This brief video introduces Frontier College’s Virtual Learning Portal, a project undertaken by the national literacy organization in partnership with software giant Microsoft and the Canadian information technology company Compugen Inc.
The portal allows tutors and learners to connect via Microsoft Lync, which provides real-time instant messaging.
The New Brunswick Aboriginal Workplace Essential Skills (NBAWES) project was designed to help Aboriginal adults improve both their literacy skills and their employability. It uses existing curricula, adapted to meet the needs of Aboriginal adult learners.
This is a report on a project begun by Mohawk College, based in Hamilton, Ontario in 1998 and completed in March 2002 in which the College researched the integration of computer-based learning into literacy classrooms for deaf adults.
This manual offers learners basic information about computers and information technology and is intended to be used in a hands-on workshop . It uses pictures and relatively simple and straightforward text to introduce learners to computers and explain how to use common software and programs. Topics discussed include
- Windows desktop
- using Windows
- using the mouse
- Wordpad
- Paint
This manual offers learners who already have some basic computer skills information and instruction on more advanced computer topics. This manual is intended to be used in a hands-on intermediate-level workshop. Topics discussed include
- Exploring Windows
- Word processing
- Internet as a research tool
- Email management
- Basic computer maintenance
- Online learning sites
This manual is intended for literacy instructors, tutors and coordinators. While it has been written for the participants of a computer and information technology workshop, this manual would also be useful to individuals wishing to learn on their own. The following topics are covered in this manual:
This manual is intended for literacy instructors, tutors and coordinators. It offers basic information on the following computer and information technology topics:
Exploring windows
Word processing
Internet as a research tool
Email management
Basic computer maintenance and security
Online learning sites
This workbook is an introduction to Microsoft Word 2003 and was developed for English as a Second Language learners for use either in a classroom setting with an instructor or as a self-teaching guide. It is one in a series of computer skills workbooks designed for ESL learners.
Effective Practices in Adult Literacy Using Speech Assisted Reading and Writing (SARAW) with People with Disabilities
Like a tool kit or handbook this guide offers activities, resources, and suggestions to help you increase literacy learning opportunities for adults with physical and/or intellectual disabilities.
The guide is for instructors, tutors and coordinators in adult literacy programs and support workers and coordinators in disabilities and rehabilitation programs and organizations.
