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81. Cloud Computing: What is cloud computing and why is it important for Adult Literacy? (2011)
Authors: Griff Richards, Rory McGreal, Brian Stewart
Collection: Research Materials
This document is housed on the AlphaPlus server.
This report was commissioned by AlphaPlus, a provincially-funded Ontario organization that provides expertise to support adult educators.
The report’s authors look at how “cloud computing” could help nurture adult learning. With cloud computing, organizations purchase computing services over the Internet instead of maintaining an in-house computing infrastructure.
The authors say low-cost cloud technology offers many possibilities to encourage individualized and group literacy learning opportunities. They call for free online space and an email account for every adult literacy learner.
They also point to cloud computing as an opportunity for community collaboration to share resources and promising practices in the cloud.
The authors also speculate that the future could include new literacy appliances – smartphone applications to read signs, turn text into voice, and help individuals with literacy challenges function better.
Added: 2011-06-16
82. CLTA Web Site (2000)
Series: CONNECT: Canada's Resource Publication on Technology & Adult Literacy
Authors: Sheri Mankal
Collection: Learning Materials
This website review from CONNECT features the Centre for Language Training and Assessment Website. This site provides learners with practice in a variety of areas, including mouse skills, grammar, and Canadian stories.
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Added: 2003-07-25
83. Colin Edmonds English Freeware Series (2000)
Series: CONNECT: Canada's Resource Publication on Technology & Adult Literacy
Authors: Sheri Mankal
Collection: Learning Materials
This software review from CONNECT describes Colin Edmonds English Freeware Series. This series of DOS based software has thirteen components which provide learners with practice in different areas of language learning.
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Added: 2003-07-24
84. Collaborative Action Research: A Catalyst for Enhancing the Practice of Community Youth Mapping (2009)
Authors: Gordon Miller, Donna VanSant, Jennifer Mullett
Collection: Research Materials
This document outlines a collaborative research project carried out in Surrey, British Columbia, with the goal of mapping the opportunities and supports that facilitate positive development for youth in the community.
Ten young people were trained to be co-researchers in the project, taking part in the research design; recruiting interview respondents; collecting, transcribing, and analyzing data; and developing a knowledge-transfer strategy.
Through interviews and focus group sessions, they collected data from 174 of their peers. Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographical Information System (GIS) technology were used to map the locations within Surrey’s neighbourhoods where positive resources in the form of people, places, and activities could be found.
The study found that youth’s primary resources were found in informal settings such as shopping centres, their own homes, or the homes of friends, and in such formal settings as work, schools, and sport and recreation facilities.
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- Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)
Added: 2012-10-15
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85. Community Computer Literacy - Lunchroom Learning, the Link at the Library and Computer Camps (1998)
Authors: Dee McRae, Jim Dewar, Dave Manahan
Collection: Learning Materials
A detailed report on three successful projects developed by Houston Link to Learning (British Columbia) to increase computer literacy in the community.
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Added: 1998-01-01
86. Community Computer Literacy: Lunchroom Learning, The Link at the Library and Computer Camps (1998)
Three Different Approaches to Increasing Computer Literacy in the Community
Authors: Dee McRae, Jim Dewar, Dave Manahan
Collection: Research Materials
This report describes a project that was designed to assist the people of Houston, BC with technological literacy. The project's organizers decided that the most effective way for individuals to increase their skill and comfort level was to have fun with computers, so they provided computers for open-ended learning and play, with back-up support and instruction. Instruction was low-key and relaxed. All instruction was free.
Three venues were created for the project: the Lunchroom Learning stations at Northwood Inc., the Link at the Library stations at Gould Memorial Public Library, and the Computer Camps at The Learning Centre. The report details how each venue was set up and staffed, and provides recommendations for the future.
Added: 1998-01-01
87. Community Works Handbook (2008)
Series: Community Works
Authors: Helen Mildon
Collection: Learning Materials
This handbook is designed for adult learners who are doing volunteer placements as a means of strengthening their skills and preparing for paid employment.
The author begins with a unit designed to help learners analyse their personal qualities and abilities. Other units deal with workplace safety; charting personal progress during a volunteer placement; time management and other organizational skills; workplace communication; and getting along with others.
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Added: 2010-08-31
88. Community Works Implementation and Process Guide (2008)
Series: Community Works
Authors: Helen Mildon
Collection: Learning Materials
Heartwood House in Ottawa is an umbrella organization for more than a dozen non-profit groups. Since 2001, it has been the home of the lost and found division of OC Transpo, Ottawa’s public transit system. Clients of Heartwood House’s member agencies have the opportunity to volunteer at the lost and found division and, in the process, develop their literacy, employment and social skills.
In this document, the author notes that volunteering can provide an effective transition to job training or paid work. The author sets out a guide for literacy groups that want to establish such a volunteer operation in a host organization. Among the points discussed are the choice of host groups; notes for instructors; and orientation for the host organization.
The author also includes several case studies of learners whose volunteer activities expanded their horizons.
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Added: 2010-08-10
89. Community-Based Literacy in an Urban Setting (2001)
Authors: Toronto Curriculum Working Group, Literacy Link South Central, Metro Toronto Movement for Literacy
Collection: Learning Materials
This early submission to the Ontario Ministry of Education was prepared by the Curriculum Working Group of the Metropolitan Toronto Movement for Literacy. It makes the case for community-based basic literacy programming.
Added: 2001-08-01
90. A Comparative Study of Small Group Classroom Literacy Instruction and Computer-Based Literacy Instruction on the Success of Adult Learners in GED Preparation (2008)
A Province Wide Intervention
Authors: Gregory S. McKenna, Audrey Penner, Brian McMillan
Collection: Research Materials
In this study, approximately 100 adults enrolled in General Education Development (GED) preparatory programs in Prince Edward Island were randomly assigned to one of three groups: a classroom-based reading program; a computer-based reading program; or a comparison group that received a traditional GED preparation course.
When the participants were tested after completing their respective programs, results showed that their reading skills improved, regardless of whether they were enrolled in the reading interventions or the traditional GED program.
The participants in the reading interventions also improved specific skills like math, science and writing, even though they weren’t exposed to material specifically related to those subjects during their programs. The authors suggest that improvement in their reading skills may have helped them understand and respond better to questions on those subjects. They also discuss whether returning to formal schooling had helped the participants retrieve skills that had eroded over time from lack of use.
Added: 2011-02-24
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