ALLS adult literacy/numeracy survey results. The Fearless and Flexible Series. Captured Wisdom™ on Adult Literacy. Home Page - RaPAL - Research and Practice in Adult Literacy, Lancaster University. Image by Getty Images via Daylife At a recent keynote we were a part of for the ARF Conference, a great question came up near the end of our time online. The question centered around the work in research and classrooms that looks at what is currently happening online, and how students/teachers can work within or mimic those behaviors. The question was...Why do we look at what the Internet is, and not what it could be? Those of us on the panel were stumped. To help clarify this question in my mind, I'll bring up the aspect of critical evaluation of information online and "hoax" websites. In the work for the TICA grant over the last year and a half, we looked at strategies and skills we could use to help adolescents search and sift for information online.
So, our work looking at working and learning online may soon be outdated. A recent tour of Google will show the adaptations that have been made for the average user. Is this a good thing? W. Everyday Literacies. LITERACY.org ....research and innovation for a more literate world. SACAL - South Australian Council for Adult Literacy. VALBEC. LiteracyNet. 2 Cents Worth. Listen A few weeks ago I worked and attended North Carolina's ISTE affiliate conference. I opened the NCTIES conference with a breakfast keynote address and Marc Prensky closed it with a luncheon keynote the next day. Sadly, I missed the second day of the conference. I would first offer some constructive criticism to NCTIES , and to all such ed-tech conferences across the nation and around the world.
You do a fabulous job of offering dynamic learning experiences for teachers who are new to teaching or new to utilizing contemporary information and communication technologies in their classrooms. The only idea I can think of is to have one or two session rooms devoted to unconference topics. Now to the surprises It was in the student showcase, a part of most ed-tech conferences that I often miss, using it as an opportunity to visit the exhibitors or dash up to my room for something or other. “No software. After my hesitation, she continued, “..the game master.”
And then, 1 Warlick, David. Australian Council for Adult Literacy website. Our Class 2006. Vivian's podcast.