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Discussions
Read or add to the following discussions which were originally held on the National Institute for Literacy Technology and Distance Learning discussion list ("listserv").
- Integrating Technology in the Classroom ClassroomPractices
- Distance Learning DistanceLearning
- Learning About and Keeping Up with Changes in Technology AleTechnologyKeepingUp
- Pure Distance Learning AleTechnologyPureDL
- Participants consider delivery of adult education through pure distance learning, for example in a scenario where, because of a widespread flu epidemic, all schools and education programs are closed. Many of the ideas presented are also useful for less dire circumstances.
- Assistive Technology AleAssistiveTechnology
- Participants discuss Universal Design and the possibilities that technology offers for assisting learners with various physical and learning challenges.
- Online Learning and the Adult User: New Findings and Applications OnlineLearningAdultUserNewFindingsApps NEW!!
- Growing Learners' Skills Through Virtual Literacy NEW!! VirtualLiteracyDiscussion
- Technology and Distance Learning and WIA Reauthorization NEW! Technology_and_Distance_Learning_and_WIA_Reauthorization
Public Policy
Research
Resources
Promising Practices
Glossary
Other Technology Topics
- Designing Online Professional Development for Teachers who want to learn to teach online OPD_Design_Elements
- Making videos with students
- Using Computers in the ESOL Classroom
- Online Professional Development Online_Professional_Development
- Handling Technology Glitches TechGlitches
- New Technologies: Podcasts, Wikis, Blogs and Internet Telephony newtechnologies
- Distance Education State Policies: Working Paper No. 7, State Policy for Distance Education Programs for Adult Learners, Project IDEAL, Sept. 2005 http://www.projectideal.org/pdf/WorkingPapers/WP7StatePolicyForDistEd!!.pdf
- Distance Education Curricula for Adult Learners: Working Paper No. 8, Exploring Distance Education Curricula for Adult Learners, Project IDEAL, Sept. 2005 http://www.projectideal.org/pdf/WorkingPapers/WP8ExploringCurricula!!.pdf
- Using technology in Scotland with adult literacy and numeracy learners: Adult Literacies Online - http://www.aloscotland.com - provides a site where tutors can access and share teaching and learning resources, training materials, and research results.
- The influence of the web on writing web & writing
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