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This week, we are pleased to feature a guest blogger. The blog has been submitted by Tracy Topolnitsky, Chair, Academic Upgrading at NorQuest College. When I began teaching...

Recently, I had a request for an e-copy of the Groovy Games for Adults booklet that was included in one of the Symposium door prizes last September. The request came when I...

Have you ever been nervous to give a talk in front of a group? If you answered “yes” to this question, you are not alone! Most people have a fear of speaking in public . I...

When I would meet with foundational learners to discuss our volunteer tutor program I usually gave them an assignment. While they waited for a volunteer tutor, I asked them...

I’m guessing that we all have things on our “to do” list that keep getting pushed to the ‘When I have time’ pile, or the ‘In a perfect world’ folder. We all know what it...

At first glance it may not appear that Community Adult Learning Programs and museums have a lot in common but a closer look reveals they have similar mandates. Community...

This week, we are pleased to feature a guest blogger. The blog has been submitted by Alla Mysko-Henke, Adult Literacy Program Manager at the Red Deer Public Library. Last...

Tansi, As the Indigenous Liaison for the Community Learning Network, a large part of my position is working directly with the Metis Settlements. Some of the Metis Settlements...

This week, we are pleased to feature a guest blogger. The blog has been submitted by Lois Polege, Adult Learning Coordinator for Flagstaff Community Adult Learning and...

This week, we are pleased to feature a guest blogger. The blog has been submitted by Volunteer Alberta, with an introduction from Monica Doherty, Volunteer Coordinator from...

2017 has been a great year, as we have celebrated CLN’s 30th Anniversary. This fall, at the Literacy and Learning Symposium, the Regional Support Staff each provided a gift...

November is Financial Literacy Month! Learning opportunities in financial literacy can help foundational learners who are interested in improving their money management...

This week, we are pleased to feature a guest blogger. Monica Sczyrba-Davis is the Executive Director of Pincher Creek Community Adult Learning Program. She had posted this...

Earlier this year, Kelsey Lievers from Medicine Hat College’s ABLE program posted a discussion to the CALP Portal asking about a book club for readers with lower literacy and...

No one plans to be an adult literacy coordinator, but rather through a series of events and opportunities, we find ourselves working in either adult literacy, adult learning...

For those of you who do not know me, I am the Indigenous Liaison for the Community Learning Network. I am Metis from Peavine Metis Settlement and I have more or less spent...

Earlier this month, Advanced Education posted a call for an Expression of Interest to join the Professional Development Advisory Committee - PDAC. (Missed the post? You can...

On September 8, we celebrate International Literacy Day. This day was created in 1966 by the United Nations to bring attention to the importance of literacy around the globe....

This week we are marking National Aboriginal Day on June 21st, and we are honoured to feature Donna Webster as a guest blogger. Donna is the Executive Director of the Lac La...

Over the last couple of years, the Community Learning Network has moved to an outcomes-based model of measuring the impact of the supports, resources and training we provide...