My video is working without having to allow it.

But no video of participants - It's in webinar mode

Great to hear of the supportive leadership team on your board, Christine - high level support for the idea of trying new things in new ways is so crucial to successfully pivoting and meeting learners' needs

Strategies to support engagement online like using breakout sessions to develop community and rethinking the challenge of learners' cameras being off, sounds very familiar to what we have also seen in the Digital Divide Project in Alberta. We collected wise strategies from our adult foundational learning practitioners across the province here and have recently released a Practitioner Tool that is full of Wise Strategies and Guiding Principles for supporting online delivery of programming. And I've heard so many of the same wise strategies here today. Check out https://calgarylearns.com/wp-content/uploads/Digital-Divide-Practitioner-Tool.pdf and our website https://calgarylearns.com/digital-divide/

Thanks for sharing this resource Monica! Happy to include it in the follow-up email for everyone to access

Excellent! Feel free to send me your resources at etamura@abclifeliteracy.ca.

What are the panelist thoughts on bringing virtual tech to the classroom? I sense that Metaverse (Facebook) will be the primary platform.

to be more accurate I meant Virtual Reality

One of the Guiding Principles that emerged from our research and work with practitioners in Alberta is that digital literacy is no longer an option in foundational learning programming. Once face-to-face programming returns more broadly, teaching digital literacy skills will STILL need to be an essential element in meeting learners' needs. Can the panelists speak to integrating digital skills training in f2f programming?

Virtual Reality for elements of oral communications

If you need to leave no worries! If you’re able to stay feel free to share your questions

i have been researching it....

Thank you for joining us and we will follow up with resources via email!

The current barrier is that the current tech is not in a online colloaborative environment

Learning online presents so many opportunities for learners in rural communities. I wonder what advice the panel has for walking learners into the online space when they are intimidated about digital learning

Mostly offline modes.

But if all the developers jump onto Metaverse. This is where we will see the development of vr for learning.

They are also aware of the privacy issues. They are providing commercial devices...

We are currently testing the hybrid model at the Toronto Centre of Learning & Development. My contact is mark.affue@tccld.org

Clarifying my question - whether or not the learners are accessing the programs online, they NEED online digital literacy skills to participate fully in society now that so many programs and services have transitioned to an online delivery model.

The key to online delivery model of digital literacy skills is to invest in a cloud platform that allows "virtual labs". Lab work cannot be done efficiently in a Zoom/BBB video conference. Zoom/BBB/Team/etc should be treated strictly for lectures....

Great to hear that, Jan. Thank you.

Thank you everyone for sharing your great work!

if you want more info about "virtual lab" platforms email me at mark.affue@tccld.org

Thank you very much everyone. Very interesting and helpful! Niamh at Literacy Quebec

Thank you

Thank you!

thank you!

Thanks ABC Life Literacy and Jan, Cloyce and Christine.