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Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of January 20
OTAN will be closed January 20, to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday.
Register for TDLS (Technology and Digital Learning Symposium) 2025, a hybrid conference either online or at the Long Beach School for Adults, March 7 and 8, 2025.
California Adult Education Students Succeed Nomination Window is open!
This Week’s Upcoming Activities
Wednesday, January 22, 1-2:30 pm | Canvas Winter Admin Cohort: Account Settings with Instructure’s Clarisa Colon Green | Participants will be able to apply account settings, install Apps and LTIS, enable or disable Feature Options.
Thursday, January 23, 9-10:30 am | Part 2: Advanced Strategies for Canvas Communication | The second session explores using the Calendar, implement basic integration with external communication platforms, customize Canvas communication features, and best practices for training staff.
Thursday, January 23, 3-4:00 pm | Northstar Digital Literacy User Group with Anthony Burik, OTAN Coordinator | Join this user-driven group of educators using Northstar Digital Literacy at their agencies. Join to discuss how you use Northstar!
Saturday, January 25, 9-10:00 am | Incorporating Digital Literacy in an Adult Citizenship Curriculum with Jennifer Gagliardi, OTAN SME & Shawn Chakrabarti, Adult Education and Family Literacy expert, formerly with USCIS | Participants will gain at least three strategies that help adults be available to learn and navigate the naturalization process.
- Picking a class communication platform
- Using AI tools to practice for the oral components of the naturalization test (civics and speaking test)
- Skills needed to use mobile phones for official applications.
Coming Soon!
Tuesday, January 28, 11:30-12:30 pm | Canvas: Leveraging Modules with Dana Thompson, OTAN SME | Learn to structure your course content logically, guiding students through a clear learning path. Explore strategies for chunking information, grouping related materials, and utilizing modules to align with your syllabus.
Wednesday, January 29, 1-2:30 pm | Canvas Winter Admin Cohort: Building Outcomes/Standards with Instructure’s Clarisa Colon Green.