Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id NAA15403; Thu, 22 Jun 2000 13:00:40 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 13:00:40 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <s9520c87.042@149.70.32.101> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Emily Hacker" <ehacker@bnkst.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:1110] Guest Discussion Facilitator X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.5 Status: O Content-Length: 1413 Lines: 31 Hello List: I am leaving tomorrow morning for Atlanta to attend and present at the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) and will be away through next Tuesday. In the interim, I have asked my colleague, Venu Thelakkat, the Director of ALIES and Data Analysis at the Literacy Assistance Center, to facilitate a discussion with the list on developing and using data analysis software in adult literacy programs. ALIES 2000 -- a database application designed for adult literacy programs and developed by the LAC's ALIES/Data Analysis Unit-- allows program administrators to manage student and class information for myriad purposes. Based in Microsoft Access, ALIES 2000 gives programs the tools to track and report program and student activity, and strengthen fundraising efforts. Some of the questions Venu may address include, why is tracking student and program infomation valuable? What are some ways all this information can be useful beyond meeting the needs of contracts and funders? What are essential elements in a student/program data analysis program? How can programs evaluate existing products? What is involved in planning and setting up a data collection system? Over the next few days, Venu will be available to address your interests and questions on any of these areas and any others you come up with. Best, Emily Emily Hacker NIFL Technology-List Moderator ehacker@bnkst.edu
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