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Sara King from Northern College – Moosonee Campus, Moose Factory, Fort Albany, Kashechewan & Attawapiskat Access Centres and Janet Oettgen from Niagara West Adult Learning Centre share how they are using using social media to effectively attract, engage, teach and stay in touch with their learners and partners.

Quick links/tips and additional resources:

See more about the Showcase and the presenters

On this site you can read our Position Paper on Blended Learning online and browse a collection of resources to help you and the audiences you communicate with learn about blended learning as an approach.

What else you will find on this site

Presentations – AlphaPlus webinars about the position paper and the eNet introduction to blended learning.
The Blended Learning Field Guide – a reflective practice tool about blended learning models and approaches.
Blended Learning Overview – from the AlphaPlus Digital Technology for Learning site.
The Blended Learning Toolbox – resources for applying a Blended Learning approach from the AlphaPlus Digital Technology for Learning site.
The ProLiteracy Blended Learning Guide – and how it aligns with the AlphaPlus position paper.

and graphics you can share with staff, learners, volunteers and community partners

Definition – the definition from the position paper
My Life as a Blended Learner – how we Create, Communicate, Collaborate and Think Critically as lifelong learners
Benefits – the four benefits of blended learning: Blended learning is supports self-confidence and self-reliance; encourages social connection and collaboration; provides flexibilities; and is helps manage systemic inequalities.
Principles – the three principles of blended learning: Blended learning is learner centred; relevant and useful; and is enhanced by a strong teaching presence
Blended Learning Infographic and the 4Cs – an infographic about the 4Cs: Be Creative, Communicate, Collaborate, and Critically Analyze

If you’d like a copy of this site to use as a starting point to adapt and expand for use in your program, please get in touch. AlphaPlus can give you a copy and support you in learning how to use a website builder such as Google Sites or Weebly as online learning spaces for learners, staff and volunteers.

Blended Learning Research

Blended Learning Resources

A website is a great way to communicate with volunteers, learners and others in your community about what you’re doing and how to access your program, process some of the administration forms, and curate resource collections for staff, learners and volunteers.

Here are some sites that AlphaPlus coaches have supported:

TLG Learner Resources, The Literacy Group of Waterloo Region
Learning Opportunities Program, YMCA (Toronto)
Metro Toronto Movement for Literacy
The Orillia and District Literacy Council
The Learning Co-Op, St. Joseph Adult Education Campus, Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board

AlphaPlus can help you choose a website builder and guide you through the website planning and creation process.

We can:

Provide you with information about the attributes of each website builder.
Guide you through the decision-making process to ensure you find the solution that best meets your circumstances and needs.
Support you as you learn how to create pages and use the management features that work best for the learners, staff and volunteers in your program.

Programs are using social media to communicate with volunteers, learners and others in their communities about what they’re doing and how to access their programs and to make connections with adult educators in other fields and jurisdictions.

Which platform or platforms are best for your program?

Facebook? Instagram? LinkedIn? Twitter? TikTok?

AlphaPlus can help you choose and learn about social media for your program.

We can:

Provide you with information about the attributes of each platform.
Guide you through the decision-making process to ensure you find the solution that best meets your circumstances and needs.
Support you as you learn how to use the features that work best for the learners, staff and volunteers in your program.

Together we will explore how Google Sites can be used to set up and manage websites. We will take a closer look at embedding videos, documents, and forms as well.