National Adult Literacy Database

Series: ALT Technology Workshops Manuals

Authors: Advancing Learning Technology

Collection: Learning Materials

This manual offers learners basic information about computers and information technology and is intended to be used in a hands-on workshop . It uses pictures and relatively simple and straightforward text to introduce learners to computers and explain how to use common software and programs. Topics discussed include
- Windows desktop
- using Windows
- using the mouse
- Wordpad
- Paint
- internet basics
- email basics
- online learning sites

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Added: 2008-02-28

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Series: Adult Learning Video Series

Authors: Adult Learning Knowledge Centre (AdLKC)

Collection: Learning Materials

This brief video focuses on Canada-wide efforts to ensure the quality of Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) in the university setting.

The video includes interviews with some of the people involved in bringing together university representatives to discuss their concerns about PLAR and how to make sure that it is an academically reliable, rigorous process.

The video also includes an interview with a woman who explains how the credits she earned through PLAR helped her finish her university degree when she was tempted to quit.

The video, about three and a half minutes in length, was prepared by the Adult Learning Knowledge Centre (AdLKC).

Added: 2011-06-03

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• Les bienfaits de l'ERA dans les universités canadiennes [Vidéo - 3:24]

Series: Best of The Reader

Authors: Joan Acosta, Jennifer Walsh Marr

Collection: Learning Materials

Best of the Reader is a series of e-books intended for use by literacy level adult learners, including those for whom English is a second language. The series incorporates material from The Westcoast Reader, a newspaper for adults trying to improve their English reading skills.

This teachers’ guide contains ideas for expanding upon the material in the e-books. The authors have included suggestions for pre-reading activities as well as activities focusing on listening and speaking, building vocabulary, and improving reading comprehension.

The authors encourage teachers to customize the activities to suit the needs, interests and ages of their students.

Books in the Best of the Reader series are published on Creative Commons, a non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available to share legally. To learn more about Best of The Reader, please click here: http://bestofthereader.ca/.

Added: 2012-01-13

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Tools for Community-Based Adult Literacy and Basic Education Programs

Authors: NWT Literacy Council, Aurora College, Department of Education, Culture and Employment

Collection: Learning Materials

The NWT Literacy Council has created a comprehensive framework of best practices that encourages literacy providers to reflect on their practice and learn from others. The framework has three tools:
1. A self-assessment tool for programs
2. A resource of practical ideas to help support best practices
3. Examples of best practices in action in NWT programs

The self-assessment tool for programs consists of 17 best practice statements, followed by several key elements and indicators. Each statement describes a key concept that we have identified as integral to effective programs from current research and from practitioners in the field in the NWT and elsewhere. The best practice statements include the following topics such as philosophy, program planning, program evaluation, program accessibility and instruction.

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• OLES

Added: 2006-11-23

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Testing a Four-Level Framework for Integrating Work and Learning to Maximize Personal Practice and Job Performance

Authors: Jean Adams, Rita Hanesiak, Gareth Morgan, Ronald Owston, Denys Lupshenyuk, Laura Mills

Collection: Research Materials

“Blended learning” refers to combining different kinds of instructional approaches, like face-to-face learning and coaching, with a variety of technologies, including discussion boards, e-content, and conference calls.

This research study compares the learning outcomes of four different blended learning strategies for developing the “soft skills” that enhance job performance and personal interactions. The four strategies range from a very loose coupling of personal learning with job performance to a very tight coupling.

The results showed that some individuals excelled in each of the research groups, and there were no common individual characteristics for those who did well in each group, or across the research study. Learning styles differed, learning preferences differed, and major motivators and major barriers for learning also differed.

The authors conclude that while there is no predictable best approach to workplace learning for developing soft skills, blended strategies can make it easier to customize learning to meet specific learner characteristics, experiences, and needs.

Funders:

• Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)

Added: 2012-03-27

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• Apprentissage mixte pour le développement du savoir-être

Authors: Germaine Comeau, Ann Angelidis

Collection: Learning Materials

This booklet is also available in French.

Mot de passe: littératie is a serie published by the Council of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training (CAMET) for the purpose of educating and providing tools to various literacy partners. The booklet intended for parents contains these sections:

Password: Literacy
Reading at Home
Types of Readers
List of Activities and Resources

For more information, please contact:

Atlantic Provinces Education Foundation
P.O. Box 2044
Halifax, NS B3J 2Z1
Telephone: (902) 424-5352
Email: camet-camef@cap-cpma.ca
Website: http://www.camet-camef.ca/

Added: 2004-06-01

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• Livret destiné aux parents

Series: Financial Literacy Tips & Activities

Authors: ABC Life Literacy Canada

Collection: Learning Materials

The authors have provided basic tips for developing a workable budget, beginning by tracking all expenditures for a month, including rent or mortgage payments, basic groceries, and transportation.

From there, they encourage the user to look closely at expenses to determine whether they really are essential or whether they could be reduced or eliminated.

Added: 2011-06-07

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Authors: Renée R. Davis, Kathleen Flanagan, Adult Learning Knowledge Centre (AdLKC)

Collection: Research Materials

The report chronicles the accomplishments of the Adult Learning Knowledge Centre (AdLKC) during the almost four years it operated as an initiative of the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL). The goals of the report are to provide an inventory of AdLKC’s products, reports, and tools; document its work and history; share the learning experiences; and ensure that AdLKC’s work continues to be accessible and to have impact and reach.

Established in 2005, the AdLKC has helped to create links between disparate areas of adult learning and to develop a national road map of educational models and practices.

The report includes a section outlining the history, structure and governance of the AdLKC, as well as the lessons learned from its work. Other sections of the report describe its programs and activities and highlight some of its accomplishments.

The report also contains appendices listing knowledge-exchange projects funded by the AdLKC, as well as speaker events and roundtable events it sponsored.

Added: 2010-03-31

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• Carte routière de « l'autoroute perdue » de l'apprentissage chez les adultes : Le legs du Centre du savoir sur l'apprentissage chez les adultes

National Indigenous Literacy Association

Authors: Doug Anderson

Collection: Research Materials

This document outlines the business plan of the National Indigenous Literacy Association (NILA). The National Aboriginal Design Committee (NADC) founded NILA, a national nonprofit Canada-based corporation, in February 2002. NILA provides Aboriginal culture-based services addressing strategic and developmental gaps in Aboriginal literacy. It is the only national organization that addresses this unique area of need, and as such provides leadership in the area of Aboriginal literacy development.

Added: 2003-01-01

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Series: Essential Skills Training - LLEO

Authors: Jenn Bishop, Kristin Acker

Collection: Learning Materials

This document is one of a series of Essential Skills occupational curricula developed for use in adult upgrading programs. There is a corresponding guide for practitioners.

The authors have divided the material into six modules: an introduction to call centres; professionalism; customer service; telephone skills; computer skills; and health and safety.

Each module contains a variety of learning activities designed to develop a range of skills, including reading, writing, and interpersonal communication. Some of the activities are based on the kinds of situations encountered while working at a call centre while others deal with issues like handling anxiety and stress while speaking with clients.

Some activities are designed for the learner to do on his own while others require the learner to work with a partner.

Funders:

• East Central Ontario Training Board
• OLES

Added: 2011-10-05

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