Please join us for a free webinar in NELRC's "Spotlight on Innovation" series:
Strategies to move the dial on digital literacy
Date: Friday, March 6, 2015
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. (EST)
Description: The Rhode Island Family Literacy Initiative (RIFLI) is an adult literacy program that offers ESL, math, college and career transition, citizenship, family literacy and digital literacy classes at libraries, community centers, schools, worksites and a OneStop in Rhode Island to approximately 250 students a year. RIFLI aims to integrate technology throughout its educational programming and to build technology awareness and access in the community through activities such as:
· teaching a digital literacy skills curriculum adapted for ESL students
· assessing and certifying digital literacy skills
· providing library patrons individual assistance in accessing online services and information
· lending students free tablets and wifi access
· training and hiring students to assist in computer classes as part of a Digital Literacy Corps
Hear staff and students talk about how these initiatives took off, how students are benefiting, and what next steps they are planning to help Rhode Islanders build comfort and competence in a digital world.
Please register here in order to receive the webinar link.
Presenters:
· Larry Britt is an Instructor and Computer and Social Media Coordinator for RIFLI.
· Sherry Lehane is an Instructor and Technology PD Specialist for RIFLI.
· Nilson Silva, a native of Brazil, is a former English teacher and high school principal and current RIFLI student. He served as
a RIFLI Digital Literacy Corps member in the Summer of 2014.
· Karisa Tashjian is the Director of RIFLI.
The New England Literacy Resource Center is a collaboration among the six New England states in literacy‑related professional development, program innovations, and policy, in order to enhance the delivery of basic educational services to adults.