Educational Focus: Technology
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)
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom
Education Focus: Technology
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session III, 9:45-11:15 a.m. Room: Continental Parlor 3
Cellphones & Adult Learning
Cell phones can be noisy and distracting. But they can also be an aid to adult learning (Docksai, 2009). The presentation will examine the past five-year literature on cell phone use in adult teachings.
Presenter: Tenzin Yeshi, University of Wyoming, Wyoming
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Technology
Additional Educational Focus: Featured Technology Workshop
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session I, 3:00–3:40 p.m. Room: Continental Parlor 3
Community Education for Social Change–MARTI for All!
Maine Adult Education, partnering with Maine’s ConnectMe Authority and the State’s Planning Office, was awarded four-year Broadband Technology Opportunities Program Technical Assistance grant to help citizens understand the importance of broadband capacity and the positive impact internet access can have on living, learning, and earning a living in rural Maine. The grant will support the expansion of the highly successful Maine Adult Regional Technology Initiative (MARTI) to participating adult education programs providing intensive training and mentoring to at least 250 adult educators and Literacy Volunteers across the state creating training resources that will be available nationwide. More>>
Presenters: Bob McIntire, Maine Adult Education; Jim Burke, MARTI Mentor, Maine
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Technology
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15–4:45 p.m. Room: Taylor B
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 includ-ing sharing, collaborating in real-time, uploading/downloading, and building presentations all on ―"The Cloud".
Presenter: Melinda Holt, Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN), California
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Technology
Additional Educational Focus: Featured Technology Workshop
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: 9:45-11:15 a.m. Room: Taylor B
Facebook, Twitter, and Blogs? Oh my!
Would you like to use Facebook, blogs, or Twitter to teach basic skills, promote your program, increase student retention, or raise public awareness of adult literacy. Join us to learn effective uses of these tools through program case studies. Then choose one tool you will implement and plan to participate in a two-week online follow up with experts and peers.
Presenter: Jackie Taylor, Professional Development List Moderator, LINCS
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: Technology
Additional Educational Focus: LINCS
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
Room: Continental Parlor 2
Improved Outcomes with Computer-Assisted Instruct
Computer-Assisted Instruction, innovative tutoring approaches, and the A+dvancer Online software, aligned with college-readiness proficiencies, leads adult students to improved placement test scores (84%), retention (85%), and success (84%).
Presenter: John Vassiliou, M.S., Director, Computer Courtyard/Learning Resources at Miami Dade College, Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Technology
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session I, 2:10-2:50 p.m. Room: Union Square 21
ITAEC 2.0/Technology for Classroom
Presenter will involve participants in interactive activities used during Integrating Technology into the AE Classroom (ITAEC), a SC Dept. of Ed graduate course for adult educators. Presenter will introduce Web 2.0 tools that will be integrated into a new course, ITAEC 2.0.
Presenter: Dr. Mary Gaston, South Carolina Department of Education, South Carolina
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Technology
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session I, 2:00–3:40 p.m. Room: Taylor B
LINCS: Web 2.0—Emerging Technologies & Adult Ed
Presenter will show various emerging technologies and explain their use. Partici-pants will have an opportunity to explore certain Web 2.0 applications to see how they work. Various re-sources detailed by the Literacy Information and Communication System will be explored.
Presenter: Bill McNutt, Technology Coordinator, University of Tennessee, Center for Literacy Studies
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Technology
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–11:30 a.m. Room: Taylor B
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
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Technology
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session IV, 1:30–2:10 p.m. Room: Union Square 21
Paradigm Shift: Keeping Students Engaged using Tech Tools and Social Media
You hear the names, (Weebly, TeacherTube, Web2.0, Wordle, Twitter, Facebook), but you just can't see the need or reason for using these tools in the classroom. Let's face it. We have become an information rich society. Our cell phones are not just cell phones anymore. They're little computers. And I have a notion that the primary use of today's cell phone user is NOT speaking on the phone! It's time to harness the power of the Internet to better serve our student's needs. Technology tools allow students who may have to stop out of your classroom to stay engaged and in touch. It's ok. You're ALLOWED to play in this interactive session.
Presenters:
*Dr. Debra L. Hargrove, Program Director, Florida TechNet, Florida
*Tim Ponder, Assistant Project Director, Ohio Literacy Resource Center, Tennessee
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Additional Educational Focus: Featured Technology Workshop
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session IV, 1:30–3:00 p.m. Room: Taylor A
Social Media: Enhancing Numeracy & Critical Thinking Skills
Visiting social sites is now the 4th most popular online activity. This presentation will cover critical thinking instructional strategies for three aspects (platforms/sites, user profiles, and usage pros/cons) of social media that practitioners can incorporate into the 21st century adult basic education curriculum.
Presenters:
*Dr. Chas Durant, Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee
*Brooke Istas, Cowley College
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Technology
Additional Educational Focus: LINCS
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VII, 1:15–2:45 p.m. Room: Taylor A
Teaching 21st Century Skills—Technology in the Classroom
For our learners, 21st Century Skills are essential. Learn how to connect with your students by integrating technology into the classroom. Join us for a live audience poll. (All you need is your cell phone!) Learn more about Wordle, fur.ly, Doodle, and much, much more.
Presenter: Dawn Hughes, Executive Director, Central Illinois Adult Education Service Center, Illinois
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Technology
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session IV, 2:20–3:00 p.m. Room: Union Square 21
Technology for Learning in the 21st Century Classroom
For adults with low literacy skills, reading and writing is a barrier to earning a GED, to post secondary education and to good-paying jobs. In order to remove the print barrier for struggling readers, the Adult Literacy Center at Drake University has begun a research study that examines the effect of text-to-speech software that gives GED students with low literacy skills access to information that they previously struggled to read and understand.
Presenter: Anne Murr, M.S., Coordinator, Drake University Adult Literacy Center, Des Moines, Iowa; NAASLN Board Member
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Special Learning Needs
Additional Educational Focus: Featured Technology Workshop
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15–3:55 p.m. Room: Union Square 26
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)
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom
Education Focus: Technology
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session III, 9:45-11:15 a.m. Room: Continental Parlor 3
Cellphones & Adult Learning
Cell phones can be noisy and distracting. But they can also be an aid to adult learning (Docksai, 2009). The presentation will examine the past five-year literature on cell phone use in adult teachings.
Presenter: Tenzin Yeshi, University of Wyoming, Wyoming
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Technology
Additional Educational Focus: Featured Technology Workshop
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session I, 3:00–3:40 p.m. Room: Continental Parlor 3
Community Education for Social Change–MARTI for All!
Maine Adult Education, partnering with Maine’s ConnectMe Authority and the State’s Planning Office, was awarded four-year Broadband Technology Opportunities Program Technical Assistance grant to help citizens understand the importance of broadband capacity and the positive impact internet access can have on living, learning, and earning a living in rural Maine. The grant will support the expansion of the highly successful Maine Adult Regional Technology Initiative (MARTI) to participating adult education programs providing intensive training and mentoring to at least 250 adult educators and Literacy Volunteers across the state creating training resources that will be available nationwide. More>>
Presenters: Bob McIntire, Maine Adult Education; Jim Burke, MARTI Mentor, Maine
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Technology
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15–4:45 p.m. Room: Taylor B
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 includ-ing sharing, collaborating in real-time, uploading/downloading, and building presentations all on ―"The Cloud".
Presenter: Melinda Holt, Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN), California
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Technology
Additional Educational Focus: Featured Technology Workshop
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: 9:45-11:15 a.m. Room: Taylor B
Facebook, Twitter, and Blogs? Oh my!
Would you like to use Facebook, blogs, or Twitter to teach basic skills, promote your program, increase student retention, or raise public awareness of adult literacy. Join us to learn effective uses of these tools through program case studies. Then choose one tool you will implement and plan to participate in a two-week online follow up with experts and peers.
Presenter: Jackie Taylor, Professional Development List Moderator, LINCS
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: Technology
Additional Educational Focus: LINCS
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
Room: Continental Parlor 2
Improved Outcomes with Computer-Assisted Instruct
Computer-Assisted Instruction, innovative tutoring approaches, and the A+dvancer Online software, aligned with college-readiness proficiencies, leads adult students to improved placement test scores (84%), retention (85%), and success (84%).
Presenter: John Vassiliou, M.S., Director, Computer Courtyard/Learning Resources at Miami Dade College, Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Technology
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session I, 2:10-2:50 p.m. Room: Union Square 21
ITAEC 2.0/Technology for Classroom
Presenter will involve participants in interactive activities used during Integrating Technology into the AE Classroom (ITAEC), a SC Dept. of Ed graduate course for adult educators. Presenter will introduce Web 2.0 tools that will be integrated into a new course, ITAEC 2.0.
Presenter: Dr. Mary Gaston, South Carolina Department of Education, South Carolina
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Technology
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session I, 2:00–3:40 p.m. Room: Taylor B
LINCS: Web 2.0—Emerging Technologies & Adult Ed
Presenter will show various emerging technologies and explain their use. Partici-pants will have an opportunity to explore certain Web 2.0 applications to see how they work. Various re-sources detailed by the Literacy Information and Communication System will be explored.
Presenter: Bill McNutt, Technology Coordinator, University of Tennessee, Center for Literacy Studies
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Technology
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–11:30 a.m. Room: Taylor B
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
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Technology
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session IV, 1:30–2:10 p.m. Room: Union Square 21
Paradigm Shift: Keeping Students Engaged using Tech Tools and Social Media
You hear the names, (Weebly, TeacherTube, Web2.0, Wordle, Twitter, Facebook), but you just can't see the need or reason for using these tools in the classroom. Let's face it. We have become an information rich society. Our cell phones are not just cell phones anymore. They're little computers. And I have a notion that the primary use of today's cell phone user is NOT speaking on the phone! It's time to harness the power of the Internet to better serve our student's needs. Technology tools allow students who may have to stop out of your classroom to stay engaged and in touch. It's ok. You're ALLOWED to play in this interactive session.
Presenters:
*Dr. Debra L. Hargrove, Program Director, Florida TechNet, Florida
*Tim Ponder, Assistant Project Director, Ohio Literacy Resource Center, Tennessee
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Additional Educational Focus: Featured Technology Workshop
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session IV, 1:30–3:00 p.m. Room: Taylor A
Social Media: Enhancing Numeracy & Critical Thinking Skills
Visiting social sites is now the 4th most popular online activity. This presentation will cover critical thinking instructional strategies for three aspects (platforms/sites, user profiles, and usage pros/cons) of social media that practitioners can incorporate into the 21st century adult basic education curriculum.
Presenters:
*Dr. Chas Durant, Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee
*Brooke Istas, Cowley College
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Technology
Additional Educational Focus: LINCS
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VII, 1:15–2:45 p.m. Room: Taylor A
Teaching 21st Century Skills—Technology in the Classroom
For our learners, 21st Century Skills are essential. Learn how to connect with your students by integrating technology into the classroom. Join us for a live audience poll. (All you need is your cell phone!) Learn more about Wordle, fur.ly, Doodle, and much, much more.
Presenter: Dawn Hughes, Executive Director, Central Illinois Adult Education Service Center, Illinois
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Technology
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session IV, 2:20–3:00 p.m. Room: Union Square 21
Technology for Learning in the 21st Century Classroom
For adults with low literacy skills, reading and writing is a barrier to earning a GED, to post secondary education and to good-paying jobs. In order to remove the print barrier for struggling readers, the Adult Literacy Center at Drake University has begun a research study that examines the effect of text-to-speech software that gives GED students with low literacy skills access to information that they previously struggled to read and understand.
Presenter: Anne Murr, M.S., Coordinator, Drake University Adult Literacy Center, Des Moines, Iowa; NAASLN Board Member
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Special Learning Needs
Additional Educational Focus: Featured Technology Workshop
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15–3:55 p.m. Room: Union Square 26
