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Key takeaways from PIAAC

Read a concise report to learn about PIAAC results and implications for policy and programs.

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The Digital Inclusion Playbook

The Digital Inclusion Playbook is filled with ideas, information and resources you can use to support local digital inclusion efforts.

Administrator Resources

LBS Digital Capacity Project (2021-2022)

The Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development (MLTSD) contracted Contact North | Contact Nord and AlphaPlus to: Engage and…

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The impact of Ontario’s digital divide

The overview looks beyond average household internet connections and highlights the way the digital divide has a direct impact on…

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Digital Access, Inclusion and Learning in Community Adult Literacy Centres

In 2018, AlphaPlus looked at how LBS eligibility criteria and enrolment targets can interfere with the ability of community organizations…

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Digital Opportunities and Barriers for Ontario’s Disconnected Adults

Wondering what the research says about equitable digital access and learning opportunities for the adults we work with? AlphaPlus recently…

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Digital Opportunities Review

This project explores what it means to be an inclusive and digitally enabled province, and to support Ontario’s vision for…

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Assessment Challenges, Contradictions and Inequities: An analysis of the use…

Assessment Challenges, Contradictions and Inequities: An analysis of the use of digital technology and OALCF Milestones Christine Pinsent-Johnson Matthias Sturm…

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Incorporating Digital Technologies in Adult Basic Education: Concepts, Practices and…

The report explores the following four themes: How digital technology is shaping and transforming literacy and learning, with implications for…

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Social Networking Sites and Adult Literacy: Raising the Issues

Social Networking Sites and Adult Literacy Learning: Raising the Issues, explores how educators and adult learners might harness the full…

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Crossing the Great Divides

154 learners ranging in age from 27 to 39 participated in this research study, developing and piloting distance and online learning delivery models for adult basic education (ABE) programs in Ontario, Canada. Almost three-quarters of the participants were women, the preferred language of two-thirds of the participants was English, and half of the learners were not employed at the time…