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Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of August 4
Posted on 08/04/2025
OTAN Digest – August 2025
This Week’s Upcoming Activities
Monday, August 4, 9-11:00 am | Generative AI in Adult Ed: Session 1 - Manage your Workflow: Benefit from Large Language Models in Adult Education with Anthony Burik, OTAN Coordinator. Discover how large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini can streamline your workflow, assist in ideation, and ultimately help you in better serving your agency’s learners.
Tuesday, August 5, 1-2:30 pm | Canvas Basics with Karin de Varennes and Miranda Currie, OTAN Project Specialists. This training is designed to help adult education teachers and staff become comfortable using Canvas for daily instruction and communication. The training includes creating a home page and developing weekly modules using Ventures textbook materials.
Wednesday, August 6, 9-11:00 am | Generative AI in Adult Ed: Session 2 - Leveraging Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools for Lesson Activities and Materials Creation in Instruction with Anthony Burik, OTAN Coordinator. This session will include a review of lesson planning and an introduction to and practice using hands-on some of the countless education-specific AI tools for a variety of purposes.
Friday, August 8, 9-10:30 am | Generative AI in Adult Ed: Session 3 - Show What You Know: Sharing and Refining Your AI-Enhanced Adult Education Content with Anthony Burik, OTAN Coordinator. In this interactive webinar, you'll have the opportunity to share how you have used or will use AI tools in your lesson planning, try out new ideas in real time, and receive constructive feedback from your peers.
Friday, August 8, 1-2:00 pm | OTAN Tech Talk August 2025: AI Powered Tutor and Teacher Tools added to CK-12’s Free Interactive Digital Resources. Finally, Success for Students AND Teachers! (OTAN Trainer TBD). CK-12 is a leader in adaptive digital resources; now they have added AI tools. Join us to see how these tools finally make it possible to reach every student 24/7 and give them the tools to succeed. Then cut YOUR prep time so you finally have the time to really focus on your students.
Saturday, August 9, 9-10:30 am | Successful Canvas Course Setup and Customization with Miranda Currie, OTAN Project Specialist. This session will guide you through setting up Modules, customizing your Home Page, and organizing content for easy navigation.
Coming soon!
Tuesday, August 12, 1:15-3:15 pm | Canvas Basics (OTAN Trainer TBD). This session will walk you through the basic tools you need to build and manage a Canvas course. You’ll learn how to organize course materials, post assignments, and communicate with students.
Tuesday, August 12, 1:15-3:15 pm | Canvas Intermediate with Miranda Currie, OTAN Project Specialist. The session will focus on designing courses that make the most of Canvas tools to streamline workflow, improve course structure, and boost student engagement. Topics will include module design and organization, New Quizzes, Studio, and Canvas Commons.
