[NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:928] Re: teacher assessment

From: Charles Perkins (perkins4@sover.net)
Date: Thu Mar 02 2000 - 16:08:00 EST


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> Hi everyone,
>
> We are beginning a distance learning project in which participants will
receive
> a computer in their homes for six months, and will work with a teacher
(both
> in-person and on-line) around an adult education curriculum.  The
participants
> are women who have recently come off of welfare and found jobs, and the
teachers
> will be employed by one of several literacy agencies in Philadelphia.
Before
> the teachers begin working with the participants, they will receive
training for
> using technology in an educational setting.  Likewise, before the
participants
> take their computers home they must complete a six week orientation in the
> computer lab.
>
> We are about to begin interviewing and hiring the teachers for the
project.  We
> will be looking for strong communication and interpersonal skills, as well
as a
> background in adult education.  However, we are also looking for some way
to
> assess the potential teachers around technology.
>
> Can anyone recommend resources or tools for assessing the technology
skills of
> these teachers?  What are some tasks that we might ask these teachers to
perform
> on a computer, as a part of the interview process?
>
> Thanks for any help or suggestions you might have!
>
> faith
>
> Faith Goldstein
> Technology Coordinator
> Mayor's Commission on Literacy
> email: faith.goldstein@phila.gov
> phone: (215) 686-4486



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