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Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of June 30

Posted on 06/30/2025

OTAN Digest – June 2025

Digital Learning Guidance Course: Harnessing the Power of Online Education Ongoing six-chapter asynchronous Canvas course written by adult educators for adult educators. Online Self-Directed Course.

This Week’s Upcoming Activities

Monday, June 30, 11-12:30 pm | AI as a Writing Tool, Oh mAI! with Francisco X Pinedo Jr., OTAN SME | The focus will be on using AI to enhance student-generated content, not to change or substitute the original writing that students produce.

Coming Soon!

Friday, July 18, 1-2:00 pm | OTAN Tech Talk July 2025: Streamlining Appointment Scheduling with Microsoft Bookings with Yecsenia Castro, OTAN SME. This presentation will provide an overview of the Microsoft Bookings application, demonstrating how it can simplify scheduling tasks for individuals, teams, and organizations.

Monday, August 4, 9-11:00 am | Generative AI in Adult Ed: Session 1 - Manage your Workflow: Benefit from Large Language Models in Adult Education with Kristi Reyes, OTAN SME. Discover how large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini can streamline your workflow, assist in ideation, and ultimately help you in better serving your agency’s learners.

Wednesday, August 6, 9-11:00 am | Generative AI in Adult Ed: Session 2 - Leveraging Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools for Lesson Activities and Materials Creation in Instruction with Kristi Reyes, OTAN SME. This session will include a review of lesson planning and an introduction to and practice using hands-on some of the countless education-specific AI tools for a variety of purposes.

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OTAN activities are funded by contract CN240137 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.