Colleagues -- Sorry, the correct URL is: http://www.caalusa.org/ 
publications.html --  GS



On Oct 21, 2009, at 12:21 PM, Gail Spangenberg wrote:


> October 21, 2009 (New York) -- CAAL today released THE POWER OF  

> TECHNOLOGY TO TRANSFORM ADULT LEARNING: Expanding Access to Adult  

> Education and Workforce Skills Through Distance Learning. This 65- 

> page paper is based on a 9-month project directed by Dr. Mary L.  

> McCain of TechVision 21 in Washington, D.C. Federal and state  

> government is the primary audience but CAAL also aims to help  

> inform private sector engagement and assist program and curriculum  

> development professionals. Among the report's recommendations are  

> to establish a national web portal to meet the needs of both adult  

> learners and professional/skilled ICT users; federal incentives to  

> encourage and help states integrate technology-assisted learning  

> into overall adult education and workforce skills planning;  

> projects to support the development of distance learning in a  

> variety of areas (such as distance learning certifications,  

> performance measures that validate ICT literacy, and online  

> learning assessment); a strong research, analysis, and evaluation  

> program; and activities to foster stakeholder involvement,  

> including the philanthropic and business communities. The POWER OF  

> TECHNOLOGY includes a primer section on the tools of technology.  

> Another section presents exemplary national and state technology- 

> based program models for instruction, professional development, and  

> program/data management. Findings of recent research on distance  

> learning are presented and analyzed, and an extensive bibliographic  

> appendix is included. The report is available as NC-CAAL11 from the  

> CAAL website at www.caalusa.org/publications/html. It can also be  

> purchased directly from CAAL ($20 plus postage, volume discounts  

> available).

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> Gail Spangenberg

> President

> Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy

> 1221 Avenue of the Americas - 46th Fl

> New York, NY 10020

> 212-512-2362, F: 212-512-2610

> www.caalusa.org

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Gail Spangenberg
President
Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy
1221 Avenue of the Americas - 46th Fl
New York, NY 10020
212-512-2362, F: 212-512-2610
www.caalusa.org



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