Adult Basic Education
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Hybrid, Hyflex, and Online Live Learning Modalities
by Diana Vera-Alba, OTAN Subject Matter Expert
Posted April 2024
Posted April 2024
Category:
Career Technical Education, ESL and Citizenship, High School and GED, Adult Basic Education
Description:
In the last ten years, Distance Education has evolved into various modes of instructional delivery that have increased our students' Digital Literacy skills and provided thousands upon thousands of adult students the opportunity to attend classes in flexible modalities that have addressed their changing needs. Educators and students benefit from the flexibility of the various learning modalities that are now available for adult education programs to adopt. Preparation is key to the success of these innovative and engaging learning environments. In this article, you will learn about the characteristics that differentiate the Hybrid, HyFlex, and Online Live learning modalities and some tips to assist you in preparing for, planning, and implementing these innovative modes of instruction.
2.
Enhancing Adult Education with Ethical AI: Using with Students
by Susan Gaer, Subject Matter Expert, OTAN
Posted March 2024
Posted March 2024
Category:
Career Technical Education, ESL and Citizenship, High School and GED, Holidays, Older Adults, Adult Basic Education
Description:
Introduction: In the January article, "Streamline Planning with AI: Craft Custom Lessons," Susan Coulter detailed how teachers can harness the power of AI through platforms like Chat GPT and Google Bard to streamline their lesson planning. However, the transformative potential of AI in education extends beyond the classroom. In this article, we will explore how adult education students can ethically and responsibly leverage AI to enhance their language and content development.
3.
Streamline Planning with AI: Craft Custom Lessons
by OTAN SME Susan Coulter
Posted January 2024
Posted January 2024
Category:
Career Technical Education, ESL and Citizenship, High School and GED, Holidays, Older Adults, Adult Basic Education
Description:
Every district has their own format for writing lesson plans, and I remember it being a manual and time-intensive process. Typically, this involves crafting lesson objectives, carefully choosing, arranging, and presenting different activities to address a particular learning goal.
4.
Let’s Continue Classroom Collaboration!
by OTAN SME Cindy Wislofsky
Posted December 2023
Posted December 2023
Category:
Career Technical Education, ESL and Citizenship, High School and GED, Older Adults, Adult Basic Education
Description:
Collaboration. Collaboration Tools. Collaboration Activities. All good terms for working in groups to move learning forward and enhance the learning experience.
5.
Building Teacher Leaders for Enhanced Technology Integration in Adult Education
by Yecsenia Delgado, OTAN SME and DLAC Coach
Posted November 2023
Posted November 2023
Category:
Adult Basic Education
Description:
We live in a fast-paced digital age, where technology has become an integral part of our daily lives. In education, technology has revolutionized the way we access information and communicate with each other. As adult educators, we have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of technology in enhancing learning experiences in our classrooms. Now more than ever, it is crucial to become leaders who can effectively integrate technology into our teaching practices.
6.
Creative Ways to Engage All Levels of Online Learners
by Elisia Doonan
Posted October 2023
Posted October 2023
Category:
Adult Basic Education
Description:
In this article, I will go over many ways to engage all levels of online learners. I teach adult learners with varied learning abilities. Since COVID-19 began, I have been working online learning new ways to involve my learners. Many of my learners live under guardianship, conservatorship, in a group home, and/or with their parents, so learning must be adapted and differentiated to make all learning accessible.
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The Importance of Supporting ESL Students in CTE Pathways
by Alisa Takeuchi
Posted September 2023
Posted September 2023
Category:
Adult Basic Education
Description:
English language learners are students who are learning English as a second language (ESL). They come from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, and they may have different levels of English proficiency. Despite these differences, ESL students have the same potential as any other student to succeed in career and technical education (CTE) pathways.
8.
Using Accessibility Features to Help ALL of Our Students Improve Their Learning
by Debbie Jensen
Posted August 2023
Posted August 2023
Category:
Adult Basic Education
Description:
Over the past years I have focused on what we as educators must do to make our documents/presentations etc. accessible to our learners with disabilities. Along the way I discovered that as I made needed changes to my materials, I also increased the usability for my able-bodied learners. On this journey, I discovered that some of those accessibility features helped me as well. This article is to inform and motivate us all to know about accessibility features that will help our learners.
9.
Genially Lives Up to Its Name
by Kristi Reyes
Posted July 2023
Posted July 2023
Category:
Adult Basic Education
Description:
How many different technology tools do you use? Are you looking for a way to consolidate your online teaching and learning activities? Genially is a free web tool that combines the functions of tools like PowerPoint and Google Slides or Prezi, Quizizz, Quizlet, Thinglink, Adobe Express, and more. Think Canva but with 1000 templates for more interactive learning activities specifically for education.
10.
ChatGPT: Risks, Challenges, and the Future
by Susan Gaer
Posted June 2023
Posted June 2023
Category:
ESL and Citizenship, Adult Basic Education
Description:
Many people think that AI (Artificial Intelligence) is new, but translation services, speech recognition, personalized learning with language learning apps, and grammar/spelling checkers are all forms of AI that we have become accustomed to.
11.
Classroom Video on Demand and Learn360 in the Blended Classroom
Posted April 2023
Category:
Adult Basic Education
Description:
Learn360 is a great resource for blended learning. With Learn360, you can have your learners watch a video or complete a game or activity to support what you are teaching in the classroom.
12.
Guidance From the Guidance: An Agency's Approach to the California Adult Education Digital Learning Guidance
Posted March 2023
Category:
Adult Basic Education
Description:
It has been almost three years since our world changed along with most aspects of education. COVID 19 became a worldwide pandemic and our way of teaching and delivering instruction changed 180 degrees in a matter of days.
13.
Introduction to OERs
by Diana Vera-Alba
Posted February 2023
Posted February 2023
Category:
Adult Basic Education
Description:
Open Educational Resources, or OERs, are openly licensed teaching and learning materials.
14.
5 Tech Tools to Try with Adult Learners
by Yescenia Delgado Lorenzo
Posted January 2023
Posted January 2023
Category:
Adult Basic Education
Description:
Try these five tech tools and notice adult learner engagement increase.
15.
5 Tips for Engaging All Learners with Digital Literacy
by Elisia Doonan
Posted December 2022
Posted December 2022
Category:
Adult Basic Education
Description:
Many educators are exploring new ways to engage learners online. Engagement for Adults with Disabilities can be especially challenging due to a lack of professional support for educators.
16.
Survey, Quiz, and Schedule Appointments Skillfully with Google Forms
by Cindy Wislofsky
Posted November 2022
Posted November 2022
Category:
Adult Basic Education
Description:
It’s time to review what you know already about Google Forms and move forward learning and practicing some newer features to make your work life more efficient and productive.
17.
Retooling Zoom for a Blended Classroom
by Alisa Takeuchi
Posted October 2022
Posted October 2022
Category:
Adult Basic Education
Description:
Although many districts have reopened schools for face-to-face instruction, there is still a need to continue to use Zoom in a blended class.
18.
Blended Learning in Adult Education
by Debbie Jensen
Posted September 2022
Posted September 2022
Category:
Adult Basic Education
Description:
What will our "new normal" look like post pandemic? What lessons have we learned that we can utilize?
19.
HyFlex Model of Instruction: A Year of Reflection
by Alisa Takeuchi
Posted July 2022
Posted July 2022
Category:
Adult Basic Education
Description:
The HyFlex Model of Instruction integrates in-class instruction with online instruction synchronously and in addition may add an asynchronous option on a learning management system (LMS). For the past year, agencies that have introduced the HyFlex Model to their staff and students have taken careful notes, made changes, and documented successes.
20.
Free Professional Development for Tech Enthusiasts!
by Cindy Wislofsky
Posted June 2022
Posted June 2022
Category:
Adult Basic Education
Description:
OTAN's Digital Leadership Academy (DLAC) is now accepting applications until August 19, 2022 for its fourth cohort (2022-2024 school years).