Podcasts about learning exchange

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - The 2025 Rural Islands Economic Partnership (RIEP) Virtual Forum is coming up Thursday and Friday, March 6th and 7th.  Two of the organizers, Francine Carlin and Kate Maddigan are my guests today. “ It's going to be a jam packed two half days, 9:15 AM to 12:30 PM.  Our virtual events are really unique because we all live on islands or coastal remote communities and don't have the opportunity to get together as a collaborative regional grouping. So it's important to have these virtual events that bring together people from all across the coast and the islands, up from North Island as far as Alert Bay, to Sooke and beyond. So we have a pretty broad reach and this year it's really important, particularly with the events in the world around economic  issues that relate to  our local  economic and social wellbeing,” explained Francine Carlin, Chair of the Rural Islands Economic Partnership.  “Our theme this year  is adaptation, innovation, and resilience, because in these times you need to be able to adapt to change. You need to be innovative in terms of what you are doing to keep small businesses vibrant and alive during these challenging times and to be resilient.  It's an ongoing process to ensure that we have our sovereignty as a nation. And that we have our local communities and our local economies thriving as best they can.” “The opening sessions will be looking at our economic snapshot in terms of what exactly and who exactly are we in terms of our population, our economy, our, our health and wellbeing. We're going to follow up with a program around how we share our services. How we can leverage our economies of scale to be more resilient in times of change. Then moving into using  artificial intelligence” Is it a friend or an enemy? Or fremony? (laughter)  You have to find a way to use it so that it doesn't overpower and that we can take advantage of the technologies that have been evolving for the last 30 years.”  “Day two is looking at economic reconciliation. What is that all about in terms of how we're going to work collaboratively and in concert with the indigenous communities that live and work on these islands and across the remote coast. We're having former MLA, Adam Olson, who is now the Chief Negotiator for the Tsartlip Nation.  One of the reasons that our Southern Gulf Islands got into the Island Coast Economic Trust and was able to apply for funds there was because of his advocacy with the province.  He's going to be speaking to us about working together with Indigenous communities to ensure a diverse and integrated economy over time. The most difficult thing to pull together was what we're calling this Learning Exchange. We're bringing together about nine Representatives of organizations from across the islands and the coast to share everything from housing initiatives and solutions to climate adaptation to food security and social enterprise.” 

In this episode, I sit down with my brilliant friend and colleague, Mallori Steele, to talk about how she landed in L&D and how she uses her strengths as a connector to create spaces for marginalized people to network, learn, and grow. Mallori is a multi-passionate and multi-talented Leader, Strategist, Solutionist, Entrepreneur, and Mom of 2. She is the CEO of Growductive Consulting, an L&D Consulting Agency, the Founder of the non-profit Black in L&D, and the visionary of the virtual conference, The Learning Exchange. Mallori is a connector! She strongly believes in the power of community and collaboration. She has a passion for helping people reach their full potential and has a unique skill set that allows her to communicate effectively with people from all walks of life. A California native, Mallori lived 10+ years abroad in Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, and Turkey. She currently resides in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area. Mallori is launching her latest passion project, celebrating moms for Mother's Day. So, if you're a Bad-A$$ Mom, have a Bad-A$$ Mom, or know a Bad-A$$ Mom, register for the Bad-A$$ Mom event on May 9th: https://www.airmeet.com/e/3967c820-f793-11ee-84ef-3d68ce1df13cConnect with Mallori on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malloristeele/Mallori's advice if you want to start something (a community, event, business, etc.):Focus on YOUDon't overthink itCollect your thoughts and resources in OneNote (or a similar notetaking app)Think about what you want and your capacityRealize that other people's advice is just that -- adviceThanks for listening to the BLOC! Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidiekirby/Or check out what I'm working on over at https://www.getusefulstuff.com/

Welcome to Episode 1 of season 12! Today's episode is in honour of Adult Learners' Week, which takes place every year during the first week of April. Adult Learners' Week recognizes the perseverance and achievements of adult learners who may be returning to school or learning a new skill, while juggling other commitments. To celebrate, Jessica speaks with three people from The Learning Exchange, a not-for-profit literacy organization in Laval that provides free tutoring services and programs to adult learners. Enza Ciampanelli, the Community Manager, and Mie and Malena, two of the organization's volunteer tutors, share their experiences working with adult learners. You can check out the services and resources The Learning Exchange provides here: https://tleliteracy.com/ More on Literacy Quebec: Have questions or need help? Contact ⁠⁠⁠⁠Literacy Quebec's Literacy Helpline⁠⁠⁠⁠ or call 1-888-521-8181 Jump onto ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.literacyquebec.org⁠⁠⁠⁠ for events and to find what literacy services our members can offer you or someone you know. What's Literacy? is a podcast for English-speaking listeners and learners interested in everything and anything to do with literacy in Quebec and beyond. Our hosts, Niamh Devaney and Jeff Taylor from⁠⁠⁠⁠ Literacy Quebec⁠⁠⁠⁠ explore community building, lifelong learning, and multiple types of literacy through their interviews with a range of special guests. Subscribe, share our podcast, and write to us at podcast@literacyquebec.org, call us at 514-508-6805. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @LiteracyQuebec Special thanks: Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠Theme Music ‘No Math' by Cú: Jaan Eerik Priks & Brian Francis Devaney

Welcome to Episode 113 of the Think UDL podcast: Equity Frameworks in a UDL Course in Context with Joanna Friend. Joana Friend is a Professor in the School of Early Childhood and Faculty Facilitator in the Teaching and Learning Exchange at George Brown College in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Over the last several years, she and her colleagues have put together a fantastic course on Universal Design for Learning that is couched within their own context and within larger equity frameworks. In today's episode, we discuss the context surrounding the impetus and creation of the course as well as what has been learned through various iterations of the course in the last several years. If you are interested in creating a course for your college or university, you will be enriched by this discussion which provides a step by step process including questions to ask, ways to facilitate the learning experience, stakeholders to consult, and general advice on how to attempt something in your particular area. Everything is context specific, so we will delve into George Brown College in particular, but this discussion is helpful to replicate in any context. You'll find several resources about this course, Universal Design for Learning: Inspiring Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education, on our web page for this episode.

“I think I was lucky to be a teacher of very young children as my first career. They taught me so much about the joy of teaching and learning. Within the first few months of teaching it was clear to me that mutual learning created authenticity and trust. We had wonderful fun together growing with and for each other. Many of my current ways of thinking and acting developed during those few years with these young minds. I left the formal classroom 50 years ago taking with me new ways of working, teaching, and being. Since then, I have founded and been part of teams — The Learning Exchange, M G Taylor Corporation, Tomorrow Makers —developing processes, methods, and content with and for adults that help all of us find our way back to that childlike wonder where I believe our answers to today/s challenges will arise.” - Gail Taylor In this episode of Control the Room, I had the pleasure of speaking with Gail Taylor & Matt Taylor about their decades of experience creating environments, tools and processes for facilitating Group Genius with large complex organizations.  They begin with how they became facilitators and how they came to the same conclusion from two totally different backgrounds.  Later, they explain how working across many industries help them bring competitors together to solve complex problems.  We also discuss language and how verbs better describe who we are.  Listen in for many more tips from these two of the two giants of facilitation.

Click the Title to Play or Download. Interview with Jeffrey Katzman, Founder and CEO of Core Learning Exchange. "Core Learning Exchange (Core-LX) prepares students for postsecondary success, including attaining industry-recognized certifications and credentials." We discuss:Jeffrey's backgroundJeffrey Katzman, CEOHistory of Core-LXMastery-based instructional model using badgesMicro-learning playlists using video, simulations, readings, assessments Career and technical education (CTE)Over 300 courses for grade 6 through community collegeIndustry recognized certificationsImpact of Covid on lack of skilled workers and qualified teachersLife-long learning and building portfolio of skillsAwarded National Catalyzed Challenge GrantMotto: "Natively Digital for Digital Natives"Using AI to extract assessment items from textCore-LX LMS ties into school Student Information System Hot topics: AI, robotics, logisticsAI Toolswriter.comwidth.aiPodsafe music selectionVivaldi: Concerto No. 3 in F Major “Autumn” (Allegro movement) by the American Baroque Orchestra. Duration: 35:30

In this episode, Christina Fowler, Executive Director, talks about the impact of the Saint John Learning Exchange at a system and individual level. Christina shares with us how learning, knowledge, and the accreditation that comes with that the Saint John Learning Exchange is able to lift people out of poverty. “We've been able to proudly […]

Did you know that there are 1 BILLION views of tutorial videos on Youtube?! Welcome to Episode 4 of Season 5! We continue to explore online learning and how services providing support for lifelong literacy are adapting. We start the episode with a discussion with Krystyna Slawecki, program manager for Montreal and Northern Quebec from Frontier College. Krystyna teaches us about Frontier college’s history in providing literacy services to Canada since the 1800s. Today Frontier college reaches over 40,000 participants across Canada! Frontier College is holding an online technology and literacy forum on Sept 30th. Register here: https://www.frontiercollege.ca/Get-Involved/Events/2019-National-Forum-Literacy-and-Civic-Engagement We are also joined for an in-depth discussion about the new online frontier of lifelong learning with Daniel Baril. Daniel is the Director-General at the Canadian Institute for Cooperation in Adult Education (ICAE) and Chair of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) Governing Board. Daniel talks about the key UNES.Doc Digital Library report Embracing a culture of lifelong learning: contribution to the Futures of Education initiative and a blog post he wrote on the new learning frontier that the sector is facing. We learn about how online learning has exploded to reach more people than ever but also risks increasing some inequalities and risks leaving people behind. What are the structures in the government and in our services we need in place to adapt and reach the people who need support and to push forward the agenda of literacy? Events Quebec City Reading Council's Travellin’ Toddler Activities are now online. Check their Facebook page for the next one: https://www.facebook.com/events/331432064629446/ The Learning Exchange is looking for online volunteers to help with their services https://tleliteracy.com/i-want-to-volunteer Literacy Quebec Annual General Meeting 2020 - Sept 29 5-6pm via zoom. For more: literacyquebec.org The Learning Exchange Annual General Meeting 2020 - Oct 6, 11 am TLEliteracy@yahoo.ca to receive the TLE AGM zoom Book Giveaway! Books and Hot Chocolate for adults and kids hosted by LQ at 4322 rue Wellington (please enter via garden) in Verdun. October 3 at 10 AM – 2 PM https://www.facebook.com/events/946654209159112 Western Quebec Literacy Council is hosting Smart Art: Family Graffiti in Campbell's Bay, QC Saturday, October 10 at 1 PM – 4 PM You need to contact WQLC to register in advance as there is limited space due to health protocols https://www.facebook.com/events/1639888489513234 Check out LQ's On the Road series hosted by our very own Chris to learn more about our member organizations! https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3297573793696271&extid=06tGIvObWR2FdUE1

This podcast tells the story of the two zines on decolonising the Arts curriculum, co-produced by staff and students from UAL and the Arts Student Union. Both Zines make space for the expression of different perspectives and experiences of decolonisation, through a wide variety of media, from the literary to the visual. Narrator Bios:Anita Waithira Israel:Anita is a photographer and alumni of London College of Communication. She recently stepped down as Arts SU Education officer and was instrumental in delivering the second Decolonising the Arts Curriculum Zine. During her time as Education Officer Anita ran a number of successful anti-racist campaigns and she continues to challenge structural inequality through her community based activism. Anita is a multidisciplinary artist whose main focus is documentary photography. She uses her photography to change the negative depictions of race , raise awareness for her community and amplify the black voice.Lucy Panesar: Lucy was the academic lead in the production of Zine 1 (2018) whilst she was in the role of Educational Developer (Diversity & Inclusion) at UAL’s Teaching and Learning Exchange. She also contributed original content for Zine 1 and Zine 2 (2019) and is currently managing projects at UAL’s London College of Communication to decolonise curricula as a means of achieving equitable progression and attainment for students. Rahul Patel: Rahul is an Associate Lecturer at UAL. He is also a researcher and content developer in contemporary art history and theory. He co-led on Reading Collections: The African-Caribbean, Asian and African Art in Britain Archive and most recently Decolonising Narratives. He co-curated the Decolonising the Arts Curriculum: Perspectives on Higher Education zine1 and 2 with Arts Students Union. Other Contributors:Jheni Arboine: Senior Lecturer Academic Enhancement ModelAngela Drisdale-Gordon: Former Head of Further Education at UAL, Retired FE/HE Education and Social Justice ConsultantSilke Lange: Associate Dean of Learning, Teaching and Enhancement, Central Saint MartinsCarole Morrison: Senior Lecturer: Academic Enhancement ModelDr Clare Warner: Educational Developer within the AEM and Attainment Team at UALKey Credits for the Decolonising the Arts Curriculum Zines:Decolonising the Arts Curriculum Zine is a production of Arts Students' Union and the University of the Arts London, Teaching, Learning and Employability Exchangezine2 was collated and curated by Rahul Patel with editorial support from Annie-Marie Akussah, Anita Waithira Israel, Hansika Jethnani, Zina Monteiro & Clare Warner Copy editing by Elizabeth Staddon, UAL Graphic design and layout by Hansika Jethnani Links and references from the podcast:Decolonising the Arts Curriculum Zine can be found here: decolonisingtheartscurriculum.myblog.arts.ac.ukShades of Noir: https://shadesofnoir.org.ukImage Credit: 'Don't forget to Celebrate' by Anita Waithira Israel

Alex Warren is with the Saint John Learning Exchange. The Learning Exchange has meet students where they're at - on social media - for learning during the pandemic.

Emotions like learning are brain activities and are far more deeply interconnected than we often give them credit. The way we feel dramatically influences the way we think and perceive the world. As a result, it can have a dramatic influence on what and how we learn. That means it’s critical that we do our best to take them into account when we think about learning and learning technology even though it’s a complex variable and not universal for all our learners. Listen as I talk with Mike Kirk & Lea Sorrentino from BI Worldwide about the impact of emotions and feelings on the learner experience and ways we can be more intentional about ensuring we’ve accounted for that in our planning. You’ll also hear more about their Learning eXchange platform designed to keep that at its core. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/learningtechtalks/support

Welcome to the 4th episode of season 4 of the Literacy Quebec Podcast! In this week’s episode we talk with Quebec City Reading Council about celebrating Family Literacy Day / Week, plus QCRC shares with us their launch of an exciting new literacy program called Learning Without Limits... you need to listen to find out how much of a positive impact this program will make to literacy learners around the Quebec region! We celebrate Family Literacy Day by discussing ABC Life Literacy's definition of Family Literacy, some engaging stats about family literacy across Canada, taking 20 in 2020 (put aside 20 minutes a day to do a fun learning activity together) and some ideas of the activities you can do! ie: Story Switch-A-Roo 1. Take turns reading a bedtime story together! Kids and adults take turns reading a sentence! Listen up and enjoy Family Literacy Week! Upcoming Events Family Literacy Day January 27th! https://abclifeliteracy.ca/family-literacy-day-calendar/ What is Family Literacy Day https://abclifeliteracy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ABC-Family-Literacy.pdf Yamaska is co-hosting an information session called “flu and other vaccines: what you need to know” on February 13 10-12pm in Waterloo. They ask you to register by calling or emailing Cindy Elson 450-330-0803. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=598784337575213&set=a.100953540691631&type=3&theater Gaspésie Literacy Centre Exploring Music Together workshops! Every second Saturday starting Feb 1 10am -12pm https://www.facebook.com/events/466198030952437/ The Learning Exchange will be sponsoring ABC Life Literacy’s Up Skills for Work Series to adult learners https://www.facebook.com/events/2647331301982075/ South Shore Reading Council Starting again their 10-week family reading program for children ages 0-3 The Parent-Child Mother Goose Program is a weekly one-hour gathering of parents and toddlers to share the joys of language through nursery rhymes, songs, stories and games. This program is offered free of charge! https://www.ssrc.ca/programs.php QCRC - Travelliin’ Toddler Time - Valentine’s Day theme, held at 3005 William Stuart in Saint Foy. Space is limited so register soon. You can call Meghan at 418-681-1258 https://www.facebook.com/events/2645384055691019/ The learning Exchange - Introduction to Modern Art Group starts January 29th 2020 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm https://tleliteracy.com/events/introduction-to-modern-art/?fbclid=IwAR1Br_5PgPMRgSNtmA7nXqLV4g2LuPy9RClL-vZkbCjqjTHKjU8cvrIhltY LQ at the 2020 Scotiabank Charity Race (April 25-26 2020) https://www.literacyquebec.org/charity-run-2020.html As always, you can check out or fb and our member’s pages for all of the latest updates! Subscribe, share our podcast, write to us at admin@literacyquebec.org , send us a voicemail at 514-508-6805, Facebook, Instagram @LiteracyQuebec

Happy 2020! Welcome to the 3rd episode of season 4 of the Literacy Quebec Podcast! In this week’s episode we recorded our regular book club at the LQ office. We discussed the book Dare to Lead by Brene Brown, which fits perfectly in with the topic we wanted to launch into 2020 with How to Fail Successfully in 2020. We also talk about Cal Newport’s Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World to learn about how to reduce busywork and increase purposeful work. Some of the questions we discussed after reading the section of Dare to Lead were: 1) Did you make any resolutions for 2020? Why/why not? 2) What are some markers of success to you? 3) What is failure to you? 4) Are failures the opposite of successes? 5) How can failures be useful to you? 6) Brene Brown talks a lot about the connections between failure, shame and vulnerability. What did you think of her tools for self-reflection? 7) What are some of your own Shitty First Drafts? Why did we choose this topic of Failure (a dirty word!) when everybody else is taking about Success and making New Year Resolutions? Well, through our discussion about how we each felt about failure, some of the failures in our own lives and learning new ways to deal with failure when it happens, we found that failure in almost every case was necessary in order for us to form deeper relationships with people, deeper and more meaningful work in our careers, becoming more stable and emotionally resilient, making better decisions in life, and living in a more content, grateful, happy state. Upcoming Events Family Literacy Day January 27th! https://abclifeliteracy.ca/family-literacy-day-calendar/ What is Family Literacy Day https://abclifeliteracy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ABC-Family-Literacy.pdf Literacy in Action Storytelling and Hot Chocolate! For Family Literacy Week and Free Print Making Workshop Saturday, January 25, 2020 at 2 PM – 4 Pm https://www.facebook.com/events/461274581492279/ LQ will be at Montréal Children's Hospital in Montreal, Quebec Family Literacy DayEvent · Wed, Jan 22 at 9 AM https://www.facebook.com/events/557062398228377/ Gaspésie Literacy Council and Wakeham Adult and Vocational Education Center are putting on Family Fun Day at Gaspe elementary Saturday, January 25, 2020 at 1 PM – 3:30 https://www.facebook.com/events/2647331301982075/ Western Quebec Literacy Council will be bringing you a new idea to try at home every day until January 27 (National Family Literacy Day) Check out their Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/wqliteracy/ The Learning Exchange will be sponsoring ABC Life Literacy’s Up Skills for Work Series to adult learners https://www.facebook.com/events/2647331301982075/ South Shore Reading Council Starting again their 10-week family reading program for children ages 0-3 The Parent-Child Mother Goose Program is a weekly one-hour gathering of parents and toddlers to share the joys of language through nursery rhymes, songs, stories and games. This program is offered free of charge! https://www.ssrc.ca/programs.php LQ at the 2020 Scotiabank Charity Race (April 25-26 2020) As always, you can check out or fb and our member’s pages for all of the latest updates! Subscribe, share our podcast, write to us at admin@literacyquebec.org , send us a voicemail at 514-508-6805, Facebook, Instagram @LiteracyQuebec

This episode of Interrogating Spaces profiles the latest Decolonising the Arts Curriculum exhibition at Central St Martins library, curated by Rahul Patel (Lecturer on MA Culture, Criticism and Curation at Central St Martins and Educational Developer at UAL’s Teaching, Learning and Employability Exchange).The five featured artists are Maria Bendixen, Dr Jo Shah, Tobi Alexandre Falade, Siyan Zhang and Joanna Mamede who lead us through the ideas at play in each of their artworks and their social and political resonances. They speak openly about their personal experiences and help us gain new perspectives on race, bias, identity, ‘otherness’ and decolonisation.The feature is introduced by Rahul Patel.Biographies:Rahul PatelRahul Patel is an Educational Developer (Attainment) and lecturer on the Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice – Art, Design and Communications programme with University of the Arts London Teaching and Learning Exchange. He also teaches on the MA Culture, Criticism and Curation at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London (UAL). Siyan ZhangSiyan Zhang is a curator who is interested in cultural exchange and identity and has recently completed the MA Culture, Criticism and Curation at Central St Martins. Her research interest is focus on the issues in the city regeneration, especially how to use site-specific city-based exhibition to revive the city. She is currently working at the Freud Museum in London.Instagram: @siyanartDr Jo Shah, SFHEAFounder of the Social Performance Network, Dr Shah holds academic positions at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London as Programme Leader of Learning Skills and Course Leader for the Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. She specialises in visual and social cultures and her work is focused on the links between individual experience and social phenomenon.Joanna MamedeJoanna Mamede is a Brazilian born Visual Artist and Filmmaker based in London. She has currently completed the MRes Art: Moving Image Programme at Central Saint Martins. Her work explores language and discourse, and its aesthetical influence within a global context. Her research interests investigate difference and issues of translation from a critical and post-colonial stand-point. She has created together with the artist Ana Luiza Rodrigues, who also just completed her Masters in Photography at Central Saint Martins, the project Faceinthehole in order to dissociate political discourse from political image. Instagram: @faceintheholeTobi Alexandra FaladeTobi Alexandra Falade is a London-based artist born in Nigeria and raised in Warri, Uyo, Eket, Port Harcourt, London, Rochdale and Liverpool. She is influenced by these several life narratives and believes that somehow her other self, her ‘shadow self’ continues to live on in Nigeria, whilst she continues life abroad, divorced from her country of origin. She graduated from Fine Art: Painting at Wimbledon College of Arts in 2019.Website: www.tobialexandrafalade.com/Instagram: @tobialexandrafaladeMaria BendixenMaria Bendixen is a Brazilian-born London-based ceramic artist. She is influenced by African, Danish and Japanese cultures and became a full time ceramic artist in 2014 after a career in contemporary dance. Maria’s inspiration comes from the process of making ceramics itself and from experimenting with the materiality of clay. Website: ceramicslondon.wixsite.com/ceramicslondon

With the upcoming election on October 21st, our theme for the next few episodes will be about literacy and civic engagement. We will feature special guests who will talk to us about the importance of participating in the election, why you should vote, and what some of the barriers and opportunities there are to civic engagement. Did you know that  the voter turnout in the last federal election in 2015 was 68.3%? On this week’s episode, the first of our election special we speak with the Honourable David Lametti, who is the Member of Parliament for LaSalle—Émard—Verdun, the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of Canada. We learn about his role and the perspective of civic engagement from a candidate’s perspective. We also talk with Melanie Valcin from Frontier College about the connections between literacy and civic engagement and the Forum that is taking place on September 17th across Canada and online.  Are you registered? How can you check? As part of our election series, we will be talking about voting basics. We chat about how to register or check if you are registered to vote. When we vote we have the opportunity to vote for issues and representatives who will talk about our needs in the government when laws and policies are being made. Links Mentioned Honourable David Lametti's biography on the Department of Justice website https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/abt-apd/min.html Frontier College's Discussion paper on Literacy and Civic Engagement https://tinyurl.com/y3gfpbdz  Register for the Forum on Literacy and Civic Engagement September 17th https://tinyurl.com/yxom8h2s To check if you are registered to vote go to the Online Voter Registration  https://ereg.elections.ca/CWelcome.aspx?lang=e To learn more about the election https://www.elections.ca/ and ABC's guide to Civic Literacy https://abclifeliteracy.ca/civic-literacy Learn about how the government works https://lop.parl.ca/about/parliament/guidetohoc/index-e.htm Upcoming Events TLE - Starting October 2019 and running through to January 2020, The Learning Exchange will be sponsoring ABC Life Literacy’s Up Skills for Work Series to adult learners TLE’s 1000 Books Before Kindergarten reading program will run from Oct. 2018 to Oct. 2019 to support families in the development of language and literacy skills in their young children. Watch for fun and interesting events throughout the year WQLC events E-parent workshops on Digital Literacy Oct 22 and Nov 5 https://www.facebook.com/events/395500908015049/ CVLC  English Language Workshops Oct 8th https://cvlc-chateauguay.weebly.com/community-events.html QCRC Fall Fest and Travellin' Toddler Time Sept 21 and Oct 18 http://www.qcrc.org/events.html LQ and RECLAIM at Fetes des Cartier de Verdun Sept 28th https://www.facebook.com/events/701443053597709/ LQ at the 2020 Scotiabank Charity Race (April 25-26 2020)

Every two weeks our hosts Chris Shee and Jaimie Cudmore from Literacy Quebec explore topics around community building, lifelong learning and literacy for English-speakers in Quebec. Just in time for Adult Learner's Week! In this episode, we spoke to learners, lunchers, and a researcher about some of the obstacles and creative solutions to gaining different types of literacy skills. We had the chance to present the podcast at Reclaim Literacy's weekly Lunch and Learn. We discussed digital literacy and access to podcasts with Betty, Ruth and Sylvia. We also had the opportunity to chat and get advice from Jonathan and Lorenzo from CDC Vimont and the Learning Exchange in Laval. Paul Lalonde, a researcher from the Social Research and Demonstration Corporation, speaks with Jaimie in Ottawa about the findings of Frontier College's National report, "Literacy and Essential Skills as a Poverty Reduction Strategy." And we end the show with the many upcoming literacy events submitted by our member organisations. We are still looking for runners and volunteers for the charity run in Montreal on April 27th! Want to help out with the podcast? Have a story you want to share? Contact us from our website www.literacyquebec.org Frontier College's Report https://www.frontiercollege.ca/ Social Research and Demonstration Corporation http://www.srdc.org/ RECLAIM Literacy http://www.reclaimliteracy.ca/ CDC Vimont http://swlaurier.virtuo.ca/en/Our_centres_25/0/2.html The Learning Exchange https://tleliteracy.com/ Event Links Gaspésie Literacy Council (GLC) https://www.facebook.com/Gaspésie-Literacy-Council Quebec City Reading Council http://www.qcrc.org/events Literacy Unlimited https://www.facebook.com/events/590947948047730/

The Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) has strived to address implicit and explicit bias, interpersonal and internalized racism, and institutional and structural factors. The team shares DCF'S work related to agency and workforce development, sustainability, and their experiences on what it seems to take to keep the work of racial justice at the forefront, in the background, and at all levels—in ways that ultimately impact children, families, and communities.

The Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) has strived to address implicit and explicit bias, interpersonal and internalized racism, and institutional and structural factors. The team shares DCF’S work related to agency and workforce development, sustainability, and their experiences on what it seems to take to keep the work of racial justice at the forefront, in the background, and at all levels—in ways that ultimately impact children, families, and communities.

Community collaborations and data sharing from the Allegheny County Office of Children, Youth, and Family Services (OCYF) led to an in-depth understanding of the inequities facing black girls in all areas of life. Black Girls Equity Alliance brought together several community agencies in response to black adolescent girls faring the worst in all child welfare outcomes.Allegheny County (PA) Department of Human Services

Community collaborations and data sharing from the Allegheny County Office of Children, Youth, and Family Services (OCYF) led to an in-depth understanding of the inequities facing black girls in all areas of life. Black Girls Equity Alliance brought together several community agencies in response to black adolescent girls faring the worst in all child welfare outcomes.Allegheny County (PA) Department of Human Services

Michael Hager was diagnosed with HIV in November 2002 when he was just 22 years old. Already grappling with Crohn's Disease at the time, Michael was completely unprepared to handle HIV and finish his coursework and forge ahead to medical school. He decided to lean into HIV and started working for the Boston Public Health Commission AIDS Program to learn more about his circumstances and others in similar situations. He was there for five years in multiple capacities from managing Ryan White Part A primary care, mental health, and transportation contracts to helping to manage the Boston HIV Services Planning Council. After completing his public health degree, he briefly worked in India on several projects, including Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria Round 8 proposal writing. In a whirlwind.  Michael has been with the NY AIDS Institute National Quality Center where he has led several national campaigns, including the in+care Campaign and end+disparities Learning Exchange in addition to key multi-state learning collaboratives, including the HIV Cross-Part Care Continuum Collaborative (H4C). In his spare time, he has been building a charitable social community of gay men living with HIV in New York called, impac+NYC and overseen its transformation from a weekly happy hour into a formal 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with multiple community activities and social outlets. In addition, he has been ramping up his own private consultancy to launch on September 1, 2017, which will focus on domestic and international peer learning around HIV and quality of care.  Michael is the President and CEO of Hager Health, LLC and the Executive Director of impac+NYC and is based in New York, NY. He has a master of public health degree in epidemiology and a master of arts degree in comparative public health policy.   

The Iowa Department of Human Services in Sioux City (Woodbury County) discusses their Community Initiative for Native Children and Families (CINCF) which was formed in response to the disproportionate and disparate number of Native American children in the child welfare system. This collaboration was built on a grassroots effort started by the Native American community, gaining the attention of Iowa Department of Human Services and building partnerships, and how it continues to be sustained today. 

The Iowa Department of Human Services in Sioux City (Woodbury County) discusses their Community Initiative for Native Children and Families (CINCF) which was formed in response to the disproportionate and disparate number of Native American children in the child welfare system. This collaboration was built on a grassroots effort started by the Native American community, gaining the attention of Iowa Department of Human Services and building partnerships, and how it continues to be sustained today. 

Hear from Fairfax County (VA) and the Center for the Study of Social Policy about how they used an Institutional Analysis (IA) to help partners understand the “story behind the numbers.” Key components of the IA methodology, and how the change framework organizes strategies that make a difference in the lives of families and children are discussed.

Hear from Fairfax County (VA) and the Center for the Study of Social Policy about how they used an Institutional Analysis (IA) to help partners understand the “story behind the numbers.” Key components of the IA methodology, and how the change framework organizes strategies that make a difference in the lives of families and children are discussed.

Learn about the New Jersey Department of Children and Families, Division of Child Protection & Permanency Worker2Worker (W2W) Program is a confidential peer-counseling helpline and support approach for to help manage the unique stressors of frontline child welfare practice. W2W provides a 7-day-a-week helpline reflective of a Reciprocal Peer Support model. The program offers clinical care telephone assessments, a network of referral/treatment services, and psychological first aid with crisis response services following traumatic events.

Learn about the New Jersey Department of Children and Families, Division of Child Protection & Permanency Worker2Worker (W2W) Program is a confidential peer-counseling helpline and support approach for to help manage the unique stressors of frontline child welfare practice. W2W provides a 7-day-a-week helpline reflective of a Reciprocal Peer Support model. The program offers clinical care telephone assessments, a network of referral/treatment services, and psychological first aid with crisis response services following traumatic events.

#001 - The movement to individualized support, and accessing developmental support services, with Keenan Wellar, Co-Leader of LiveWorkPlay.   What you will get from this episode: Learn how LiveWorkPlay came to be The latest on the trend toward citizenship and individualized support Learn how to access support from developmental support agencies (in Ontario, Canada)   How to contact Keenan Wellar and LiveWorkPlay: http://liveworkplay.ca/ 613-702-0332   Resources: Developmental Services Ontario (DSO) - https://www.dsontario.ca/   From Presence to Citizenship Video The video which was shown at the start of the Learning Exchange highlighting stories from the project partner organizations is available on the Learning Community and on YouTube. Please feel free to share this video with your Board, management team, staff, volunteers, family and friends!   The YouTube link is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWd5wlrrw4w    

The Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) discusses applying a racial equity lens to child welfare change efforts including how to build an anti-racist organization as well as reduce racial inequities to become more just, fair and reflective of the communities they serve. Topics addressed: levels and types of racial inequity; core staff competencies; frameworks to achieve racial equity.

The Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) discusses applying a racial equity lens to child welfare change efforts including how to build an anti-racist organization as well as reduce racial inequities to become more just, fair and reflective of the communities they serve. Topics addressed: levels and types of racial inequity; core staff competencies; frameworks to achieve racial equity.

The Indiana Department of Child Services discusses a range of inter-connected supervisory initatives including: (1) Indiana Training Needs Assessment (ITNA) and the Deloitte/3P Consulting Report; (2) Onboarding Process for new supervisors; (3) Supervisory Core Training Series; (4) Coaching Supervisors For Successful Supervisory Practice; (5) Quarterly Supervisory Workshops; (6) NCWWI's Leadership Academy for Experienced Supervisors (LAS); (7) Ongoing Partnership with Indiana University; and (8) Supervisory Mentoring Program.

The Indiana Department of Child Services discusses a range of inter-connected supervisory initatives including: (1) Indiana Training Needs Assessment (ITNA) and the Deloitte/3P Consulting Report; (2) Onboarding Process for new supervisors; (3) Supervisory Core Training Series; (4) Coaching Supervisors For Successful Supervisory Practice; (5) Quarterly Supervisory Workshops; (6) NCWWI’s Leadership Academy for Experienced Supervisors (LAS); (7) Ongoing Partnership with Indiana University; and (8) Supervisory Mentoring Program.

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and the University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign discuss implementation Evidence-based Practices including: Birth to Three (IB3) Waiver flexibly uses Title IV-E funds in order to provide one of two evidence-based and developmentally informed interventions (Child-Parent Psychotherapy or Nurturing Parent Program) to targeted children and caregivers in an effort to improve attachment, reduce trauma symptoms, prevent foster care re-entry, improve child well-being, and increase permanency for children in out-of-home placement.

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and the University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign discuss implementation Evidence-based Practices including: Birth to Three (IB3) Waiver flexibly uses Title IV-E funds in order to provide one of two evidence-based and developmentally informed interventions (Child-Parent Psychotherapy or Nurturing Parent Program) to targeted children and caregivers in an effort to improve attachment, reduce trauma symptoms, prevent foster care re-entry, improve child well-being, and increase permanency for children in out-of-home placement.

Hear from Waupaca County, WI Department of Health and Human Services as they share how they used nine principles of trauma-informed care to move an entire human services agency to a trauma-informed approach to human service practice and administration. Principles can be successfully incorporated into the environment and operations of organizations.

Hear from Waupaca County, WI Department of Health and Human Services as they share how they used nine principles of trauma-informed care to move an entire human services agency to a trauma-informed approach to human service practice and administration. Principles can be successfully incorporated into the environment and operations of organizations.

Join us to learn from Case Commons about Casebook, an innovative technology solution that includes powerful data analytics and evidence-influenced decision-making.

Join us to learn from Case Commons about Casebook, an innovative technology solution that includes powerful data analytics and evidence-influenced decision-making.

The Institue for Human Services, along with Franklin and Athens County Children's Services (Ohio) share their competency-based Training Program that uses competencies & core learning objectives as the basis of its training system. Rhode Island Dept. of Children, Youth and Families and Center for Human Servcies also discuss their Individual Learning Needs Assessment Survey which is used to support on-the-job training and assessment by supervisors.

The Institue for Human Services, along with Franklin and Athens County Children's Services (Ohio) share their competency-based Training Program that uses competencies & core learning objectives as the basis of its training system. Rhode Island Dept. of Children, Youth and Families and Center for Human Servcies also discuss their Individual Learning Needs Assessment Survey which is used to support on-the-job training and assessment by supervisors.

Fostering Change for Children (NYC) shares information about their Children's Corps program: a strategic recruitment, screening & selection process. Inspired by Teach for America and adapted for child welfare, Children's Corps was created by Fostering Change for Children to create a community of practice for child welfare caseworkers, with training and support systems embedded into their two-year experience and beyond.

Fostering Change for Children (NYC) shares information about their Children’s Corps program: a strategic recruitment, screening & selection process. Inspired by Teach for America and adapted for child welfare, Children’s Corps was created by Fostering Change for Children to create a community of practice for child welfare caseworkers, with training and support systems embedded into their two-year experience and beyond.

Simulation Labs offer guided, immersive experiences that evoke, or replicate, aspects of the real world professional experience in a fully interactive fashion. Presenters from California State University, Los Angeles, LA County Department of Children and Family Services, and UCLA Center on Child Welfare disucss simulation designs with the focus surrounding developing and reinforcing key social work skills (client engagement, critical thinking, assessment skills, interviewing techniques, and problem solving).

Simulation Labs offer guided, immersive experiences that evoke, or replicate, aspects of the real world professional experience in a fully interactive fashion. Presenters from California State University, Los Angeles, LA County Department of Children and Family Services, and UCLA Center on Child Welfare disucss simulation designs with the focus surrounding developing and reinforcing key social work skills (client engagement, critical thinking, assessment skills, interviewing techniques, and problem solving).

NCWWI's Workforce Development Framework (WDF) is discussed in-depth about its development, practical application for the field, including key steps in the workforce development assessment and planning process, and core components reflecting multiple workforce development strategies.

NCWWI’s Workforce Development Framework (WDF) is discussed in-depth about its development, practical application for the field, including key steps in the workforce development assessment and planning process, and core components reflecting multiple workforce development strategies.

The National Center for Literacy Education (NCLE), of which NWP is a founding stakeholder organization, aims to provide support to and compile evidence about how educators working in cross-disciplinary teams design and implement plans to support literacy learners in every classroom. Listen to this episode to learn how you can get involved through the Literacy in Learning Exchange.

Louise Hauck is a "time traveling" clairvoyant, intuitive spiritual counselor who views beyond the physical dimension where all time exists simultaneously. She has written "Beyond Boundaries, The Adventures of a Seer"- a collection of entertaining accounts of over twenty years of experiences as an intuitive counselor, "Heart-Links: Connecting With Lost Loved Ones"- heartfelt stories from those who have made the connection with the Other Side and tools for others to do so, and "Fearless Future-A Map Through an Uncertain Present". Louise has enlightened audiences across the country and in the UK, The Netherlands, Australia, Israel and Canada. She demonstrates her ability to "time travel," opening a corridor to the past, through which we receive gifts from our challenges, and to the future, from where a higher, expanded aspect of our consciousness - scripted and directed by the Source! - nurtures and guides us in the present. She shows how it's possible to change the past - and shift the present and future. Over the years, Louise has spoken at the Learning Annexes on both coasts, the Learning Exchange in Sacramento and Seattle, First Class in Washington, DC, The Seminar Center in NYC, and has provided "enlightening and inspiring evenings of entertainment" on the Inner Voyage cruises. She is a returning guest on, "Coast-to-Coast" and KPFK's "The Aware Show." She returns periodically to "Good Morning" Columbus, and has appeared on the "Morning Shows" in Phoenix, and Rochester (a CNN affiliate). Her gift to our listeners is at http://www.louisehauck.com/starseed At the top of the show, it's our Starseed News segment with Anastasia, bringing current topics of interest to starseed, from earth to sky! Our team thanks you sharing the show, with almost 200,000 listens!

Alabama Learning Exchange Educators (ALEX) Sharing Ideas - Presenter: Dr. Jackie Hester

Stephen Owen has had a distinguished career and served with his wife with CUSO. Hear his story.A former Member of Parliament of Canada for Vancouver Quadra, Stephen Owen was appointed Vice President, External, Legal and Community Relations of The University of British Columbia on August 15, 2007.Stephen Owen was first elected to Parliament in November 2000, and re-elected in June 2004 and January 2006. In government, he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice, Secretary of State for Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Receiver General for Canada, Minister of Western Economic Diversification and Minister of Sport.Prior to his election to Parliament, Stephen Owen was the David Lam Professor of Law and Public Policy and Director of the Institute for Dispute Resolution at the University of Victoria; Commissioner and Vice President of the Law Commission of Canada; Deputy Attorney General, Commissioner of Resources and Environment, Ombudsman and Executive Director for Legal Services Society of British Columbia; and a practicing lawyer.Stephen Owen has advised numerous governments and international institutions in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe on issues of human rights, governance, conflict resolution and environmental sustainability. He has investigated security force killings in apartheid South Africa, Northern Ireland/Gibraltar, Somalia, Kosovo and Cambodia.As Vice President, External, Legal and Community Relations at UBC, Stephen Owen's responsibilities include government and international relations, University legal counsel, public affairs and communications, University community engagement, the Robson Square Campus, the Learning Exchange and 2010 Olympics.Stephen Owen received a J.D. from UBC, a LL.M. from UCL, University of London, and a M.B.A. from the University of Geneva.www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/externalaffairs//owen/ CUSO-VSOVolunteer for a better world! Share Skills volunteers in 43 Countries-Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Ghana, Guyana, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Malawi, Maldives, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra, Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe.Support our workwww.cuso-vso.org