Digital Citizen Resources

The educator models good digital citizenship in the classroom by using digital tools inclusively and safeguarding students’ personal information. They advocate for students to ensure they have access to the digital tools and materials that will help them meet their goals. Interactions with the students move outside the classroom, focusing on responsible use and sharing of student information in addition to creating equitable learning experiences and increased student access.
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Professional Development Resources Aligned to the Digital Literacy Competencies for Adult Educators 

Below are professional development resources that instructors and other staff can use to build their digital literacy skills. The resources are organized by the leveled performance indicators of the Digital Literacy Competencies for Adult Educators. Select the resources that are the best fit for your goals and current skills. Contact your in-house professional development specialist or your digital literacy specialist for more information about courses offered in the PD Portal.

2.1 Responsible Information Use and Sharing

The educator follows guidelines for safe, ethical, and legal use and sharing of information and models good digital citizenship when planning and sharing lessons and activities.

The educator protects student privacy, obeys copyright law, and follows program, grant, and legal guidelines for responsible digital information storage and sharing.

  • ISTE – The Law and Ethics of Copyright Law
  • Staff Induction Module: Quality Data Flow: Processes and Roles
    Provides an overview of the processes and best practices related to the collection of adult education data, which includes but is not limited to eData v2 information. Participants will learn the importance of timely, accurate, and complete data collection. This module will also cover various topics related to the types of program data adult education agencies collect, including the flow process for each type of data and the role that all staff members play in support of data collection.
  • GCF Global – Use Information Correctly
    Learn how to use information correctly to create quality content while protecting others’ intellectual property.
  • PAAER PD Portal Course: Improving Your Agency’s Data Quality and Processes
    Agency teams complete online course activities and assignments leading to the development of an action plan where they identify at least two changes that will improve their agency’s data quality.
  • PAAER PD Portal Course: Tutor Coordinator Basics
    This course will provide tutor coordinators with a comprehensive introduction to their role, including recruitment and screening of volunteer tutors and classroom aides, providing orientation and training to volunteers, matching volunteers with students, and planning ways to retain tutors and classroom aides.

2.2 Student Access

The educator recognizes and works to mitigate barriers that students may face when attempting to access and use learning materials and uses digital tools to increase students’ access to class content.The educator recognizes and works to mitigate barriers that students may face when attempting to access and use learning materials and uses digital tools to increase students’ access to class content.

The educator uses digital tools to deliver or supplement instruction in compliance with program and grant guidelines and can identify students who struggle to access or use these digital learning materials and refer them to appropriate staff for assistance.

  • Bureau of Postsecondary and Adult Education Division of Adult Education Policy D.130
  • PAAER PD Portal Course: Strategies for Working With Students With Learning Differences
    The course describes different types of learning differences, how to identify patterns that may indicate a learning difference, and tools and strategies that can be used to address learning differences when working with adult learners. Participants will learn ways to incorporate multiple modalities and differentiated instruction into their practice by adapting pre-existing lessons and activities and creating a project-based activity.
  • Staff Induction Module: Introduction to Distance Learning
    The Introduction to Distance Learning module presents the options for how distance education can be offered to adult basic education students in PA and how to identify students who are likely to be successful in this type of learning program.
  • PAAER PD Portal Course: Google Certified Educator Level 1
    Participants learn strategies for integrating Google apps into their instructional practices and work through a Google course titled “Fundamentals Training.” Participants will take the Google Certified Educator Level 1 Exam.
  • PAAER PD Portal Course: Introduction to Workforce Preparation Skills
    Participants will examine how Workforce Preparation Skills (Transferable Skills and Digital Literacy Skills) included in the PA Foundation Skills, competencies, indicators, and tasks align to everyday responsibilities at home, in the community, and in the workplace. Participants will work with an adult learner on improving desired skills.
  • PAAER PD Portal Course: Tutor Coordinator Basics
    This course will provide tutor coordinators with a comprehensive introduction to their role, including recruitment and screening of volunteer tutors and classroom aides, providing orientation and training to volunteers, matching volunteers with students, and planning ways to retain tutors and classroom aides.

View Resources for the Other Digital Literacy Competencies for Adult Educators

Instructor Competency

Educator uses digital tools to enhance andragogical practices. 

Lifelong Learner

Educator teaches and assists students with computer, mobile, and internet skills.

Technology Fundamentals

Educator uses basic computer, mobile, and internet skills to instruct and support students.