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View ArticleNALD Library by Lorette Melanson (2013)
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This document is housed on the Centre for Literacy's server. This background paper was prepared for the Centre for Literacy’s Fall Institute 2013, held in Montreal, Quebec. The institute was the first...
View ArticleIs technology changing the meaning of literacy, and if so, then how is it...
Digital technology is becoming ever more prevalent in society. For adult literacy practitioners, the challenge is to find ways to integrate digital literacy skills with the more traditional teaching...
View ArticleTraining Matters: A Small Investment for A Major Return by ABC Life Literacy...
Training Matters is ABC Life Literacy Canada's official publication on workplace literacy and essential skills, profiling leaders and businesses that have initiated innovative workplace training...
View ArticleThis is Nova Scotia – From Individuals Out: Promoting the Use of Information...
With help from Industry Canada’s GrassRoots program, teachers and students at Atlantic View Elementary School, near Halifax, Nova Scotia, are developing their information and communications technology...
View ArticleThe Impact of Technology on Apprenticeship Training in Canada by Canadian...
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View ArticleCity of Moncton - Case Study by Conference Board of Canada (2005)
The City of Moncton, in New Brunswick, established its Workplace Education Program (WEP) in 1998 to help meet the challenges of a changing world. The city has 600 full- and part-time employees, most of...
View ArticleGlobal Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Assessment Framework: Country...
This document describes the framework developed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to assess the readiness of countries to help their citizens achieve...
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