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More On-line Resources

Definitions and Acronyms: This will link you to frequently used definitions and acronyms in the field of Adult Education.

Study Circle Guide - Adult Student Persistence: "This guide (from Phase II of NCSALL's research on Adult Student Persistence) provides comprehensive instructions for facilitating a 10 and a half-hour study circle that explores what the research says about adult student persistence and ideas for how to apply what is learned in classrooms and programs. The guide is based on a review of the NCSALL research on adult student persistence conducted by John Comings and others, summarized in an article entitled "Supporting the Persistence of Adult Basic Education Students" and other studies on student motivation and retention. It includes articles, resources, and action research reports to help practitioners consider strategies for increasing adult student persistence. This guide provides all the necessary materials and clear instructions to plan and facilitate a three-session study circle with an option for a fourth. Each session lasts three-and-a-half hours."

Adult Literacy Education (ALE) Wiki! : You can learn about the adult literacy education field here, including English language learning, numeracy, and adult basic and secondary education. You can also add knowledge from your experience teaching adult learners, from your research, or from your experience as an adult learner. The ALE Wiki is an online professional development environment, a community of practice rich in professional wisdom and with links to research, for teachers, other practitioners, researchers, learners and others. Although some people add to the discussion here, it is not like an electronic list (or "listserv") where dialogue may be frequent and lively. For the most part, the discussion has taken place on electronic lists elsewhere and been archived here.

Topics

• Accountability
• Adult Learners' Self-Study
• Adult Literacy Professional Development
• Assessment Information
• Basic Literacy
• Classroom Practices that Work (Professional Wisdom from Practitioners and Research)
• Corrections Education
• Curriculum Development
• English for Speakers of Other Languages
• Evidence Based Adult Education
• Family Literacy
• GED Research
• Health Literacy
• Learner Persistence
• Learning Disabilities
• Numeracy Research and Practice
• Participatory and Emancipatory Education
• Project Based Learning
• Public Policy
• Research to Practice, Practice to Research
• Return on Investment
• Standards
• Technology
• Transition_to_College
• Workforce, Workplace and Worker Education

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Recommended State Sites: The following state sites are particularly good. They offer resources, links and information about successful program and curriculum projects. Florida, Michigan and Maine's sites include on-line courses on adult education. Tennessee has particularly helpful curriculum material especially for ESL courses.

  1. Florida
  2. Michigan
  3. Tennessee
  4. Texas
  5. Colorado
  6. North Carolina
  7. Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center
  8. California: This links you to OTAN (The Outreach and Technical Assistance Network) which hosts an extensive Web site of resources for adult education teachers and administrators. OTAN has recently redesigned and updated the site to make locating resources faster and easier. You may be particularly interested in the following sections of this site.