In our digital age, adults are expected to read, respond to, and create content across a range of online formats: skills that are central to workforce readiness and everyday digital participation. This session helps ESL and ELA  instructors build learners' reading and writing skills as they move from reading to responding to composing. Using a series of ed tech routines, you will 

• Explore strategies and digital tools learners can use to read and summarize informational texts, apply critical reading strategies to workplace and academic content and condense key ideas in writing.

• Work with routines for helping learners analyze and respond to social media posts—including posts that may include AI-generated content—building the evaluative reading and concise writing skills, along with the AI literacy, adults need to navigate online spaces critically.

• Consider ways to support learners in composing, revising, and publishing a short bio, incorporating feedback—including AI-assisted feedback—into the drafting process and considering the ethical and effective use of AI tools as part of this same AI literacy.

This session equips adult education instructors with edtech routines to support learners in applying and expanding their reading and writing strategies for the digital world. As learners engage with these strategies, they strengthen their language skills while becoming more confident navigating, evaluating, and creating digital content—skills that support learners' workforce preparation, digital participation, and economic mobility.

PLEASE NOTE:

• Before the course opens, registrants will receive a separate email with instructions on how to access your course in Canvas. If you do not receive these instructions, please check your Spam folder and/or send an email to nruskin@edc.org.