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DIGITAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

Northumberland Centre for Individual Studies

OUR DIGITAL JOURNEY

Norm Clapp Angie Quinn Colline Bell

SESSION SCHEDULE

1. BRIEF PRESENTATION (20 MINUTES) 2. Q & A (15) 3. BREAKOUT WORKSHOPS (40 MINUTES)

OUR SCHOOLS/CONTINUOUS ENTRY/ BLENDED LEARNING/PLAR-LBS

OUR STUDENTS

LEARNER PROFILE

∙ 41% are 24 and younger; average age is 31 ∙ fairly equal number of males and females ∙ 18% percent of learners identify as having a disability ∙ Secondary School credit is main goal path (72%) followed by Employment (15%) and Apprenticeship (11%) ∙ Most referrals to programming coming equally from ES and OW (27% in total). ∙ 66% receive income supports EI, OW/OSDSP; 17% report no source of income ∙ 60% of learners had a history of interrupted education ∙ 55% of the learners out of formal education for more 6 years

(Source: EOIS-CaMS November, 2017)

Global Competencies for 21 Century Learning

OUR GOALS

• BUILD GLOBAL COMPETENCIES AT SCHOOL AND FOR FUTURE ENDEAVOURS

(ESP. COMMUNICATION, CITIZENSHIP, CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS)

• FILL DIGITAL LITERACY GAPS (BRING EVERYONE TO THE SAME STARTING POINT

REGARDLESS OF AGE OR ABILITY)

• CREATE LIFELONG INDEPENDENT LEARNERS
• INTRODUCE ALL STUDENTS TO ASSISTIVE SOFTWARE PROGRAMS AND

APPLICATIONS (UNIVERSAL DESIGN)

• PERSONALIZE THE VIDEOS; MAKE IT AN AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE FOR LEARNERS

OUR PLAN

• IDENTIFY NEEDS AND DEVELOP INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS FOR THE BLENDED

PROGRAM WE DELIVER (NO MORE PAPER)

• WE IDENTIFIED: GAFE, CHROME, GOOGLE READWRITE, D2L, EDSBY,

CAREER CRUISING, BASIC CLOUD BASED SKILLS, DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

• WE ARE NOT SELLING OUR PROGRAM; YOU NEED TO ASSESS YOUR

SCHOOL’S UNIQUE NEEDS AND MAKE A PERSONAL PLAN

HOW CAN WE HELP YOU DEVELOP YOUR OWN DIGITAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM?

OUR DELIVERY MODEL

• AN ON-LINE, INTERACTIVE WEBSITE THAT IS QUICK (2 HOURS) AND

COMPREHENSIVE

• ENTRY CERTIFICATION (MANDATORY TO ALL NEW STUDENTS PRIOR TO

ENTERING CREDIT)

• ALLOWS INTRODUCTION OF STUDENT TO TEACHERS THROUGH “MY

STORY” IN SHARED GOOGLE DOCS

• STUDENTS EARN A CERTIFICATE THAT IS SIGNED BY PRINCIPAL; CREATES

JOB PORTFOLIO ARTIFACT

LINK TO DIGITAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

DCP CHECKLIST OF ACTIVITIES

MENTIMETER SURVEY WWW.MENTI.COM and enter the code 868072

EDSBY GOOGLE READ WRITE D2L CHROME EXTENSIONS GOOGLE APPS

BREAK OUT GROUPS

WHICH TOOL INTERESTS YOU MOST FOR A GROUP DEMONSTRATION?

• LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (EDSBY, DAYLIGHT/D2L)
• GOOGLE READWRITE/GAFE/CHROME EXTENSIONS
• JING/CAMTASIA (VIDEO MAKING SOFTWARE)