DOI2T: An award-winning Program by Sioux Hudson Literacy Council

The Discover Online Integrated Information Technology (DOI²T) program is a solution by Sioux Hudson Literacy Council created to meet the growing need for exciting and quick digital literacy learning opportunities for adults. 

DOI²T practitioners apply creativity-based digital technologies to teach learners everyday life skills as well as the practical skills needed for contemporary jobs.  Learners can, for instance, complete a two-hour Cricut design session that teaches:

• Measurement
• Project planning 
• General computer skills

The Cricut design session also teaches learners:

• How to find, access, and use information from websites and videos
• Software navigation
• Computer-assisted design
• Time management
• Budgeting
• Digital hardware manipulation
• Troubleshooting skills

DOI²T Goals

DOI²T fills the need for contemporary and exciting digital literacy learning opportunities in LBS programs and seeks to expand it. The project aims to create a network of practitioners who share lesson plans and challenges and support other LBS programs in implementing their own DOI²T learning opportunities.

DOI²T Benefits for LBS providers and learners

The DOI²T learning program benefits LBS providers by increasing learner traffic and supports them in learning easily implemented digital literacy teaching methods. For learners, the program provides a soft and exciting introduction to digital technology and creative technology use.

For SHLC, the program also meets an important cultural need. Crafting and creativity are important aspects of Indigenous culture. Linking creativity and technology is a new opportunity for learning providers to attract new learners and to provide culturally relevant and contemporary learning opportunities.

Working with partners

The SHLC has worked to expand the scope of the DOI²T program by helping other learning centres around Ontario fund and facilitate DOI²T programming. To date, they’ve built a valuable sharing and support network through their province-wide partnerships.

Honourable Mention: Canada Life Literacy Innovation Award

This autumn, the SHLC DOI²T program received an honourable mention from ABC Life Literacy Canada’s 2019 Canada Life Literacy Innovation Award (LIA). The annual award recognizes organizations that develop and implement innovative adult literacy and essential skills programs in communities across Canada. Winners of this award have demonstrated that their program has made a positive contribution to the lives of their adult learners as well as the community, and that they serve as a model for other organizations to adapt.

Congratulations Sioux Hudson Literacy Council!

Learn more about the DOI²T program.