Report
From Barriers to Breakthroughts: Advancing Practitioner Development in Ontario’s LBS Sector
28 April 2025
Improving the Literacy System
AlphaPlus supports a people-first literacy system that’s equitable, sustainable and provides diverse learning opportunities for adult learners and literacy practitioners.
While our work focuses on supporting educators in creating and discovering excellent uses of technology to enhance learning and to engage learners in imaginative and stimulating ways, it’s grounded in the experiences and aspirations of adult literacy learners.
Focusing on people rather than systems acknowledges that relationships are a key component of learning outcomes.
A people-focused approach benefits everyone.
- Adult learners have access to high-quality, flexible learning environments and deepen their understanding of the potential of technology.
- Educators are able to be more responsive to learners’ needs and develop a creative blended learning curriculum.
- Capacity builders can enable a cohesive system that supports learner-centred outcomes.
- Funders and policy-makers are able to build relationships and achieve impact.
See how AlphaPlus contributes to a people-first literacy system.
AlphaPlus Strategic Direction
Other Areas of Work
Blended Learning
A blended learning approach is one that extends the application of adult learning principles to meet the changing needs of 21st-century life.
Access to Technology
Literacy practitioners know that limited access to technology can create insurmountable barriers for lifelong learners in Ontario.