Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h95NIwV14103; Sun, 5 Oct 2003 19:18:58 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2003 19:18:58 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <47B624B3-F786-11D7-8A68-00039381D39E@comcast.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "David J. Rosen" <djrosen@comcast.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:4187] Evidence-based Adult Education System Discussion Workgroup Begins October 14th X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.552) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 3464 Lines: 76 Dear Colleague, The Evidence-based Adult Education System online discussion work group begins October 14th. Over 70 people have signed up so far. If you wish to join, but have not done so yet, there is still time this week. There are no costs involved, but participants are expected to read and to contribute to the discussion. My apologies if you are receiving multiple notices because you are subscribed to more than one adult education electronic list. What follows is the information posted at the end of September about the discussion work group and how to join it: The discussion work group is intended as a focused discussion for adult education (adult literacy/basic/secondary education and ESL/ESOL) researchers and practitioners who are interested in advising on and helping to develop an evidence-based adult education system in the United States. The discussion will be based on the recently published “Establishing an Evidence-based Adult Education System” downloadable free (as a pdf) from the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) Web site at http://ncsall.gse.harvard.edu/ The discussion is sponsored by NCSALL, will be moderated by David J. Rosen, and will take place as an asynchronous threaded discussion (not e-mail, not real-time) on the Community Zero Website. To subscribe to this discussion work group, go to http://www.communityzero.com/ebae choose "Join," and follow the directions from there. If you have difficulty, e-mail me at djrosen@comcast.net and I will help you join. The paper describes an evidence-based adult education system, suggests a process for developing that system, and sets out initial steps to begin that development. The authors are not asking for a discussion as to whether or not this approach is appropriate for our field. Instead, they are looking for advice on how to ensure that this effort is successful. The discussion will take place during three two-week periods in October and November, and will focus on the topic listed for each discussion period below. Those who subscribe (at no cost) are expected to participate in all three discussion parts. To actively participate after joining, one needs to go to the Website at least three times during each discussion period, a total of at least nine times from October 14 - November 21. Discussion Part One: How to Improve the Process for Developing the System Tuesday, October 14 – Friday, October 24 1. How could the process for developing the system, set out on pages 10-15 (Building an Evidence-based Adult Education System, Baseline Program Models for Adult Education, Defining, Testing, and Using the Baseline Program Models, and Establishing an Evidence-based Education System), be improved? 2. How could the initial steps, set out on pages 16-17 (Next Steps), be improved? Discussion Part Two: How to Move Ahead with Implementing the System Monday, October 27 – Friday, November 7 • Defining specific student subgroups based on instructional need and goal • Design of the “baseline models” Discussion Part Three: How to test the effectiveness of the models Monday, November 10 – Friday, November 21 To subscribe to this discussion work group go to http://www.communityzero.com/ebae choose "Join," and follow the directions from there. If you have difficulty, e-mail djrosen@comcast.net and I will help you. David J. Rosen EBAE Discussion Moderator
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