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Infographic: The Time it takes Technologies to go Mainstream

The mainstream adoption of new technology has accelerated. This infographic illustrates this phenomenon by “comparing the invention year...with the year they became widely adopted.”

Adapting HyperDocs to Help All students Learn

This article explores how HyperDocs can be a transformative instructional tool that enhances both synchronous and asynchronous learning by promoting accessibility, applicability, and agility—three pillars aligned with Universal Design for Learning and 21st-century skills.

Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of May 19

This Week’s Upcoming Activities

Social Media Post Design Mistakes to Avoid Today in 2025

It isn’t too late in 2025 to improve your agency’s social media posts.

Using 3D Printing and Student Input to Aid Accessibility

Senior Leader of Assistive Technology Solutions, Laurie Dale, at Ability Beyond decided to form a “TIP (Technology Innovations for Peers) Squad.” The squad provides adults with disabilities “the chance to learn technology skills and build adaptive solutions to barriers they and their peers face.”

Learn More About Upcoming OTAN Pilot Programs

As a part of our service to the adult education field, 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.

Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of May 12

This Week’s Upcoming Activities

Using ChatGPT students might pass a course, but with a cost

Date: April 22, 2025 Source: University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering

Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of May 5

OTAN Digest - May 2025 This Week’s Upcoming Activities

From Deficit to Growth: A guide to Asset-Based Feedback and Rubric Design

With any learner, sensitivity about how a person receives feedback is important in any position. Words we use as educators can leave long lasting impressions on how a “student views themself as a learner.”

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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.