohinadulted.wikispaces.com/OTAN+Resources+for+COABE11
Principles of Servant Leadership: Tools for Teachers and Students
This practice-oriented presentation explores The Ten Principles of Servant Leadership as 21st Century tools for teachers to enhance their best practices while building community in the classroom. This presentation examines innovative concepts that stimulates students to begin to think about their roles as global citizens.
Presenter: Diane Silvers, Ed.D., East Side Adult Education Program, San Jose, California
Educational Focus: GED Preparation
Handout: PowerPoint Presentation
TeleTutoring: Using Real-Time Distance Learning
Many library literacy programs have either a waiting list of learners or a waiting list of unassigned tutors. Teletutoring levels this playing field. Tutors and learners in different communities connect using desktop videoconferencing , document cameras, and touch screen computers or Smartboards for two-way sharing and mutual annotation of materials.
Presenter: Jacquie Brinkley, California State Library, California
Educational Focus: Distance Education
Handout: PowerPoint Presentation
21st Century Skills and Digital Literacy: What do Learners and Teachers Need to Know?
What exactly are 21st century technology skills, and how can we make sure we are incorporating these skills into our instruction? This presentation will review the definitions of 21st century skills and digital literacy, and provide examples of how these skills can be integrated by examining the intersection of technology, pedagogy and content knowledge. Examples from adult education classrooms will be provided, including e-portfolios, collaborative online projects, and educational uses of social networking.
Presenter: Marian Thacher, Director, Outreach and Technical and Assistance Network (OTAN)
Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: Technology
Handouts: PowerPoint Presentation Presentation Handout
Creating Pathways to Prepare Adult Learners for Successful TransitionsPanelists share their successful tips and strategies that have increased their ESL students’ transition rate to college from 10% to 28% through establishing pathways, an innovative orientation program, cross-disciplinary faculty learning communities and other transition initiatives that provide career and academic success. Handouts provided.
Presenters:
*Dr. Yilin Sun, Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, Washington
*Sara Baldwin, ESL Instructor, South Seattle Community College, Seattle, Washington
Educational Focus: English as a Second Language (ESL)
Handout: PowerPoint Presentation
Create, Share, and Collaborate on the Cloud
This workshop's primary focus will be on creating and collaborating with students and colleagues using Google Docs. The workshop will focus on Forms and other aspects of Docs including sharing, collaborating in real-time, uploading/downloading, and building presentations all on ―"The Cloud".
Presenter: Melinda Holt, Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN), California
Educational Focus: Technology
Additional Educational Focus: Featured Technology Workshop
Handouts: The "Online Docs" file pertains directly to the presentation. The second "More Tools" file was referenced during the session.
Moodle Course Repositories
Agencies are looking to develop online courses to help bolster enrollment and serve students. Explore the availability of online course repositories where educators freely share courses in many subject areas. This session introduces participants to what is currently available and provide resources to find courses that fit their needs.
Presenter: Penny Pearson, Coordinator, OTAN, Sacramento, California
Educational Focus: Distance Education
Handout:
Online Course Development for Technology Integration
Participants will engage in a discussion on why and how programs might use a learning management system, such as Moodle, to enhance their technology integration and expand their distance learning options. Participants will experience various online courses developed by programs to meet the needs of ESL, ABE and GED students and incorporate 21st Century Skills. An explanation of course development will be discussed and include a step-by-step model that can be adapted for program use. Participants will leave with resources for getting started on course development using a learning management system.
Presenters:
*Gilda Rubio-Festa, North Carolina, Central Piedmont Community College
*Destiny Long, TIU 11, PA
*Penny Pearson, Coordinator for Distance Learning Projects, OTAN, Sacramento, California
Handout: PowerPoint presentation: "Online Course Development for Technology Integration"
OTAN-Outstanding Resources for Adult Educators
OTAN Web site houses a vast collection of classroom resources and links, an online library of adult education information, an online lesson planner, examples of site-based technology integration projects, success stories by adult learners, and much more. Hear what teachers and administrators are using most on OTAN.
Presenter: Branka Marceta, Technology Projects Coordinator, OTAN, California
Educational Focus: Technology
Handout: OTAN–Outstanding Resources for Adult Educators
Electronic Handout: http://webtwopointohinadulted.wikispaces.com/OTAN+Resources+for+COABE11
Principles of Servant Leadership: Tools for Teachers and Students
This practice-oriented presentation explores The Ten Principles of Servant Leadership as 21st Century tools for teachers to enhance their best practices while building community in the classroom. This presentation examines innovative concepts that stimulates students to begin to think about their roles as global citizens.
Presenter: Diane Silvers, Ed.D., East Side Adult Education Program, San Jose, California
Educational Focus: GED Preparation
Handout: PowerPoint Presentation
TeleTutoring: Using Real-Time Distance Learning
Many library literacy programs have either a waiting list of learners or a waiting list of unassigned tutors. Teletutoring levels this playing field. Tutors and learners in different communities connect using desktop videoconferencing , document cameras, and touch screen computers or Smartboards for two-way sharing and mutual annotation of materials.
Presenter: Jacquie Brinkley, California State Library, California
Educational Focus: Distance Education
Handout: PowerPoint Presentation
