[NIFL-WORKPLACE:3752] RE: Guest Speaker Joining Us 10/9/2000

From: Ajit Gopalakrishnan (agopalak@crec.org)
Date: Tue Oct 03 2000 - 10:58:48 EDT


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Thanks Heidi for arranging this. Here a question to start the discussion.

What advice would he give to a state that is interested in knowing the
difference workplace literacy programs make, to the organization and
employees they serve?

I will try to post more questions as I think of them.
Ajit

Ajit Gopalakrishnan
Capitol Region Education Council
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Heidi A.C. Watson [SMTP:haw6@psu.edu]
> Sent:	Monday, October 02, 2000 10:52 AM
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> Subject:	[NIFL-WORKPLACE:3745] Guest Speaker Joining Us 10/9/2000
> 
> Hello Subscribers,
> I am happy to announce that on October 9, 2000 we will have a 
> distinguished guest speaker joining us to discuss Workplace 
> Education. During this week we will look at some topics to discuss 
> and begin formulating questions for our speaker.
> 
> I am honored to have had Dr. Larry Mikulecky accept this opportunity 
> to speak with us.
> Below is some information about Dr. Mikulecky so that we can begin 
> get to know him a bit.
> 
> Larry Mikulecky works for the School of Education at Indiana University.
> His email address is: MIKULECK@Indiana.edu
> 
> Mikulecky is Professor of Education at Indiana University-Bloomington.
> His research examines the literacy requirements for success in business,
> the
> military, universities and secondary schools. He currently teaches a
> course
> in Young Adult Literature to teachers all over the world through an
> Internet
> based graduate course.  His most recent research examines literacy and
> technology-- especially in School-to-Work transition programs.   He has
> served as principal investigator on over twenty research projects funded
> by
> the U.S. Departments of Education and Labor as well as foundation and
> corporate sponsorship.  Mikulecky has published over 100 journal articles,
> textbook chapters, and textbooks.
> 
> Mikulecky is lead author on Simon & Schuster series Strategic Skill
> Builders
> for Banking as well as the basic skills series On the Job, published by
> Cambridge Publications.  He has also been Project Director for nearly a
> dozen Computer Assisted Instruction study skills programs designed for
> college students with funding from the federal government and corporate
> sponsors..
> 
> Mikulecky has also served as an international training, evaluation, and
> document design consultant in Australia, Canada, and the United States.
> He
> has worked on or directed projects for the U.S. Military, the U.S.
> Departments of Labor and Education, the Atlantic Provinces Economic
> Council,
> the Ontario Ministry of Skills Development, the Queensland Board of
> Teacher
> Registry, the American Bankers Association, United Auto Workers/Ford, the
> Business Council for Effective Literacy, several Fortune 500 corporations,
> and over 100 school districts and corporations.
> 
> Some publications from the past few years include:
> 
> Mikulecky, L. & Kirkley, J. (1998).  Changing workplaces, changing
> classes:
> The new role of technology in workplace literacy.  In Reinking, D,
> McKenna, M., Labbo, L. & Kieffer, R. (eds.) The handbook of literacy and
> technolgy: Tranformations in a post-typographic world.  Lawrence Erlbaum
> Associates, Mahwah, NJ. pp. 303-320.
> 
> Mikulecky, L. (1998). Adjusting school writing curricula to reflect
> expanded
> workplace writing.  In Garay,  M. & Bernhardt, S. (eds.) Expanding
> literacies: English teaching and the new workplace. State University of
> New
> York Press, Albany, NY, pp. 201-224.
> 
> Mikulecky, L. (1997).  Too little time and too many goals: Suggested
> remedies from research on workplace literacy.  Focus on Basics. vol. 1,
> Issue D (December, 1997), pp. 10-13.
> 
> Mikulecky, L. & Lloyd, P. (1997).  Evaluation of workplace literacy
> programs: A profile of effective instructional practices.  Journal of
> Literacy Research, vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 555-585.
> 
> Mikulecky, L., Lloyd, P., Siemantel P. & Masker, S. (1997). Transfer
> beyond
> workplace literacy classes: Twelve case studies and a model.  Reading
> Psychology, vol.18, no. 4.  pp. 352-368.
> 
> Mikulecky, L. (1996) School-to-work transitions for middle school
> students.
> In Lapp, D. and Flood, J (eds) Spotlight on the Middle School.  New York:
> Macmillan/McGraw Hill.
> 
> Mikulecky, L. Lloyd, P. Kirkley, J. & Oelker, J. (1996). Developing and
> Evaluating Workplace Literacy Programs: A Handbook for Practitioners and
> Trainers.  Philadelphia, PA: National Center on Adult Literacy.
> 
> Mikulecky, L., Lloyd, P. Horwitz, L., Masker, S. & Siemantel, P. (1996) A
> Review of Recent Workplace Literacy Programs and a Projection for Future
> Changes. Philadelphia, PA: National Center on Adult Literacy.
> 
> Mikulecky, L., Lloyd P. & Kirkley, J. (1996).  Assessment Approaches and
> Impact Results in Workplace Literacy Programs.  Philadelphia, PA: National
> Center on Adult Literacy.
> 
> Mikulecky, L. & Lloyd, P. (1996) Effective Workplace Literacy Programs: A
> Guide for
> Policymakers.  Philadelphia, PA: National Center on Adult Literacy.
> 
> Mikulecky, L. (1996) Family literacy: Parent and child interactions.  In
> L.
> A. Benjamin and J. Lord (eds.)  Family Literacy: Directions in Research
> and
> Implications for Practice.  Washington D.C.  U. S. Department of Education
> Office of Educational Research and Improvement.



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