In our digital age, adults are expected to listen to, respond to and create audio and video content as well as participate and collaborate in online meetings and conversations. This session provides a variety of edtech routines that expand the context of speaking and listening instruction by integrating authentic digital workplace, community, and academic tasks into language development lessons.   

Participants use a focused listening task to learn about digital literacy, then explore and work with three ways to focus the integration of digital literacy and language instruction: content, process, and product.  All webshop tasks employ easily accessible, mobile-friendly, and free, digital platforms and presentation tools that instructors can use to support adult learners’ listening and speaking skill development.  

This session will equip ELA and ESOL teachers with edtech routines and tools to support learners in applying and expanding their listening and speaking strategies for the digital world. As learners engage with these strategies, they not only strengthen their language skills but also become adept at listening for, discussing, and creating online content.

This session is the second of two on digital literacy for English learners:

• Session 1: Opening Digital Doors: Developing Adult Learners’ Digital Literacy Through Reading and Writing Tasks (10/7/25, 2 - 4 p.m.)
• Session 2: Opening Digital Doors: Developing Adult Learners’ Digital Literacy Through Speaking and Listening Tasks (11/6/25, 2 - 4 p.m.)

If you are interested in this topic, but are unable to attend all of the sessions as outlined here, please see our resource collection on the SABES website at: https://sabes.org/pd-center-resources/34

Note: Before the course opens, registrants will receive a separate email with instructions on how to access the synchronous sessions via Zoom. If you do not receive these instructions, please check your Spam folder and/or email nruskin@edc.org.