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More information on the ABEDiLi Train the Trainer programme

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An integrating digital literacy programme for adult literacy practitioners.

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Adult Basic Education Digital Literacy

ABEDiLi - Adult Basic Education Digital Literacy
Aims at enhancing the digital skills of the educators in adult basic education
Between 2020 and 2022, the National Adult Literacy Agency engaged with partners across the European Union on the innovative Erasmus + ABEDiLi - Adult Basic Education Digital Literacy project. The goal of the ABEDiLi project was to empower adult literacy educators to identify useful digital options and concepts and to incorporate them into their teaching strategies. The aim of the project was to enhance the digital skills of literacy educators, giving them the tools to transfer digital skills and confident to their learners.

There were seven partners across seven countries involved in this project:

1. Germany: Niedersächischer Bund für freie Erwachsenenbildung e.V

2. Ireland: National Adult Literacy Agency, NALA.

3. Sweden: ABF Göteborg Vuxenutbildning AB

4. Finland: Valo-valmennusyhdistys ry

5. Slovenia: LJUDSKA UNIVERZA ORMOZ

6. Croatia: Public open university Andragog

7. Serbia: Skola za osnovno obrazovanje odraslih

For more on the project, go to https://abedili.org/

NALA, as the lead partner in IO2, Train the Trainer, engaged in a five-stage process in the development of the programme:

1. Secondary research

2. Analysis of IO1

3. Primary Research

4. Development

5. Pilot and test

Find out more about these below.

Integrating digital into adult literacy practice - Primary research

Survey of practitioners to inform developing a Train the Trainer programme.

This report is part of the Erasmus + ABEDiLi - Adult Basic Education Digital Literacy project. The goal of the ABEDiLi project was to empower adult literacy educators to identify useful digital options and concepts and to incorporate them into their teaching strategies. The aim of the project was to enhance the digital skills of literacy educators, giving them the tools to transfer digital skills and confident to their learners.

Read the report

Integrating digital into adult literacy practice - Secondary research

Guiding Principles for developing a Train the Trainer programme.

This report is part of the Erasmus + ABEDiLi - Adult Basic Education Digital Literacy project. The goal of the ABEDiLi project was to empower adult literacy educators to identify useful digital options and concepts and to incorporate them into their teaching strategies. The aim of the project was to enhance the digital skills of literacy educators, giving them the tools to transfer digital skills and confident to their learners.

Read the report

Train the trainer

Train the Trainer: Empowering Basic Skills Educators - Integrating Technology into Teaching Practice

The Train the Trainer Professional Development Program is a series of six online training sessions and self-directed learning activities that aim to empower adult basic skills educators to bring technology and digital media into their teaching practice.

The Train the Trainer program allows adult educators to develop professional competence in digital skills and to support their colleagues on their learning journeys. As a result, adult educators will be able to use more versatile digital resources and tools in everyday teaching practice, engage their learners and support their learning through integration of digital media.

The package includes:

A Guidebook including storyboards, lesson summaries, resource lists and more

View the Guidebook

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Adult Basic Education Digital Literacy ABEDiLi - Adult Basic Education Digital Literacy Aims at enhancing the digital skills of the educators in adult basic education Between 2020 and 2022, the National Adult Literacy Agency engaged with partners across the European Union on the innovative Erasmus + ABEDiLi - Adult Basic Education Digital Literacy project.

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The guide has practical instructions including how to search the internet and download applications (apps) to your smartphone. It also has information on social media platforms and useful podcasts.

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Date: 2021
Author: National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA)
ISBN: 978-907171-43-7

The Digital Matters guide brings together information on technology such as using computers and phones. The guide has practical instructions including how to search the internet and download applications (apps) to your smartphone. It also has information on social media platforms and useful podcasts.

You can download a copy of Digital Matters below or you can order a printed copy by emailing Margaret Murray at mmurray@nala.ie

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Date: 2021 Author: National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) ISBN: 978-907171-43-7 The Digital Matters guide brings together information on technology such as using computers and phones. The guide has practical instructions including how to search the internet and download applications (apps) to your smartphone. It also has information on social media platforms and useful podcasts.

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An introductory guide for adult literacy and adult education practitioners who wish to build their students’ knowledge, understanding, skills and confidence in critical thinking, media and digital literacy.

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Date: September 2021
Author: 80:20 and NALA
ISBN: 978-1-8381509-0-7

Facts Matter is an introductory guide for adult literacy and adult education practitioners who wish to build their students' knowledge, understanding, skills and confidence in critical thinking, media and digital literacy. The guide also supports tutors to engage with what it means to live in an increasingly unequal world and to invite students to question and challenge this. Irish Aid supported the development of this guide.

Facts Matter is an extension of the online resource #BeyondTheClick: a teaching toolkit exploring global digital citizenship produced by 80:20 and the 10+1 Elements for Global Digital Citizenship, along with other resources and information. To access support materials, downloads and updates visit https://8020.ie/facts-matter

Find out more about this workbook by watching our Facts Matter webinar on YouTube

You can download a copy of Facts Matter below or you can order a printed copy by emailing Helen Ryan at hryan@nala.ie

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Guide To Building Media Literacy In Today'S World

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Date: September 2021 Author: 80:20 and NALA ISBN: 978-1-8381509-0-7 Facts Matter is an introductory guide for adult literacy and adult education practitioners who wish to build their students' knowledge, understanding, skills and confidence in critical thinking, media and digital literacy.

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Adult Basic Education Digital Literacy

ABEDiLi - Adult Basic Education Digital Literacy
Aims at enhancing the digital skills of the educators in adult basic education
Between 2020 and 2022, the National Adult Literacy Agency engaged with partners across the European Union on the innovative Erasmus + ABEDiLi - Adult Basic Education Digital Literacy project. The goal of the ABEDiLi project was to empower adult literacy educators to identify useful digital options and concepts and to incorporate them into their teaching strategies. The aim of the project was to enhance the digital skills of literacy educators, giving them the tools to transfer digital skills and confident to their learners.

There were seven partners across seven countries involved in this project:

1. Germany: Niedersächischer Bund für freie Erwachsenenbildung e.V

2. Ireland: National Adult Literacy Agency, NALA.

3. Sweden: ABF Göteborg Vuxenutbildning AB

4. Finland: Valo-valmennusyhdistys ry

5. Slovenia: LJUDSKA UNIVERZA ORMOZ

6. Croatia: Public open university Andragog

7. Serbia: Skola za osnovno obrazovanje odraslih

For more on the project, go to https://abedili.org/

NALA, as the lead partner in IO2, Train the Trainer, engaged in a five-stage process in the development of the programme:

1. Secondary research

2. Analysis of IO1

3. Primary Research

4. Development

5. Pilot and test

Find out more about these below.

Integrating digital into adult literacy practice - Primary research

Survey of practitioners to inform developing a Train the Trainer programme.

This report is part of the Erasmus + ABEDiLi - Adult Basic Education Digital Literacy project. The goal of the ABEDiLi project was to empower adult literacy educators to identify useful digital options and concepts and to incorporate them into their teaching strategies. The aim of the project was to enhance the digital skills of literacy educators, giving them the tools to transfer digital skills and confident to their learners.

Read the report

Integrating digital into adult literacy practice - Secondary research

Guiding Principles for developing a Train the Trainer programme.

This report is part of the Erasmus + ABEDiLi - Adult Basic Education Digital Literacy project. The goal of the ABEDiLi project was to empower adult literacy educators to identify useful digital options and concepts and to incorporate them into their teaching strategies. The aim of the project was to enhance the digital skills of literacy educators, giving them the tools to transfer digital skills and confident to their learners.

Read the report

Train the trainer

Train the Trainer: Empowering Basic Skills Educators - Integrating Technology into Teaching Practice

The Train the Trainer Professional Development Program is a series of six online training sessions and self-directed learning activities that aim to empower adult basic skills educators to bring technology and digital media into their teaching practice.

The Train the Trainer program allows adult educators to develop professional competence in digital skills and to support their colleagues on their learning journeys. As a result, adult educators will be able to use more versatile digital resources and tools in everyday teaching practice, engage their learners and support their learning through integration of digital media.

The package includes:

A Guidebook including storyboards, lesson summaries, resource lists and more

View the Guidebook

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Adult Basic Education Digital Literacy ABEDiLi - Adult Basic Education Digital Literacy Aims at enhancing the digital skills of the educators in adult basic education Between 2020 and 2022, the National Adult Literacy Agency engaged with partners across the European Union on the innovative Erasmus + ABEDiLi - Adult Basic Education Digital Literacy project.

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ABEDiLi Primary & Secondary Research Documents

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ABEDiLi Primary & Secondary Research Documents

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The Digital Matters guide brings together information on technology such as using computers and phones. The guide has practical instructions including how to search the internet and download applications (apps) to your smartphone. It also has information on social media platforms and useful podcasts.

You can download a copy of Digital Matters below or you can order a printed copy by emailing Margaret Murray at mmurray@nala.ie

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The Digital Matters guide brings together information on technology such as using computers and phones. The guide has practical instructions including how to search the internet and download applications (apps) to your smartphone. It also has information on social media platforms and useful podcasts.

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The initial product of our project is going to be the electronic Bundle of digital materials which will be clustered according to categories, types, and topics. More precise categorization will be possible in the process of project, considering the available materials. Once finished, e-Pool will be released as OER on the basis of Google Educational Apps. Designing the e-Pool, ABEDiLi is to found an electronic library, that offers:

Carefully selected materials and tools;

Displays outstanding quality;

Excludes security-related issues;

Will save time and energy of busy educators;

Will be available round the clock online.

IO2 DEER (Digital Educational Escape Room) is an innovative training/teaching method that will be developed on the findings of IO1 e-Pool. Having analysed and tested the digital tools, we will implement the best-suited ones into the puzzles of DEER. DEER will consist of two parts:

the educational escape room itself

training course for educators on development of DEER

IO3 ("Train the Trainer") is one of the core IOs in the project that will be designed almost parallel to IO2 DEER. The development of it can be initiated once the e-Pool is accomplished in order to embed the results into the teaching curriculum (IO3). It will be finished after than DEER IO2 to take the insights from DEER tests, as an innovative teaching method, and bring them into the training as well. The aim of the training is to bring the digital newcomers to pioneers providing them with necessary collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking skills.

IO4 Handbook is the final stage of ABEDiLi that will serve the purpose of guiding through the project IOs and the way they can and should be applied:

In further education organizations designing upskilling courses;

In everyday practice of educational trainers aiding the trainings conceptualization;

By basic skills educators in preparation and conducting the classes;

By all stakeholders interested in

1. embedding digital tools from e-Pool in their activities,

2. implementing the innovative method of DEER.

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The initial product of our project is going to be the electronic Bundle of digital materials which will be clustered according to categories, types, and topics. More precise categorization will be possible in the process of project, considering the available materials. Once finished, e-Pool will be released as OER on the basis of Google Educational Apps.

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Do you teach adult basic literacy?

Would you like to upgrade your own digital skills?

Do your learners face shortage in digital skills?

If you answered yes to at least one of the questions, then you are in the right place.

Welcome to ABEDiLi!

ABEDiL i is aiming to enhance the digital skills of the literacy educators . We want to empower adult basic educators to identify useful options and concepts and to incorporate them into their practice . By enabling educators to utilise the possibilities offered through digitalisation processes, learners will ultimately also benefit, as they will be able to increase their level of digital literacy in a structured way. To achieve this, versatile European experience, perspectives, and materials are collected in t his e-Pool . Feel free to use, edit and contribute.

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Do you teach adult basic literacy? Would you like to upgrade your own digital skills? Do your learners face shortage in digital skills? If you answered yes to at least one of the questions, then you are in the right place. Welcome to ABEDiLi! What is ABEDiLi?

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ABEDiLi Multiplier Event Timetable 22.9.22.docx

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One Step at a Time! Scaffolding for Digital Literacy

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One Step at a Time! Scaffolding for Digital Literacy

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Presented by Aoife Fitzsimons, TEL Coordinator, GRETB

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One Step at a Time .. Scaffolding for Digital Literacy NALA ABEDili 2022

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ABEDiLi Digital Literacy Event 22nd September

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Ireland's small but mighty capital, Dublin, can often be overwhelming to get around and see all your favourite attractions, restaurants and pubs. The great thing about staying with us, Ashling Hotel, is that we have an array of different public transport right at our doorstep.

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ESOL & IT tutor at Tipperary ETB

Mark McGuigan teaches ESOL, IT and Driving Theory Test preparation classes across South Tipperary for Tipperary ETB. Originally from Dublin, he also holds degrees in Digital Design & Technology and Visual Communications. In his previous career he was a full time musician and music educator. He has taught adults and children since 2006.

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Eduverse The World's First K-12 Metaverse - Eduverse

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Eduverse, the world's first education metaverse, offers a new way to learn, enabling students to collaborate in engaging, safe and secure virtual spaces.

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Technology Enhanced Learning Co Ordinator, Galway & Roscommon Education and Training Board

Aoife works hard to develop inclusive online teaching and learning opportunities for staff and learners across the Further and Higher education sectors. Committed to developing learning design models and creative solutions in education technology. Fascinated by the digital transformation of education. Embracing change and shaping the future!

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Innovation Manager, NALA.

Elaine Cohalan is Innovation Manager and a member of the senior management team at Ireland's National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA).
Elaine leads NALA's national services that support adult literacy learners in addressing their unmet needs in literacy, numeracy and digital literacy (Learn with NALA and NALA's Tutoring Service).
Elaine also leads NALA's national professional development services in the form of events, training, online learning, resources and best practice research.
Elaine will deliver an input on NALA's role in the ABEDiLi project at the event.

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Presented by Elaine Cohalan, NALA

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ABEDiLi Train the Trainer presentation conference 22-09-2022

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Ailis Mardon-Egan is NALA's eLearning Engagement Officer. Ailis supports the continued improvement of the learner experience on NALA's online learning platform, Learn with NALA, through innovative, evidence informed approaches.

Dearbhla Lynch is NALA's Digital Marketing, Information and Content Officer. Dearbhla works with NALA's Communications team to promote research, professional development, adult literacy services and research to relevant audiences throughout Ireland.

Ailis and Dearbhla will be delivering the VR workshops at the conference.

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Conference welcome and introduction presentation

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Conference welcome and introduction presentation

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Presented by Elaine Cohalan, NALA.

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ABEDiLi Welcome and introduction conference 22-09-2022