2023 News
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Catch up on recent, and past Adult Education News.
Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of 6/5
OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues.
Our Office Will Be Closed in Observance of Memorial Day
Our office will be closed Monday, May 29th in observance of Memorial Day.
Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of 5/30
OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues.
Can Publicly Owned Internet Close the Digital Divide in U.S. Cities?
Plans for massive federal funding are boosting U.S. efforts to view broadband as a utility.
Non-Linear Learning Examples: For Teachers and Students in the Digital Age
Today's workers are required to be "proficient problem-solvers, communicators, collaborators, and lifelong learners."
Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of 5/22
OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues.
How Instructional Technology is Impacting Higher Education
"Technology is as vital to teaching as textbooks once were." Thus, the rapid growth of digital learning offices throughout the state especially in college and universities.
Improving Access to Computer Science Can Help Students Catch Up After the Pandemic
The need for students to "catch up" in basic skills from the pandemic is "understandable."
15 (Free) Ways To Create Unforgettable Multimedia With Adobe Express
Adobe Express allows students to create professional looking graphics without any formal graphic design experience.
Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of 5/15
OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues.
Adult Education in Focus: An Annotated State Digital Equity Plan Template
World Education's Annotated State Digital Equity Plan Template for Adult Education Template offers leaders, advocates, and providers language and recommendations to ensure the inclusion of adult education learners in state digital equity planning and implementation.
Join a Broadband for All Digital Equity and BEAD Planning Regional-Local Workshop
The California Department of Technology is partnering with local-regional organizations and other state entities to host 20 Broadband for All Digital Equity and BEAD Planning Regional-Local Workshops throughout the state.
Conversations About The Innovation & AI Frontier
Take a look at these interesting discussions from the Arizona State University (ASU) + Global Silicon Valley (GSV) Summit 2023!
Upcoming OTAN Activities – Week of May 8, 2023
OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues.
Carnegie Foundation, ETS Partner to Transform the Educational Pillars They Built
Influential institutions throw their weight behind bringing competency-based education to high school and college.
Research: Asynchronous Work Can Fuel Creativity
Aruna Ranganthan's article, Research: Asynchronous Work Can Fuel Creativity, published April 17, 2023, in the Harvard Business Review asserts that working asynchronously, or completing work independently, has "tremendous consequences for creativity" in the future.
Integrated Education and Training (IET) in Corrections
The purpose of this article is to outline the contents within the Integrated Education and Training (IET) in Corrections: A Companion Guide to the IET Design Toolkit for our colleagues who are passionate about rehabilitation and reentry programs.
What Is SkillBlox, and Is It Worth Valuable Time To Explore It?
With too little time for work, life, balance, exercise, eating healthy, meeting friends, family, meeting a new partner, dumping one, cleaning house, car, and bike, updating passwords, the question for this article is, "What is SkillBlox, and is it worth valuable time to explore it?"
Upcoming OTAN Activities – Week of May 1st
OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues.
Best Google Docs Add-ons for Teachers
With more than 500 specific add-ons available for Google docs, which one is the best for your needs?
Digital Skills Library
The Digital Skills Library is an open repository of "free learning resources" curated by educators and managed by the EdTech Center @ World Education.
Upcoming OTAN Activities – Week of April 24
OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues.
Teaching Strategies for Auditory Learners
Auditory learners are those people who learn best through sound and make up about 30% of the entire population.
Upcoming OTAN Activities – Week of April 17
OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues.
Upcoming OTAN Activities – Week of April 10
OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues.
Open Educational Resources (OER) Sessions
OTAN Subject Matter Expert Diana Vera Alba will present 7 sessions about Open Educational Resources.
Leverage Search Coach To Build Information Literacy Skills
Search Coach, a Microsoft Learning Accelerator and a feature with Microsoft 365, assists students with "real-time coaching on how to form more effective queries and understand reliable resources online."
Upcoming OTAN Activities – Week of April 3
OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues.
CK-12 Is for Adult Education
Despite its name, CK-12 designates a section of their online platform to Adult Education.
Upcoming OTAN Activities – Week of March 27
OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues.
Time Saving Artificial Intelligence (AI) Apps for Teachers
Teacher task time does not end when students leave at the end of our workday.
How Can Blended Learning Help With What and Who Is Taught?
Adult educators facilitate learning with a diverse population of languages, needs, obstacles, and familial responsibilities.
Upcoming OTAN Activities – Week of March 20
OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues.
Get Internet! Claim Your Affordable Connectivity Program Benefit
As part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, President Biden and Vice President Hariis worked with Congress to create the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).
Nominate a Student for Students Succeed!
Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2023 California Adult Education Students Succeed program. Each year, OTAN recognizes adult learners who are successful as a result of the education received at adult education agencies.
Upcoming OTAN Activities – Week of March 13
OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues.
New Naturalization Videos
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services just released four new videos and a fact sheet. Included in the videos are “scenarios that people could encounter like biometric processing, testing using electronic tablets, and other situations surrounding the process.
Upcoming OTAN Activities – Week of March 6
OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues.
Locating and Importing a Canvas Custom Template From Commons
The concept of organizing an accessible Canvas course with all the process that it entails can be daunting, especially for a beginner.
Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of February 27th
OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues.
The TDLS 2023 Conference Schedule Is Now Live!
The Conference page for TDLS 2023 is now available and includes the schedule of each day's sessions.
Introduction to Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
UDL is a set of principles for curriculum development that gives all individuals equal opportunity to learn.
Our Office Will Be Closed on Monday, February 20th in Observance of Washington’s Birthday
Our office will be closed on Monday, February 20th in observance of Washington's Birthday
Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of February 20, 2023
OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues.
Blended Learning for the Adult Education Classroom
With so many resources to review and share with colleagues within the purview of adult education, the guide Blended Learning for the Adult Education Classroom, written by co-authors David J. Rosen Ed.D and Carmine Stewart, is a friendly resource for educators.
Grant Opportunity From EDD
The goal of this SFP is to support new or existing projects that incorporate an IET program model to prepare ELLs for in-demand, high quality jobs with sustainable wages.
Our Office Will Be Closed in Observance of Lincoln’s Birthday
Our office will be closed on Monday, February 13th in observance of Lincoln's Birthday.
Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of February 13, 2023
OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues.
ProLiteracy's National Book Fund
The National Book Fund, established by ProLiteracy in 1995, began providing local literacy programs with New Readers Press books and other educational materials to help teach adults and teens to read.
Upcoming OTAN Activities- Week of February 6, 2023
OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues.
Stop Talking Tech: 3 Tips for Pedagogy-based Coaching
Nicole Krueger's, January 9, 2023, article seems counterintuitive for those coaching technology integration within the classroom.
OTAN's Backbone: The Web Development Team
This year's fresh look at OTAN's website confirms, again, the premiere talents of our Web Development Team led by Lead Application Developer Angela Steele. Steele credits the team's success to their work ethic.
Different Point-of-Views About ChatGPT
The app makes it possible to create so many distinct types of writing genres and even code.
Upcoming OTAN Activities – Week of 1/30
OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues. (All times PST)
Upcoming OTAN Activities – Week of 1/23
OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues.
A Fifth of American Adults Struggle to Read. Why are we Failing to Teach Them?
The writers highlight how the nation's approach to "adult education has so far neglected to connect the millions of people struggling to read with the programs set up to help them."
TDLS 2023 & Bootcamp Registration is Open!
The Technology and Distance Learning Symposium (TDLS) is OTAN’s annual conference with dynamic, hands-on presentations and lively discussions which show participants how to integrate technology into a learner's instructional experience.
Upcoming OTAN Activities – Week of 1/16
OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues.
Our Office Will be Closed in Observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Our office will be closed on Monday, January 16th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
OTAN is hiring a Project Specialist!
OTAN is hiring a Project Specialist!
Upcoming OTAN Activities – Week of 1/9
OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues.
OTAN Canvas Sessions - January 2023
OTAN is differentiating professional development opportunities for a variety of Canvas users. Sessions are listed by an overarching theme & suggested Canvas familiarity.