Core Activity 2022/2023

Core Activities

Each year, in addition to Literacy Service Planning,

Literacy Link South Central participates in or leads several activities in support of adult literacy programs across the province.


Here are some of the core activities we worked on in 2022/2023.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Community of Practice

A community of practice brings together literacy practitioners with a common focus and provides an opportunity to share, explore, and work together to build our strengths. Through this community of practice, we are digging into what accessibility and UDL mean, and how we can apply this learning to our work as adult literacy practitioners.


To learn more about our UDL Community of Practice, click here.

Workplace Literacy Videos

The need for literacy training on-site at employer locations is growing across the province. To support adult literacy programs in approaching employers and planning for workplace delivery, we're creating videos that demonstrates the value in this type of training and sets the stage for conversations between literacy practitioners and employers.


To view these videos, click the links below!

Supporting English Language Learners in Rural Areas

Newcomers settling in rural areas of Ontario often find themselves with limited access to English as a Second Language programming. With adult literacy programs well-versed in supporting learners with diverse needs, some have stepped in to fill the training gap in those communities. Through this activity we are partnering with other organizations across the province to look at patterns in settlement and best practices to support English language learners when no ESL programming is available in rural areas. This learning will be summarized in a report shared across the province.


To read the report, click here.

Pop Up PD

Pop Up PD provides free Professional Development opportunities for literacy educators through a series of six yearly webinars. For the 2022/2023 fiscal year, with our provincial partners, we're pleased to offer webinars on the following topics:

  1. New, Fresh, Novel and Original: A Look at New LBS Tools Created in 2021-2022 (June 9, 2022)
  2. Grow your Knowledge of CaMS Reports! A Look at Reports 60 B & D (September 15, 2022)
  3. Best Practices and Tools for Learner Assessment (October 20, 2022)
  4. Introducing the New Milestones and Culminating Tasks (October 4, 2022 and November 17, 2022)
  5. Navigating the Road to Hybrid Delivery (January 19, 2023)
  6. Skills for Success (February 16, 2023)


To view playbacks of past sessions or register for future sessions please click here.

Provincial Apprenticeship Committee

The provincial apprenticeship system continues to undergo changes, and with the growing need for more people entering the Skilled Trades, communication about those changes is critical. Through this committee we're working with partners from across the province to share information about Ontario's apprenticeship system through initiatives that include:

Community-based Networking

The needs of community-based literacy programs are different than those of programs associated with school boards and colleges. To support those unique needs, we work with our provincial partners to bring together representatives from programs across Southwestern Ontario to share ideas, brainstorm solutions, and discuss processes to benefit the needs of their learners.


To find out more, or join the Community-based networking group, contact us today!

Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality

Virtual reality is a term that used to be associated only with entertainment and gaming, but today it's being used as an immersive tool for education, skills training and employment programs around the world. Through this activity we are working with our provincial partners at e-Channelto research current understanding of this technology within the adult literacy field, and recommend ways it could be used in the future. Our findings will be shared in both a report and a webinar.


To read the report e-Channel report, click here.

To view the webinar recording, click here.

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