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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.
To attend the Digital Literacy Event please register below.