Who We Are

We are instructors in the Basic Digital Literacy Program at the Labour Education Centre in Toronto. Our mission is to help adults learn the digital skills they need to feel comfortable and confident online. We believe these skills are essential for personal growth, job opportunities, and community involvement. Our teaching style emphasizes a working-class perspective and a critical education approach, covering basic digital skills, reading, writing, and problem-solving.

Our Guiding Principles

We strive to create a friendly and accessible learning environment that respects each person’s pace. We aim for our classes and our website to be:

• Easy for Everyone to Understand

• Participatory, Inclusive, and Democratic

• Engaging for Both Hearts and Minds

• Focused on Building Solidarity and Respect

• Designed to Encourage Critical Thinking

• Connected to Social, Economic, Political, and Environmental Justice

Why We Created This Site

We built this website to help adults practice skills related to learning computers, tablets and smartphones. It is a place where anyone can explore, practice, and gain confidence with digital tools at their own pace. The website also shows work made by learners in our classes. Our goal is to support adults learning digital skills, both inside and outside the classroom. We created this site based on the real needs of learners, while collecting user feedback to improve and add new activities.

How to Use This Site

If you are learning to use a digital device, you may need help from an instructor, co-worker, or friend to understand some parts of our website. If you are helping someone else learn to use a digital device, you may use this site for in-class activities or to assign independent work. We regret that right now our website is only available in English and doesn't as many accessibility features as we would like to allow for everyone's participation. But, we are working hard to improve the site. Please let us know how we can improve the website for you!

Our website has four main sections (at the top, right of the page):

1. Home: Get an overview of what our website offers.

   • • Choose between Computer, Tablet, or Smartphone learning activities

     • View work made by learners in our classes

2. Vocabulary: Learn common digital terms in simple words.

3. Icon Dictionary: Understand digital icons and how to use them.

4. About Us: Learn more about our program and classes.