Decoda Literacy Conference

Two women are sitting at a table with notebooks in front of them. Other people can be seen sitting at tables in the background.

The Decoda Literacy Conference 2022

Thank you to all the speakers, presenters, and participants at the Decoda Literacy Conference 2022!

Every two years the Decoda Literacy Conference brings together BC’s provincial literacy network for interactive, dynamic and informative learning sessions. This year’s conference was held May 4-6 at the Radisson Hote l Vancouver Airport, Richmond, BC.

Attendees included leaders in adult learning, key members of the public and private sector, and literacy practitioners working in community-based literacy programs for people of all ages.

The theme was “Literacy connects us!” And, it was a wonderful time to connect, share and learn together. For a glimpse at what happened, read Connecting for Literacy at Decoda Conference.

Decoda Literacy Conference 2022 Program Guide

Thanks for all the smiles!

Two women stand holding issues of the Westcoast Reader newspaper.

Three woman stand close together with arms around each other and smiling.

Eight women on a stage sitting in chairs.

Computers and other technical hardware with a screen displaying a man and a slide show side by side.

A group is talking and smiling at a table. Other tables and a screen can be seen in the background.

A woman looks over her left shoulder at the camera while standing behind a table covered in books. A banner hangs in the background.

A group of women an standing at a table. Another woman sitting behind the table is showing them a resource.

Three women and one man are looking on as a woman writes on a flipchart.

A woman talking on two identical screens in front of a crowd seated at tables.

A man is pictured on a screen while a crowd seated at tables looks on. A woman stands at a podium to the right of the screen.

A standing man is taking a microphone offered by a woman sitting at a table in a crowded room. A screen can be seen in the background that reads how does literacy education help do it?

Twelve women standing in three rows on a landing of a stairwell.

Two women are laughing and looking off camera.

A woman stands behind a table covered in books. Another woman stands in front of the table looking at the books.

A woman in the foreground and a crowd in the background are looking off camera and clapping.

Three women look at a laptop screen while seated at a table.

Two women shown from behind looking at two laptop screens.

Two women look at books displayed on a table. One women helps them from behind the table.

Three women are looking off camera and listening attentively.

A woman and a man stand in front of a screen which reads Legal Aid BC who we are and what we do.

One woman is speaking at a podium and another is standing behind her to her right.

Two women while seated at a table both reach for sugar cubes on a small plate.

Two women and one man have arms raised and are speaking or singing. The man in the centre and woman on the far right hold a drum each.

A man holds a drum and is speaking or singing. A woman can be seen in the background to his left.

A crowd looks off camera clapping while a woman appears on a large screen behind them.

A woman looks through books lined up on a table.

Three women stand smiling behind a table with t-shirts that say reading with a heart for the letter "I".

Two people stand to the right of two signs for the Decoda Literacy Conference.

Two women are talking together at a table.

A woman stands in front of a screen, smiling with her hands clasped in front of her.

A woman wearing a medical mask drops a piece of paper into a box.

A crowd looks at a screen in a dark room.

A group of women are talking at a table while one woman writes notes.

A large group of people sitting or standing in 4 rows with tables in front.

A large group of people posed in four rows both sitting and standing.

Available Presentation Slides

Links to embedded presentation videos have been provided when available.

Displaced Workers Project

Moving forward project by Sue Oguchi and Margaret Lyster

Morning

1. The role of national non-profit organizations in community capacity building by Ellie Tamura and Nnolika Niles

2. Heritage language teaching and the Global Storybooks Project: Lessons from the Vancouver Bangla School by Asma Afreen

3. Canadian Adult Reading Assessment (CARA) by Dr. Pat Campbell

4. Discovering our history: Heroes, heroines and literacy landmarks by Dr. Allan Quigley

6. Developing legal literacy with clear language and design: Empowerment through co-creation by Adam Fraser, Patricia Lim and Sarah Chau

7. Placing connection at the heart of virtual programming by Alistair Nagle and Zahida Machan

Video link: Diane interview clip – finding connection

8. Cooking on a budget: Learning math can be yum! by Chrisy Hill

9. Digital literacy capacity-building at the regional level by Christine Bossi

11. Write a winning grant proposal! by Carmen Ryujin, Gail Hanney and Margaret Sutherland

Afternoon

Keynote – Angela Sterritt

13. Trauma-informed care and adult foundational learners by Rochelle Galeski

14. Moving beyond polarization: Implications for literacy work by Diana Twiss and Jennie Barron

15. Facebook for non-profits by Trish Weatherall

16. Connecting literacy to learners’ lives by Corrie Rhyasen Erdman

18. Grassroots community development: Growing agency and voice by Andrea Dunne and Carole Stretch

Morning

Welcome message from the Hon. Nathan Cullen

Keynote – Craig Alexander: Slide presentation & video link

19. Embodied literacy: Emotional, physical, and artistic literacy to create and support community by Shahira Sakiyama

20. Supporting refugee resettlement: Lessons learned, scalable resources and digital delivery

ISSofBC HIPPY: Reviving hope and home (RHH) project by Jennifer York
Supporting early learning in refugee and Indigenous contexts: Lessons learned, scalable resources and digital delivery by Yusra Qadir
RHH External Program Evaluation by Akiko Ohta and Dr. Masahira Minami

21. Writing out loud by Deborah Morgan, Diana Twiss and Mary Kiviste

22. Reaching families: A virtual book club model by Kimberly Vance-Lundsbye

23. Digital literacies & digital justice: New pedagogies in times of crisis by Dionne Pelan, Gwen André, Rajeeta Samala, Suzanne Smythe and William Booth

24. Improving instructor/learner connections in literacy classrooms by building personal resilience with energetic self-care by Michelle Lebeau and Robyn Leslie

25. Your life in lines: Fostering belonging through literacy by Mandy Huser and Rhonda Palmer

Video link: Rudy Francisco – My Honest Poem

Afternoon

Provincial Panel with Brigid Hayes

Video link: Bernice & Miriam share their book “When the Trees Crackle with Cold” for Family Literacy Day 2022 – full live stream video
Video link: TLG Tour video

26. Community connections by Karen Johnson

28. Raising skills and expectations in Indigenous communities through libraries and learning centres by Gordon Yusko, Louise Ormerod and Shirley-Pat Chamberlain