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You can find content here that is additional to the OER and you can use this section as a source of inspiration, and further learning. Cover this section first and then move on the the Section 2 of the OER below!



1. Numeracy is about much more than numbers!
(NALA Ireland, May 29, 2018)

Read NALA’s short blog to get a sense of how numeracy plays a wide role in our lives and how widespread the use of numeracy can be. Access the blog here: 



2. The real numeracy needs of 21st century are neglected!

(ELM magazine September 30, 2020)

Read this interesting article by the ELM magazine on adult numeracy. The article mentions several of the key experts’ perspectives presented in the OER (e.g. Professor Anke Grotlöschen and Keiko Yasukawa). Focus on the part about critical numeracy. In your opinion how could numeracy be integrated into what the article names “critical adult education”? Access the article here:

 

3. Exploring real life contexts for numeracy development

Watch the following one-hour long webinar by Aibhín Bray from the Trinity College Dublin who looks at what numeracy is, the contexts where it arises and give practical and relevant of when and how to teach it. 

5:22 Definitions & key concepts around numeracy (related terminology, numeracy in international surveys, numeracy in the workplace)

12:36 Challenges in numeracy training and ways to overcome them

16:04 Numeracy in the 21st century (with a framework by Merrilyn Goos among others) with practical implementation in learning activities

Look at the definitions presented in the webinar. How do they relate to the concept Numeracy as a social practice presented in the OER’s second section? Then, consider the following questions while watching the webinar:

  • How does the content relate to the numeracy practice in my country, organisation, field of expertise?
  • What are new elements in the webinar compared to it?
  • Are there any challenges and potentials in implementing these new elements?