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Since late 2020, NALA  has been working on the Adult Basic Education Digital Literacy Project (ABEDiLi). The project supports Adult Basic Skills educators with extending the use of digital tools in their work.  

We are now delighted to invite you to our ABEDiLi Digital Literacy Event, where we will be showcasing our project resources and discussing how you can include digital resources in your literacy practices. So, save the date and register your place using the link below. 

Date: Thursday 22 September 2022

Time: 9.30am – 1.30pm

Venue: Ashling Hotel, Stoneybatter, Dublin 8.

Cost: There is no fee for attending this conference. Please register below.

Programme: Please view the full programme for the event.

Please note: All the resources and slides that are presented on the day will be uploaded to the ABEDiLi Digital Literacy Padlet.

Morning Talks

10.00am – Welcome, opening remarks and introduction to ABEDiLi

Elaine Cohalan, Innovation Manager, NALA

10.10am – One Step at a Time… Building a scaffold for Digital Literacy

Aoife Fitzsimons, Technology Enhanced Learning Co Ordinator, Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board.

10.30am – Using Microsoft Teams at the centre of your teaching practice

Mark McGuigan, ESOL & IT tutor, Tipperary Education and Training Board (ETB).

11.15am – Introduction to the ABEDiLi Train the Trainer Digital Literacy resource for Adult Literacy Educators

Elaine Cohalan, Innovation Manager, NALA

Digital Literacy Workshops

– Workshop 1: 11.30 – 12.00 and workshop 2: 12.00 – 12.30

– Participants must attend 2 different workshops. Each workshop will be run twice (One workshop at 11.30am and one workshop at 12.00pm)

Note: Participants must bring a device (mobile phone, laptop or iPad) for the workshops

Workshop 1: Four ways to use Padlet for inspiration and creation in your classroom

Facilitator: Aoife Fitzsimons, Technology Enhanced Learning Co Ordinator, GRETB

Workshop 2: Canva for beginners – the basics of using Canva to create images and presentations for teaching

Facilitator: Mark McGuigan, ESOL & IT tutor, Tipperary ETB

Workshop 3: Virtual Reality Experience – Try out using VR in Adult Literacy Education

Facilitator: Ailis Mardon-Egan and Neil McCarthy, e-Learning, NALA

For more information about the workshops, please see the Workshops Flyer.

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