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Upcoming OTAN Activities – Week of April 10

Posted on 04/07/2023

OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues. (All times listed are Pacific Standard Time)


Thursday, April 13 - Saturday, April 15 | CCAE 2023 State Conference
OTAN presenting all days!

Friday, April 14 Sessions

  • Engage, Enhance, and Extend Learning with the Triple E Framework
    Susan Gaer, OTAN Subject Matter Expert

  • Take Advantage of OTAN Curriculum Offers
    Anthony Burik, OTAN Coordinator, Distance Learning Projects

  • Using Technology to Amplify Student Voice
    Anthony Burik, OTAN Coordinator, Distance Learning Projects

  • What’s New in Civics Education and Citizenship Prep?
    Jennifer Gagliardi, OTAN Subject Matter Expert

  • Augmented Reality (AR) in Adult Education
    Farzana Cassim, OTAN Subject Matter Expert

  • High-Intermediate-Advanced EL Civics Courses on Canvas
    Alisa Takeuchi, OTAN Subject Matter Expert

  • The Name Game: Unpacking the Cultural, Personal, and Social Significance of Names
    Neda Anasseri, OTAN Coordinator
    Dr. Veronica Parker, CAEP Tap Coordinator

  • 3 Ways to Explain a Word: Foundational Literacy & Blended Learning
    Karin de Varennes, OTAN Project Specialist

  • Growth Mindset in EL Civics
    Paul Yung, OTAN Subject Matter Expert

  • Grab N Go Lessons Involving Technology
    Susan Coulter, OTAN Subject Matter Expert

  • Using Wakelet for Lesson Planning and Curation
    Susan Gaer, OTAN Subject Matter Expert

  • Access America – USA Learns New (And 100% Free) Course
    Alisa Takeuchi, OTAN Subject Matter Expert

  • Putting English to Work 1 & 2 on Canvas
    Paul Yung, OTAN Subject Matter Expert

Saturday, April 15 Sessions

  • Canvas is Key for Adult Ed in 23
    Presented by Francisco X Pinedo, Jr., OTAN Subject Matter Expert

  • Canvas Project Overview
    Renee Collins, Director of Adult Education Programs SCOE
    & Karin de Varennes OTAN Project Specialist

  • Celebrate America! A Civics Calendar for Adult Learners
    Jennifer Gagliardi, OTAN Subject Matter Expert


Monday, April 10, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Advance Canvas Skills: Accessibility
This session introduces basic concepts, approaches, strategies, and resources about the creation, design and delivery of Canvas courses that are accessible to all students, including those with disabilities.

Tuesday, April 11, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Advancing Canvas Skills: Different Learning Modalities
Depending on the modality, learn how to design and facilitate your course using the following: Face-to-face, Flipped Learning, Blended Classroom, Universal Modality Best Practices, Canvas Mobile Apps.

Wednesday, April 12, 12:00 PM 1:30 PM | Using CC Licenses and CC Licensed Works
In this session, a deeper dive is taken into Creative Commons licenses and the 5 R's that makeup OERs. Participants will learn the basics of creating OERs, be shown tools that help create and revise learning materials, and how to correctly attribute and license their own works as OER using free software that will assist in retaining and protecting intellectual rights. All participants will learn insights and knowledge in identifying true OERs as well as searching for resources in several vetted OER repositories.

Wednesday, April 12, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Advancing Canvas Skills: Google Integration
Leverage resources from your Google Drive directly into Canvas. No need to recreate what you’ve already constructed in the past.

Friday, April 14, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
OTAN Tech Talk April 2023: Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools for Adult Education

Attend this presentation for a brief overview of just a few of the countless AI tools that can be used in adult education. Gain insights into the potential of AI for creating customized class materials, generating ideas, and enhancing instruction. A list of resources and AI tools serving a variety of purposes will be provided for further exploration. |Presented by Kristi Reyes.


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Curriculum Offers
OTAN works to negotiate the best free or reduced-cost special offers for online curriculum licenses and professional development resources suggested by our OTAN Advisory Committee and adult educators in the field.

We are here to support YOU!

Want to share your favorite technology tools with your fellow educators? Our monthly OTAN Tech Talks provide an opportunity to collaborate!

Interested in scheduling an OTAN Professional Development Session for your staff? Take a peek at our OTAN Session List and see what we have to offer!

Contact us at support@otan.us or call our office at (916) 228-2580 for more information.

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OTAN activities are funded by contract CN220124 from the Adult Education Office, in the Career & College Transition Division, California Department of Education, with funds provided through Federal P.L., 105-220, Section 223. However, OTAN content does not necessarily reflect the position of that department or the U.S. Department of Education.