{"id":16299,"date":"2020-09-21T23:39:03","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T06:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=16299"},"modified":"2020-09-21T23:39:57","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T06:39:57","slug":"amssa-lecture-digital-access-digital-literacy","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/amssa-events\/amssa-lecture-digital-access-digital-literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"AMSSA Lecture: Digital Access &#038; Digital Literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>COVID19 has revealed deep inequalities in access to technologies among Canadians. 34% of Canadians earning under $30,000 a year do not have a home Internet connection, and many others rely upon public wifi and cell phones to access essential services and information. This situation opened up significant challenges for language and settlement organizations to maintain contact with their constituents, ensure their well being and safety, and to re-start language and other services online. Dr. Suzanne Smythe and Dr. Amea Wilbur interviewed over 25 language and settlement workers during the important time.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>In this interactive session blending dialogue and questions with participants, Dr. Smythe and Dr. Wilbur will present key themes from these conversations and insights from related research among newcomer communities during COVID times:&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>What improvisations and innovations did settlement and outreach workers adopt to reach out to newcomer communities?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>What have been the successes and surprises bringing learning and services online?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>What new pedagogical and social inclusion challenges persist?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Who continues to be excluded from these learning opportunities and what are the implications of this for equity and justice among low income and racialized communities?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Event Details:<\/h4>\n<div align=\"left\"><strong>Date: <\/strong>Monday, October 5, 2020<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><strong>Time:&nbsp;<\/strong>1:00 pm to 3:00 pm (Pacific Time)<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp;Zoom | more details will be sent after registration<br \/>\n<strong>Registration deadline:&nbsp;<\/strong>October 2, 2020<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><strong>Register by <a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001dKo1b66cUE8lwC6eHqDd4kEvnvCfkvG4BUXSbCRfovKuaBzLpVRrAwmIhY4B8v6-I7ia_kkKhD9tvTVUf7FbDzpBo-hFJ6iyvTktkJVsGCtJTD2lVchTN73UNNVNknvuhQfdRMQwO4ssxgmWmlYNJzB-inAJL4D6EifQTbPofMZedoTvIRlSeCpOWX3XmyYI7ae3kN-GLOyiw-ZtMov9NwcLiShDko2XYg7vjeq56mc=&amp;c=loNhpAs5y88-60Q-BqtyUquMJ0B9wv1aLB9t_trIVJoTkg-cVa9DWw==&amp;ch=QPlvw4AcEEatOSwIHJJOGxSyP-ZwgRyaDNN44QQKx6W__HTxUJCv7w==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clicking here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/div>\n<h4 align=\"left\">Speakers<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Dr. Suzanne Smythe<\/strong> (she, her) is Associate Professor in Adult Literacies and Adult Education at Simon Fraser University. Her current research program examines how digital access and new technologies are changing pedagogies and theories-as-usual in community language and literacy settings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Amea Wilbur<\/strong> (she, her) Assistant Professor in the Department of Adult Education, University of the Fraser Valley, Co-researcher, COVID and Adult Education project.<br \/>\nDr. Wilbur has worked in the settlement sector for many years in Vancouver and has facilitated numerous workshops on trauma-informed practices for settlement and language providers both provincially and nationally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID19 has revealed deep inequalities in access to technologies among Canadians. 34% of Canadians earning under $30,000 a year do <\/p>\n<div id=\"exceprt\"><a title=\"FULL STORY\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/amssa-events\/amssa-lecture-digital-access-digital-literacy\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-16299","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/16299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/16299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16302,"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/16299\/revisions\/16302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16299"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=16299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}