Digital Literacy
Digital Literacy Resources empower newcomer service providers with the knowledge and tools to effectively support clients in navigating the digital world. By offering comprehensive guides, training modules, and practical resources, we help agencies enhance their digital service delivery. These resources ensure that both staff and newcomers develop essential digital skills, bridging the gap to access services, education, and employment. As technology becomes increasingly vital to integration and settlement, our digital literacy resources foster inclusion and self-sufficiency for all newcomers.
Online Learning and Digital Literacy Guide:
You can find resources to help you be successful in your online classes and develop your digital literacy skills. You can also explore tips for online collaboration, and how to access e-proctoring through testing and assessment.
Newcomer Introduction to Classes Online (NICO):
NICO will help low-literacy newcomers to learn basic computer skills, online learning skills, as well as boost their confidence to navigate the digital world. Newcomer Introduction to Classes Online (NICO) is an open source resource to be used by IRCC funded organizations that provide online language training. The purpose of the curriculum is to improve low-literacy newcomers’ access to online language training opportunities.
eLearning Toolkit:
This e-toolkit is for ELL instructors and course developers teaching in a variety of online ELL contexts – fully online, blended, or face-to-face. It guides you through a process of establishing, facilitating, and evaluating the online learning environment – the space, content, and community that you and your learners interact with.
Digital Literacy Progression Lists:
Digital Literacy Progression List represents the approximate progression of a learner’s proficiency and comfort with digital technologies. It is approximate because learners’ digital literacy skills may vary depending on their exposure or lack of it to technology. The skills and strategies descriptors in this list will help in setting digital learning targets, observing learner progress, and planning courseware Digital Literacy in classes.
Statements of Best Practices for Technology and Online Learning:
Click on best practices for indicators to clarify how to meet these standards
References and PD Resources for Technology and Online Learning:
Click to access resources that informed best practices and offer professional development opportunities on this topic.
Resources for the Classroom for Technology and Online Learning:
A variety of resources, including lesson plans, curriculum, readings, videos, podcasts, are available for classroom use.
Digital Literacy in LINC Showcase:
In this 2-hour showcase, 5 language agencies come together to share digital literacy materials, best practices, guidelines, and innovations.
Presenters: TIES, NorQuest College, ECSD LINC, Maple Leaf College, ATESL.