Return-Path: <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g04GHw004067; Fri, 4 Jan 2002 11:17:58 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 11:17:58 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <93642263B498D511A65E00D0B7914ACB5F51C1@COTRMAL> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Bennett, Gina" <BENNETT@cotr.bc.ca> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:483] RE: more on topics X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Status: O Content-Length: 2695 Lines: 82 Barbara, I would be especially interested in the following topics for FOB: Persistence/Retention: what strategies help learners to stay with a program? What can instructors & administrators do to encourage learners to stay with it longer? And what difference does it make??? (I realize that there is some research to indicate that simply "staying with" a program does not necessarily translate into educational gains for the learner) Digital Divide: how is the need for basic technical skills changing our lives & the lives of our students? What skill set constitutes "technical literacy"? What new or innovative programs help to bridge the gap between technology haves & have-nots? Working with Marginalized Groups: how do we work with aboriginal/First Nations/Native American groups & other marginalized communities? I am interested not only in those programs which empower members of marginalized groups to join the mainstream (if they so choose) but also strategies & attitudes which support marginalized groups to define & achieve their own literacies. Gina Bennett College of the Rockies Cranbrook, BC Canada -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Garner [mailto:barbara_garner@jsi.com] Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 5:53 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:478] more on topics I'm looking for guidance on what to cover in future FOBs...what would you like to read about? Janet Isserlis wisely suggested I provide a list of the themes already covered to jog your memories...(we can always revisit a theme, or do another "take" on it...for example, we did reading, then later we did first level readers...) For an index of articles, go to http://ncsall.gse.harvard.edu/fob/topic_index.html Here's the list of themes: Research Reading Multilevel Classrooms Content-Based Instruction Learner Motivation The GED Change Project-Based Learning Adult Multiple Intelligences Accountability Standards-Based Education Writing Instruction Learning from Research (including more on motivation, and on the GED) Mathematics Instruction Technology Research to Practice (including findings from the longitudinal study of adult learning and working conditions ) First-Level Learners Adult Development Thanks for your suggestions. If your topic doesn't get chosen, it might be because it does "cut across" the various sectors of adult basic education, or because no related theory or research exists on that topic. Barb Garner Barbara Garner World Education (617) 482-9485 44 Farnsworth Street fax (617) 482-0617 Boston, MA 02210 email address: Barbara_Garner@worlded.org ncsall web site: http://ncsall.gse.harvard.edu
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