[NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:3143] RE: Research Questions related to E-Learning

From: Bonnie Odiorne (bonniesophia@adelphia.net)
Date: Sat Jan 31 2004 - 08:33:24 EST


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Susan; Thanks for the request.
I would like the possibility of multiple modalities addressed: it has long
been my intuition that technology reinforces skills instruction by using
additional sensory input; following directions, reading the screen, then
performing a specific task within the application could enhance basic skills
acquisition. Also: practice of skim and scan techniques on relatively
complicated pages such as Internet sites and e-mail launchers such as
hotmail. Using only sites supposedly accessible to literacy-level students
is not going to serve them in the wider world.
Warmest Regards,
Bonnie Odiorne Ph.D
Program Faciliator
Working Smart
Computers 4 Kids
Silas Bronson Library Information Technology Center
Waterbury, CT
Integrating Technology, ABE and ESL Instruction



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Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:3142] Research Questions related to E-Learning


Hello All,

David Rosen suggested I post a message to the list asking for suggestions
for areas of research in e-learning in adult basic education. (E-learning
is just a fancy term for the use of any sort of technology to deliver
instruction).   What questions do you have that you would like to see
addressed by research?  I'm preparing to write a brief that summarizes
existing research in e-learning (a big area, actually) and applies it to
ABE.  Although there is some research in e-learning in ABE, as David
pointed out in an earlier post this week, it is not a rich database.  So,
what questions do you have that you would like to see answered by research.

Thanks in advance,

Susan Imel
(Ex-director of ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational
Education)



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