OLC’s Spotlight on Learning Team is Growing!

April 26, 2010 — ontarioliteracycoalition

The OLC would like to welcome Vijaya Chikermane to its team!

Vijaya is  OLC’s new Knowledge Exchange Coordinator and will be focusing on the OLC’s Spotlight on Learning: Becoming Agents of Change conference, to be held October 18-20, 2010 in downtown Toronto. We’re excited to have Vijaya on board!

To keep up-to-date on the conference, keep tuning into our Blog and follow us on Facebook and Twitter (search our #spotlightonlearning hashtag). By doing this, you will receive announcements, up-to-date information, reminders of deadlines and be able to tune-in to the conversation surrounding our Spotlight on Learning: Becoming Agents of Change conference.

Spotlight on Learning: Becoming Agents of Change is focusing on the future of Web 2.0.  Using social media is just one way we can all become Agents of Change!

Reminder: Workshop proposals are due Friday, April 30th. Please get them into jody@on.literacy.ca before this date!

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Save the Date! OLC’s 2010 Conference

April 19, 2010 — ontarioliteracycoalition

Spotlight on Learning:

Becoming Agents of Change

WHAT: An innovative conference focusing on how literacy can be a tool for positive change at work, at home and in the community

WHEN: October 18 – 20, 2010

WHERE: Downtown Toronto, Ontario

In the fast-paced world of literacy and essential skills, each literacy practitioner and administrator is an agent of change because they impact lives every day through learning. The 2010 Spotlight on Learning conference supports that work by offering/sharing practical tools and advice.

The 2010 Spotlight on Learning conference seeks to build a foundation for learning, upon which vibrant and progressive communities can be built. How can we promote literacy as a tool for positive change within our communities? By Becoming Agents of Change.

More information on the workshop Request for Proposals and the conference streams is available on the OLC website.

Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for continuous updates!

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OLC is Making Adult Learning Opportunities Possible… Online!

April 6, 2010 — ontarioliteracycoalition

OLC has a new look!

What it means to be literate in the 21st Century is about much more than just reading and writing — it is about how we communicate in society and how we prepare for a changing world.

To make adult learning opportunities possible by adapting to the evolving needs of Ontarians, we’ve redesigned our website to more accurately reflect the changing literacy field.

The OLC is currently focusing on four main strategies:

Visit our website to discover:

For more information, watch OLC Executive Director, Lesley Brown, welcome you to our site or listen to the inspirational words of OLC’s President, Trudy Lothian.

Please feel free to give any feedback regarding the redesigned website in the comments section below!

Thank you for your continued support of your provincial literacy organization.

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