OTAN Digest

Digest #1
January 2021

Message From The Director

It's January and a great time to commit to new learning goals. Digital Promise, an independent, nonprofit committed to accelerating innovation in education for all learners, has just released its Adult Learner Model. What does research say about the factors that affect adult learner outcomes? What instructional strategies support these research-based factors? How can you as a teacher or administrator use the Adult Learner Model to positively impact adult learning experiences and outcomes? Digital Promise's interactive Adult Learner Model explores each of these questions while also highlighting how adults' literacies, cognitive abilities, social-emotional learning, and personal experiences interact to develop the essential skills needed to survive and thrive in today's world.

As always, I invite you to stay engaged with OTAN to meet all your ed tech, distance, and blended learning needs!  Stay healthy and well …and Happy New Year!

-Renee Collins

Spotlight On...

OTAN Social Media

In addition to having an OTAN account and receiving periodic emails and communications from OTAN, one of the best ways to stay connected to OTAN throughout the school year is to subscribe to our social media sites. We are increasing our social media presence via four sites. Please consider subscribing to one or more of our social media sites to stay connected:

• Twitter: twitter.com/otan or @OTAN
• Facebook: facebook.com/otanservesadulteducation or @otanservesadulteducation
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/otan_2
• YouTube: youtube.com/otanservesadulteducation

You can also connect to our social media from the OTAN website. Click on the Stay Connected menu on the top of the OTAN.us website and select Social Media, or look for the social media icons in the bottom footer of the homepage.

Social media is a great way to learn more about what OTAN is working on and contribute to your own professional development. Please subscribe to our sites and add your voice to social media conversations with your fellow adult education colleagues.

Stay connected to OTAN! We look forward to hearing from you online!

OTAN FEBRUARY AND MARCH EVENTS

OTAN training events are OPEN to Adult Education staff.
★ = CLOSED, In-Service Training

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - PLAN AHEAD!

Did you know OTAN provides FREE professional development workshops to help Adult Educators integrate technology?

Think about scheduling OTAN Professional Development in the 2020-2021 school year. With a wide variety of technology topics from which to choose, OTAN training staff will present for any WIOA-funded adult education program in California either online or face-to-face with a computer lab or devices connected to the Internet. (Note that face-to-face trainings will be scheduled when it is safe and OTAN staff are free to travel.)

All OTAN's workshops are provided at no cost!

Each session is hands-on - everyone will learn new skills related to technology or using technology that they can use in their adult education class or program. And all OTAN online or face-to-face workshops can be tailored to fit the needs of the requesting program. Select the links to see a list of the current online or face-to-face workshops and descriptions. If you don't see a workshop that is exactly what you need, contact OTAN - we'll work together to create a training that's best for you and your staff!

• OTAN Online Workshops
• OTAN Face-to-Face Workshops

Need more information? Contact OTAN training staff anytime by phone at 916-228-2580 or by email at support@otan.us

To view workshops already scheduled, visit the California Adult Education Professional Development Calendar and search for workshops sponsored by OTAN. Don't miss out!