[NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:3366] Re: New issue of Focus on Basics

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Correction on website:  http://ncsall.gse.harvard.edu/
----- Original Message -----
From: Mariann Fedele <mariannf@lacnyc.org>
Date: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 11:44 am
Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:3365] New issue of Focus on Basics

> Dear Colleagues,
> The latest edition of "Focus on Basics" is now avaialble on line. 
> Pleasesee the below message from Barb Garner
> 
> Regards,
> Mariann
> _________________________________________
> >
> >The newest issue of "Focus on Basics" is now on the web. Go to
> http://ncsall.harvard.edu and click on the "Focus on Basics" box 
> at the
> bottom of the page to get there.
> >
> >The topic? Workplace Education. 
> >
> >Find out whether workplace education programs continue after the 
> initialgovernment grant is over.
> >Read about ethnographic research in workplaces that documents 
> that a
> literacy activity cannot be disengaged from the broader work task, 
> nor can
> it be considered independent from the written and unwritten rules 
> of the
> culture of a particular workplace. Then read about how programs 
> put this
> insight into practice.
> >See what it takes to keep a workplace education partnership 
> strong for
> more than 10 years.
> >Find out how a workplace education program can be a fabulous 
> marketing tool.
> >Learn how approaches to workplace education content have evolved 
> over time.
> >For innovation in math, go to Washington, DC, where the paycheck 
> receivedby participants in workplace education programs motivates 
> them to learn
> about financial planning, investing, and home ownership.
> >For policy ideas, read about how states build identity, enhance 
> expertise,provide financial support, increase accessibility, and 
> promotecollaborations to strengthen workplace education as part of 
> their overall
> adult education efforts. Then read about one experiment in making 
> workplaceeducation available to very small businesses.
> >Travel from Colorado to Connecticut and beyond...
> >
> >Barb Garner
> >Editor
> >
> >
> >
> >
> Mariann Fedele
> Coordinator of Professional Development, 
> Literacy Assistance Center
> Interim Moderator,
> NIFL Technology and Literacy Discussion List
> 32 Broadway 10th Floor
> New York, New York 10004
> 212-803-3325
> mariannf@lacnyc.org
> www.lacnyc.org
> 
> 



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