AlphaPlus (@alphapluscentre)

AlphaPlus (@alphapluscentre) has been a member of Linktree for 5 years and joined in April 2021. The social media accounts linked to from AlphaPlus (@alphapluscentre) are: • Facebook • Instagram • YouTube • LinkedIn • Email Besides social media accounts, alphapluscentre has populated their site with: • *EVENTS CALENDAR • * VISIT OUR WEBSITE • * SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MAILING LIST • Tell Us Your Favourite OER Resources • PD Workshops - Resources and tools to support creative writing instruction: starts June 10, 2026 • Virtual Showcase - Teaching Get SET Financial Literacy, June 2 • New resources to help you navigate assessment complexities in adult learning • Spring Virtual Showcases are coming May 5 and June 2 • Helping adult literacy educators navigate AI and misinformation: Q&A with Guylaine Vinet - AlphaPlus • A New Chapter for Christine Pinsent-Johnson • Create an Online Learning Site starts April 15, 2026 • Presenting at CESBA's AI event on March 4 • New “Tips and Tricks” Lunch & Learn sessions coming this Spring • The Peter Gzowski Foundation for Literacy (PGFL) grant program is now open • Using technology to navigate change: Coaching in action at Almaguin Adult Learning Centre • Recording and slides from Social Media & Marketing Tips and Tricks session • New! Enhancing Literacy Skills with Visible Thinking Routines starts March 4, 2026 • NEW! AI in daily life: Exploring Learning Resources starts on February 5, 2026 • GCFLearnFree website is undergoing changes • NEW! Digital Technology in Daily Life workshops • CEAC guide orientation session • Virtual Showcase recordings and slides in AlphaPlus' Resource Library • Examining our assessment practices under the influence of high-stakes testing - AlphaPlus • Maximize your limited time for PD with a personal learning plan • Empowering adult learners: Teaching information literacy in a changing world - AlphaPlus • Create an Online Learning Site starts October 8, 2025 • Preparing Learners for the Canadian Adult Education Credential (CAEC) • Upcoming Virtual Showcases: ​​ Exploring Digital Shifts in Literacy Programs • Lunch & Learn Sessions - AlphaPlus • #APShares CLO's Foundational Training Modules • Exploring information literacy with educators: Recap, resources and guides - AlphaPlus • Google is enforcing 2-step verification for Google Workspace Administrators • Spring Virtual Showcase: Growing Your LBS Community on May 6 • Exploring Information Literacy Curriculum Resources starts in June • Sign up for Enhancing Literacy Skills with Visible Thinking Strategies • Zoom Features and Tips - slides and recording now available • Spring Virtual Showcases are coming • Contact North's Webinars on AI • Lunch & Learn Sessions starting next week • Can “playing” with technology hardware build literacy learners' computer skills and confidence? • Service Delivery Use of Technology: The Results of CLO’s Survey • Sign up for six-week email-based guided tour of our Open Educational Resources (OER) collection! • Labour Education Centre's Basic Digital Literacy Learner Website • Digital Tool Features & Tips You Should Know About - 30-minute Lunch & Learn Sessions Starting in April • Meet the team behind the AlphaPlus OER collection + sign up for OER Discovery Series • #APShares - MTML Podcast Series for Instructor Training • The application portal for the Peter Gzowski Foundation for Literacy (PGFL) grants will open on Feb 10 • LEADERSHIP LETTER: Exploring AI in 2025: Simple ways to embrace change • Building Digital Skills PD training - Creating AI Policy with Learners • IRPP Policy Options article: For better social equity, invest in adult education and close the digital divide • We are presenting on AI at Nexus Fusion: The Way Forward Beyond conference • Virtual Showcases focusing on AI - recordings, slides and tips available • Building digital skills PD training - Enhancing Lesson Flow with PAL • Winter Break Activities from AlphaPlus • Register now for our upcoming PD training in 2025 • Allowing multiple users/contributors in X/Twitter using Delegate feature • To really narrow digital divides, Canada should consistently fund adult education programs - The Conversation article by Matthias Sturm • Preparing learners for the new Canadian Adult Education Credential (CAEC) • Recording and resources from Nov 19 Virtual Showcase: AI policies, ethics and practices in LBS • November 19, 2024: AI policies, ethics and practices in LBS • The Right to Read - Toronto Film Screening • Building digital skills - AI to Create and Manage Learning Activities • Virtual Showcase - November 19, 2024: AI policies, ethics and practices in LBS • Addressing digital equity and our strategic priorities • Recording and slides from October 22, 2024 Virtual Showcase - AI use in LBS • PD training: Building digital skills - Instructional video • Fall Virtual Showcase - AI use in LBS • AlphaPlus Educator Makerspace • Presenting at CESBA Conference: Forward Together 2024 on Dec 5 • Register now for three free professional learning opportunities this Fall • AlphaPlus Educator Makerspace 2024 starts October 15 • Planning a Lesson: Frontline Realities - What can affect your lesson before it even begins? • Action Research: Considering Learners' Voices— Asking our Learners about Technology • Canva's Teacher Essentials Certification • Results from survey: AlphaPlus adapting to educator priorities • Google for Education - product guides, training courses and certification. • Planning a Lesson website is now live! • Happy Canada Day, Eh! A short video explaining the origin of eh ... • Building digital skills and confidence through fun, immersive and hands-on technology workshops - AlphaPlus • Virtual Showcase: June 18, 2024: Planning a Lesson (PAL) • Open educational resources - What's new • Turn your cursor into a laser pointer in PowerPoint presentations • May 21, 2024: Virtual Showcase - Open Educational Resources (OER) • What is disinformation? (activities to do with learners) • Spring Virtual Showcases are coming on May 21 and June 18! New start time at 3 pm! • Developing and sharing learner-centred approaches to digital literacy education through the PAL working group - AlphaPlus • International Day for Digital Learning • Canva's background removal tool • Microsoft Learn: Build your skills • Training series builds literacy educator’s skills and confidence • AlphaPlus Board of Directors • CESBA's acronyms and terms reference guide • Upcoming Gabfest - Teachers as Learners on Feb 8, 2024 • S5 DLI Conference: Light the Fuse • Two new sections in Open educational resources (OER) library • What should come next? Respond by recording a short video or audio clip. Nothing to download or install. | StoryPrompt • Professional learning priorities for LBS educators • Nov 28, 2023: Using smartphones with learners • Project update: New working group collaborates to enhance lesson-planning flow - AlphaPlus • November 16 Gabfest: Games and Gambits - Making Learning Fun • Building helpful, meaningful professional development for educators • What is ChatGPT? • Presenter mode options while sharing content in MS Teams (desktop only) • Community Questions: Curating Resources in Adult Literacy • Community Questions: How can I empower learners with choice? • Community Questions: What is a HyperDoc? • Building digital skills - Microsoft Office 365 Training • Community questions: What is SAMR? - AlphaPlus • Virtual Showcase: What should we focus on in the Fall? • Community Questions: What is ChatGPT? • Co-creating a blended learning lesson flow • Virtual Showcase: June 20, 2023: Using social media to reach, teach and connect with learners • Community Gabfest on June 15 - focus in ChatGPT • Community Gabfest on May 11 - focus on blended learning resources • Virtual Showcase: May 23, 2023: Using OneNote to manage learner files and other resources • Building digital skills with Google - pre-registration orientation session on April 19 • Two Spring Virtual Showcase sessions - May 23 (OneNote) and June 20 (social media) • Open Educational Resources (OER) library • Community Gabfest on April 13 - focus on Digital Inclusion / Digital Justice • AP Virtual Showcase 2023 - suggestions • AlphaPlus Resource Library (you can filter category, topic or type) • Community Gabfest on Feb 9, 2023 • Building digital skills with Google training (English) • Building digital skills with Google (ASL) • Acquisition de compétences numériques avec Google • MTML's Smartphones and Employment Skills Modules • MTML's smartphones project - Train the Trainer Sessions.pdf • Holiday wishes and Winter Break Activities H5P mini-site • Open Education Resources (OER) prototype website • Upcoming Community Gabfests • Create email signatures in Gmail • Building digital skills with Google - free training for literacy Educators and Tutors in Ontario in Google Workspace and Google Applied Digital Skills Curriculum • Carolina from CNIB using Video Ask to encourage questions in English and ASL • Customize Firefox to keep your family safe and secure • OCDSB ‘Adaptive Learning: Independence and Self-Advocacy’ program • Recording and slides from Virtual Showcase session on Kahoot and game-based activities • TECH TIPS: Add shortcut to Drive • Virtual Showcase S3 is on Oct 18 • eNet starts on Oct 25 • Thanksgiving/Fall worksheets that can be adapted for LBS • Teaching in the “new normal”: What support do you need? • Community Gabfests start on Sept 27 • Using Google Sheets to create QR codes • Wayfinders Studio - Maker Space 2022 • Course for literacy instructors builds more than a digital toolbox • Second Virtual Showcase session - 'Using YouTube and TikTok videos to engage learners' - is on June 14 at 1:30 pm • TechSoup Canada webinar on fundraising and giving trends • Virtual Showcase Session 1 recording and resources are posted on showcase website • Have you explored Padlet? • AP Virtual showcase session 1 guest presenters • ARTICLE: How TikTok and similar platforms can be useful tools for literacy learning • Aletheia's coaching feedback • AlphaPlus Virtual Showcase sessions are coming back! • AlphaPlus coaching services • Enhancing the Literacy and Basic Skills Program Through Integrated Digital Delivery: An Opportunity and Needs Assessment" report • Meet your AlphaPlus coaches • TLP 4 Education channel on YouTube • 'Plugged in with Di and Warren' Literacy and Basic Skills podcast on blended learning • Google for Education's Applied Digital Skills lessons • #aptechtips - Canva PRO is free for nonprofits • Developing Digital Capacity road map - AP update and links • Literacy Alliance of West Nipissing (office in Sturgeon Falls) is looking for an Executive Director • TechSoup Canada Webinar on "Google Ad Grants and Beyond" • Reminder - if you haven't signed up for eNet, there is still time • Happy Holidays - TikTok wishes • Join us for eNet this Winter • Interesting podcast on generational divides and the power of the internet influencers • Virtual Showcase – Reflections on shared approaches, strategies and resources… Should we do it again? • Tech tip: Updating your desktop version of zoom • Tech tip: Custom theme in Google Sites • Digital Learning and the pandemic - LLN podcast with Monika • 8 strategies to start discussions on improving digital capacity of LBS • eNet 21/22 • TikTok percentage #mathtrick • Literacy Link Niagara launching "Getting Connected" podcasts • National Day For Truth And Reconciliation + Orange Shirt Day 2021 • AlphaPlus Update: Join AlphaPlus eNet + digitized Milestones • Recording and slides from 4th Virtual showcase • International Literacy Day 2021 • Showcase session 4 is on September 14, 2021 at 1:30 pm • Recording and slides from 3rd Virtual Showcase • Showcase Session 3 is on August 17, 2021, 1:30 to 4 pm • Recording, slides and resources from the second Virtual Showcase are now available • Showcase Session 2 is on July 20, 2021, 1:30 to 4 pm • Tech Tip: Change colour theme in your Chrome profile • Endeavour Consulting Questionnaire • From binders to HyperDocs • Showcase session 1 guest presenters • AlphaPlus Virtual Showcase zoom sessions • Metro Toronto Movement for Literacy (MTML) case study: Silver Linings Café • CLO's June 8 webinar on "Digital Resilience in Uncertain Times" • AlphaPlus and MTML delivering Demystifying Google Apps workshops via zoom, starting May 6 at 2:30 pm. • Using classroomscreen.com to better engage students in video calls