Do you know about Google Jamboards? Pamela Jo Wilson, Adult ESOL Program Curriculum Support Specialist for Palm Beach County, FL loves using them for collaborative learning in her ESOL classroom. Hear how she uses Jamboards and other Google tools help students contextualize and learn vocabulary; practice asking questions and writing answers; identify parts of speech and lots more. And, when she’s done, she uses Google Classroom, Google Sites, and other tools to save and share what students have done with each other. To jump directly to "How can you use Jamboard with learners?", use the hyperlinks in the webinar description with video bookmarks.

This webinar discussed various aspects of equity in online learning to include accessibility, access, and representation and avoiding algorithm-based bias in online activities. This webinar discusses the cultural competence continuum and how to transfer cultural competence to your online learning environment so you can create an authentic sense of community while engaging with students virtually.

One component of the learner experience includes an understanding of their digital skills and access needs. These surveys were designed by the YWCA National Capital Area program to engage and process new learners during the intake process. All of the surveys are openly available and can be adapted for your programming: Distance Learning Technology Access Survey, Online Learning Readiness Survey, and Motivation Inventory.

There are many free and editable resources for adult educators and their learners. By using Open Educational Resources (OER) in the classroom and online, teachers and agencies can save money, revise and refresh curriculum and give learners an opportunity to customize their learning. This session will introduce participants to the basics of Open Educational Resources; what they are, how can you find them, and considerations for determining their quality for use in your classroom.

Although many programs have students for a very limited number of hours, teachers, advisors, and others have so much we need to cover during that brief time. While it can certainly be challenging to figure out how to include digital literacy along with content and skills, it can be done! This workshop offers an approach to weaving together digital literacy, content, and skills with examples including a single lesson, curriculum theme, and project.

This playlist of videos includes guidance to develop HyFlex classrooms that engage learners, teach you how to set up daily technology, use online assessment tools, and offer two tours of programs using this modality.

During this webinar recording, presenters discuss considerations around free edtech tools that support communication, content, and learner management, to ensure the tools and strategies you have developed to continue learning today can carry over into our new realities of tomorrow... regardless of what that looks like!

As adult educators, we have come to realize how essential digital literacy and digital resilience are for students to fully participate in classes, at work, and in daily life. We work very hard to create opportunities for equitable access by helping students acquire these critical skills. This workshop helps you organize your approach and provides guidance on how to integrate digital literacy through a deliberate, cohesive plan that leads to student growth in understanding, confidence, and capacity to use digital literacy skills for existing and future needs.

CrowdEd Learning, a World Education Initiative has created a series of tools to help instructors and adult education programs plan for effective instruction. This resource, the Skill Directory, allows you to explore academic, workplace, and lifelong learning competencies and provides examples of high-quality open educational resources to be used in the classroom.

How do programs create a culture of digital literacy? Come hear specific ways many programs have built in access, practice, time, and space for both staff and students to increase their digital literacy. This webinar provides an opportunity to consider ways to build your program’s capacity to embrace a culture of digital literacy. For the program, this means building in access inside and outside the program space. For staff, this means being supported in developing their capacity to fully integrate digital literacy in their work with learners. For learners, this means being supported in building the digital access and skills they need to fully engage in their communities, careers, and further educational experiences.