Materials and Assignments for February

The most common technologies in this type of DE are telephone, television, video, computers and their applications, and the Internet. There are many ways to use each medium or combinations of media to help students access and integrate information.

DE ideas for ABE/GED/ESL/Family Literacy

Telephone  Following are just a few effective uses for instructional telephone:
	Bring in a telephone pod that broadcasts the voice of a speaker or speakers on the other end and allows for excellent exchanges on a topic. (Contact Ann Miller for details).
	Join people in a bridgeline call with a facilitator or instructor to monitor communication objectives. Go to http://www.eleadingedge.org to reserve a bridge line with Leading Edge Consulting.
	Have an instructor offer the telephone class with a local facilitator to follow the presentation with local Internet or computer presentation support.
	Have two or more student groups talk to each other about a topic.
	ESL- Have students call a few businesses to get and report on specific information.
	Family Literacy - Call services and create an informational list. Have parents meet other parents through phone conferencing.

Television/Videos  Following are  just a few effective uses for instructional television:
	Tune in to educational broadcasts and/or have students access them from home.
	Have students write summaries of selected TV programs.
	Teach live, interview interesting people, hold panel discussions on local TV networks.
	Watch/create/edit instructional videos.
	Share interactive TV classes through satellite or cable connections.
	ESL - Have students video people and create dialogues for the conversation.
	Family Literacy - Tape students telling their children stories

Stand-Alone Computers  Following are just a few effective uses for instructional computing:
	Create documents using a variety of applications.
	Process interactive learning segments from CD's.
	Organize information.
	Learn typing, word-processing, math and other skills.
	Create flyers, forms, collages and other visuals for community programs.
	Play games.
	Compile presentations using a variety of multimedia
	ESL - Create simple documents; scan and label pictures;
	Family Literacy - Teach computer skills to children or vice-versa; create image series and have the children tell the story.

The Internet  Following are just three effective uses for using the Internet for learning:
	Conduct research and investigate information.
	Process online tutorials and courses.
	Take quizzes and tests online.
	Gather tools and images for creating documents and presentations.
	Communicate with people all over the world on specific topics.
	Process a variety of forms with instant results and feedback.
	Publish information.
	Sell products.
	Maintain and share records.
	ESL - Visit ESL sites and process activities; maintain e-mail correspondence with native English speakers; look up words and terms; take quizzes; write reports, visit WebQuests
	Family Literacy -  maintain e-mail correspondence with other parents; look up information with children; play family games online; help children put together science-fair experiments; take family quizzes; get recipes; help kids with homework online (learn together).

Now think of how you can combine all of these, and your students will thrive on the rich learning environment you provide for their growth and transition into independence

• Harvesting Technology to Serve Adult LiteracyAn Overview of Telecommunications - Be sure to read the last comment made about this article by someone in that discussion.

• A list of DE technologies

• Will you benefit from DE? -  take a quiz to see if you can benefit from DE; review De hisotory;hear what people say about DE; tips on how to be successful.

• Workplace Essential Skills - information about how to access video information on the topic, from KET

• Supporting online learning - This page is designed to support staff considering integrating online components within a face-to-face course, for example using a bulletin board, or making use of online lecture notes.

• Technology Courses - A list of courses from the West Branch Technology Center with some intriguing titles for adult ed practitioners.

• Tech Help for Adult Students

• Tech Help for Adult Ed Teachers

ASSIGNMENTS FOR FEBRUARY

You have experienced different types of online forums in the previous segments. In this segment, I am setting up our group email list as the forum for submitting work and discussing issues related to the application of technology in adult education.

1.  Using our group address, adedonline@swadulted.com , comment on your favorite use of technology as a learning tool for yourself or others and share ideas of how you have use it in adult education.

2.  Create a simple activity that will engage your students in using technology to achieve a learning goal. Refer to list above with activity suggestions as a launching pad if you so desire. (See specs below.)

3. Share your activity with others in the course using the group address adedonline@swadulted.com. You may paste the description in the body of the email or send it as an attachment.

4. Comment someone else's activity by adding suggestions or supporting the steps taken.

Activity Specs: Include the following information with your activity:

• Title of Activity:

• Goal Addressed:

• Objectives to Be Met (Measurable outcomes):

• Steps to Complete the Activity:

REFLECTION: How would you like objective to be stated for you as a student? Would you like to see your outcomes in terms of something you would enjoy doing or something your instructor tells you that you should learn?...