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Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of June 3
(All times PST)
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This Upcoming Week’s Professional Development
Tuesday, June 4, 12-1:30 pm | Integrating Engagement Tools in Canvas Apps with Dana Thompson, OTAN SME | This session is designed to equip instructors with the skills to create captivating and interactive course content using Canvas. We will explore the effective use of various tools, including video integration, collaboration tools, and other multimedia resources, to enhance student engagement and learning experiences.
Thursday, June 6, 1-2:00 pm | Using Northstar to Develop Digital Literacy Skills | Find out how California agencies are using Northstar to help adult education learners and staff develop digital literacy skills. Individuals complete assessments and earn certificates, while agencies can also provide additional instruction with Northstar curricular materials. See the results and hear from instructors who were part of the pilot program sponsored by OTAN. Join us to find out how your agency can be part of this exciting program in the coming school year.
Thursday, June 6, 1-3:00 pm | AI Tools for Tasks: AskYourPDF and Kaiden with Barry Bakin, OTAN SME | AskYourPDF uses AI to work with your existing PDFs and other documents. It uses AI to analyze and extract insightful information from your existing PDFs. Learn how it creates quizzes directly from a PDF. Kaiden offers AI tools that help educators deliver personalized instruction and makes "teacher management" tasks more efficient.
Coming Soon!
Wednesday, June 12, 12-1:30 pm | Advanced Canvas: Mastery Paths with Dana Thompson, OTAN SME | Learn how to set up a Mastery Path and tap into best design practices for creating everything from enrichment to practice learning for your adult learners.
Wednesday, June 12, 1-2:30 pm | Media Literacy and Adult Education with Jennifer Gagliardi, OTAN SME| By teaching basic media literacy skills, adults can readily apply ed tech resources and critical thinking skills to separate facts from the factoids and make informed choices for themselves and their families. Learn how we can teach our students how to separate fiction from fact.
Friday, June 14, 1-2:00 pm | OTAN Tech Talk: Using MagicSchool AI for Your Classroom with Audrey Dierdorff | This OTT will give an overview on how MagicSchool is different from other online AI tools, where prompting is created by the user. MagicSchool AI creates prompt boxes with suggestions on how to write a prompt for desired results. While using the different MagicsShool AI choices to create content, teachers are also learning how to be prompt engineers.