National Adult Literacy Database

Series: Final Report

Authors: Jean Rasmussen

Collection: Research Materials

Since the mid-1990s, Literacy BC has hosted a number of summer institutes on a variety of literacy-related topics. This report documents the process, activities and results of the 2003 institute, which focused on effective teaching strategies, training and support for literacy/adult basic education practitioners who are working with First Nations learners.

The author describes the design of the week-long institute; summarizes project activities; and provides the results of the participant evaluation surveys. Appendices offer background information on the concepts covered during the institute.

Added: 2010-11-12

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Series: An Aboriginal Essential Skills Journey

Authors: Pam Tetarenko

Collection: Learning Materials

This document is the facilitator’s guide for a workshop designed to present Essential Skills in a way that reflects an Aboriginal worldview. The workshop is aimed at frontline workers, educators and trainers.

The guide is designed to be used with a participant workbook that bears the same title. The authors note that the two documents must be used together to deliver the workshop.

The guide includes chapters on opening the workshop; the what’s and why’s of Essential Skills; Essential Skills stories; Essential Skills resources; assessing Essential Skills; and closing the workshop.

The guide also includes a number of appendices that contain answer keys and other workshop documents.

Funders:

• OLES

Added: 2011-04-05

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• Itinéraire autochtone en compétences essentielles : Faire pousser l'arbre de la croissance - Guide de l'animateur

Series: An Aboriginal Essential Skills Journey

Authors: Pam Tetarenko

Collection: Learning Materials

This workbook is designed to be used with a facilitator’s guide of the same name for a workshop that presents Essential Skills in a way that reflects an Aboriginal view of the world. The workshop is aimed at educators, trainers and other frontline workers.

The authors explain that the workshop is intended to provide participants with a detailed overview of Essential Skills; a brief history of Essential Skills; a basic understanding of Essential Skills assessment; an awareness of available Essential Skills tools and resources; some ideas for practical applications in training; and an opportunity for hands-on practice.

The authors note that participants are expected to use the workbook to record their answers and track their progress.

Funders:

• OLES

Added: 2011-04-05

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• Itinéraire autochtone en compétences essentielles : Faire pousser l'arbre de la croissance - Cahier de travail du participant

Series: The Conference Board of Canada Publications

Authors: The Conference Board of Canada

Collection: Research Materials

The Conference Board of Canada education and learning case studies examine outstanding education and lifelong learning programs and initiatives. This case study looks at the Workplace Open Learning Fulfillment program in place at La Ronge Motor Hotel, located in the small northern Saskatchewan town of La Ronge, on land owned by the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. Through its program, the hotel helps staff train for, and achieve, the Saskatchewan Tourism Education Council’s national industry certification in housekeeping.

For more information about The Conference Board of Canada, visit its website at http://www.conferenceboard.ca

Added: 2008-12-02

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A Syllabus and Resources for an Online Course of Self-Study

Authors: Thomas G. Sticht

Collection: Research Materials

Thomas Sticht, International Consultant in Adult Education, has put together a syllabus for self-study to give those new to the field of literacy more background in adult education and literacy development, and to offer others in the field a chance to deepen their knowledge about the field and its history, policies, practices and issues that it deals with. All recommended reading is available in the NALD Library.

Added: 2007-02-26

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Series: Adult Learning Video Series

Authors: Adult Learning Knowledge Centre (AdLKC)

Collection: Learning Materials

This video, about three and a half minutes in length, focuses on a program that combines writing with reading to help both parents and young children advance their literacy skills.

The “Picture It, Publish It, Read It” program was developed by professors at Mount Saint Vincent University in Nova Scotia and was piloted with a parents’ group in Yarmouth, in the southwest region of that province.

The program builds on the parents’ existing knowledge of the importance of reading to their children by showing how writing fits into overall literacy. Children in the program were given cameras to take photos in their neighbourhood, then used the pictures they had taken to make books about their interests.

The program helps parents gain confidence in their ability to support their children’s learning as they begin school.

The video was prepared by the Adult Learning Knowledge Centre (AdLKC).

Added: 2011-05-27

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• L'alphabétisation des adultes par le biais d'ateliers familiaux [Vidéo - 3:27]

Women's Education Des Femmes, Fall, Vol. 9, No. 2

Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)

Authors: Margaret Anderson-Clarke

Collection: Research Materials

This article profiles Toronto's "African Training and Employment Centre", which offers training programs to Toronto's African community, including a micro-computer skills training course, ESL, life skills, pre-employment preparation, and a Computer Numerical Control Operator Program.

The article is presented in English with a summary provided in French.

Added: 2003-10-22

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Summary

Authors: Célinie Russell

Collection: Research Materials

The purpose of this study was to discover strategies for encouraging adult francophones with poor literacy skills to articulate a need for literacy training and strategies that education centres can use to answer that need adequately. A literature review identified several obstacles to participating in adult education programs: a lack of interest in adult education, a very low value placed on education, and a belief that the expected payback from adult education does not justify the effort it requires. A literature search identified the one-stop access approach and integrated training programs as two possible ways of overcoming obstacles to participation in adult education and providing the types of training that are in greatest demand.

Funders:

• Ontario Ministry of Education and Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities

Added: 2009-06-10

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• Éveiller le lion qui dort : Réflexions sur le recrutement en formation des adultes

Handbook For Facilitators

Authors: Wendy Magahay

Collection: Learning Materials

The AWAL Guide: Handbook for Facilitators is essentially “AWAL in a box.” The background information, suggestions, and resources collected here are intended to provide you with the tools and support you need to understand, plan for, deliver, and benefit from an AWAL Workshop for your organization.

AWAL (Applications of Working and Learning) is a valuable and effective program that can result in strong benefits for both faculty development and curriculum resource development. Through meeting with and learning from employers and employees, AWAL provides a means for educators to incorporate into their own teaching practice an emphasis on the skills that Canadian workplaces have identified as essential.

However, AWAL is not intended to provide a complete examination of a job, and certainly not of the people who do those jobs.

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Added: 2006-08-04

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• Guide ATA

Series: The Conference Board of Canada Publications

Authors: The Conference Board of Canada

Collection: Research Materials

The Conference Board of Canada workplace education case studies series highlights businesses that demonstrate effective practices in encouraging and supporting workplace learning. This study looks at the workplace education program in place at the Elmsdale Lumber Corporation, a family-owned producer, exporter and wholesaler of kiln-dried lumber located in Nova Scotia and employing 57 people.

In recent years, technical changes, the introduction of silviculture and greater competition have increased the need for a skilled, knowledgeable and literate workforce in the lumber industry. The company established a workplace education program founded on basic skills training so that its existing employees would have the skills to meet these new demands. This case study looks at various aspects of this successful workplace learning program, including the program's background and objectives, target groups, learning activities, challenges, keys to success and benefits.

For more information about The Conference Board of Canada visit its website at http://www.conferenceboard.ca.

Added: 2008-11-25

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