[NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:779] Summer Web Camp for Teacher/Curriculum Writers in Region I

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		*Spiders at Work,* a summer "Web Camp" 
		for adult education teacher/curriculum writers
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Dear Colleague,

We are considering offering a one-week "Web camp" in July, 2000 for 15 
experienced adult literacy/basic education/ESOL curriculum writers who
are (or who have recently been) teachers or tutors, and who live in
the USDE Region I, (ME, NH, VT, CT, MA, RI, NY, PA, NJ, DC, MD, DE, Virgin
Islands, or Puerto Rico.)

The purpose would be to provide intensive training in digital, multimedia 
product development to enable participants to produce interactive CD-ROM or 
Web-based learning materials or curricula, especially with a focus on 
low-level literacy or low-intermediate ESOL students. Each participant
would begin to create a small, interactive digital product during the
training, and in the following weeks would (with ongoing support by e-mail) 
complete it to present at a weekend session later in the summer or fall.

If this Web Camp were offered, participants would be expected to pay some
or all of their transportation costs to a location (likely to be) in Vermont. 
We will try to cover all other expenses.

Applicants would need to: 

+ have at least three years of experience as an adult literacy/basic
  education/ESOL teacher;

+ be a published curriculum materials writer (copies of published
  electronic or print materials would need to be submitted with the
  application;) 

+ live in USDE Region I;

+ have easy, regular access to a (Pentium I or higher) computer
  and a scanner at home or work;

+ be comfortable using a computer at least for word processing, email 
  and Web browsing;

+ have regular, daily access to e-mail; and

+ commit to producing a Web-based instructional product.

At this point we need to know if enough potentially qualified applicants are 
interested.  If you believe you fit the qualifications, are interested, and 
would like to receive an application if this were offered, please email your 
name, address, and telephone number by January 7, 2000 to 
DJRosen@world.std.com

Thank you,

David J. Rosen, 
Adult Literacy Resource Institute, Boston, MA

Jana Sladkova, 
Literacy Assistance Center, New York, New York

Jeff Carter, 
New England Literacy Resource Center

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