The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List <professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov> on Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at 1:28 PM -0500 wrote:

>But what about other states? What’s happening in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, California, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, and Virginia? What about other organizations that offer online PD?


Hello Jackie,
Greetings from Maine professional development.  Thank you for your invitation to share information on our limited online professional especially for other small states to get idea of what can be offered.  Maine Adult Education's online professional
development is hosted on the Center for Adult Learning and Literacy's web site.  

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>* Website:


Center for Adult Learning and Literacy web site: http://www.umaine.edu/call/
Online course web site: https://www.my-secure-site.com/call/onlinedev/

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>* Online PD topic(s):


Navigating the Waters of Maine Adult Education.  This is an online introduction to Maine Adult Education and is designed for new adult education practitioners.  We designed the course into four modules, see the course information from our
Professional Development Handbook at the end of this email.

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>* Open to the public?


Yes, it is open to the public, but the course is very specific to Maine adult education practitioners.  

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>* Cost?


There is no cost to complete the online course.

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>* Are CEUs or other credits available? (if so, what type)


Yes, the Center for Adult Learning and Literacy offers CEUs for our adult education professional development, including our online course.  The local program administrator must sign off on the participant's participation in the online course, see
our form below.  

Navigating the Waters of Maine Adult Education
Approved Online Professional Development Documentation Form

Please print or type all information below

Date of request:

Name of practitioner:

Practitioner address:
				Street

				Town				Zip

Social Security Number of practitioner:		-		-

Practitioner signature: 

Online learning module request: (Please check one)		Approved Contact Hours
	_____	Overview: 						1 
	_____	Module 1: Who is the Adult Learner?			1 
	_____	Module 2: Understanding the Adult Learner			2 
	_____	Module 3: Building Quality Adult Education Classrooms	2 
	_____	Module 4: Professional Development Planning		4

Local program director’s name:

Local adult education program: 

I, ___________________________________________, verify the above Maine 
		(Local program director signature)
Adult Education practitioner completed the requested module in the online Navigating 

the Waters of Maine Adult Education course. _______________________________, 
							(practitioner’s name)
submitted all the required module documentation to me and is on file in our office.



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>* What institution issues the CEUs?


The Center for Adult Learning and Literacy.

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>* When offered?


The course is online 24/7 and is available for participants to take one module at a time or all four together.  

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>* Unique options or features?


The online course was designed to meet the needs of local programs to train new adult education practitioners anywhere in our state, anytime the new personnel joins their program.

The online course promotes communication between the practitioner, their local program administrator and the Center for Adult Learning and Literacy.  

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>* Anything else you’d like to add?


One question you did not ask of us, and I know others are interested: Are local adult education practitioners paid to take the online course?  

Here in Maine that is a local program decision.  Some local programs do pay staff the time to take the course and some local programs do not.  

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>Please give us a rich description from your perspective, or just send us the basic information listed above.

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Here is the information on our online course from our Professional Development Handbook, which is also available online: http://www.umaine.edu/call/pubs/pubs.html

Navigating the Waters of Maine Adult Education is an online professional development opportunity sponsored by the Center for Adult Learning and Literacy.~ The Overview to Maine Adult Education consists of an Introduction to Maine Adult Education and
four learning modules.
 ~~ ~Module 1: Who is the Adult Learner?
 ~~ ~Module 2: Understanding the Adult Learner
 ~~ ~Module 3: Building Quality Adult Education Classrooms
 ~~ ~Module 4: Professional Development Planning

You, the distance learner, should use the following guidelines to match the best module to your learning needs. ~

The Overview to Maine Adult Education and Module 1: Who is the Adult Learner? These two modules are designed to introduce new adult education practitioners to Maine Adult Education.~ These two components are recommended for anyone who is new or has
been employed in adult education less than six months.~ They are applicable to support staff, teachers, counselors and administrators.

Module 2: Teaching the Adult Learner and Module 3: Building Quality Adult Education Classrooms. These two modules are more involved modules for teachers who have been in the adult education classroom for a minimum of one semester.~ These modules
will assist teachers to integrate adult learning, teaching theory and practices into their classroom. 

Module 4: Professional Development Planning.  This module is designed for adult education practitioners who are in the process of developing their professional development plans for their local adult education program.~ The two major components of
this module are the professional development resources from the Center for Adult Learning and Literacy (CALL) and the templates for the professional development planning process.

When you complete each module, be sure to print out your module summary page and all printed handouts.~ Include all forms in your module packet and present it to your local program director.~ Your local program director will submit your information
to the Center for Adult Learning and Literacy for Continuing Education Units.~ You may only complete each module once for CEU credit.~ You are welcome to go back and visit the course anytime. 

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>2) Or your perspective may be from a slice of what your program, state, or organization offers. Tell us about the online PD you designed or facilitate. I look forward to hearing about these exciting aspects of your work!


Navigating the Waters of Maine Adult Education is designed strictly as an online course.  During out 2007 - 2008, we plan to add two online courses that will be hybrid models of professional development.  

Of course, we would love to have more online opportunities available, but with a small staff and no staff member's job only to design online courses, we have to integrate designing online professional development into our workplan with our inperson
professional development offerings and all other responsibilities.  

Thank you for the invitation to share what is happening up here with online Maine Adult Education professional development, Evelyn

Dr. Evelyn Beaulieu, Director
Center for Adult Learning and Literacy
5749 Merrill Hall, UM
Orono, ME  04469
(207) 581-2413
evelyn.beaulieu at umit.maine.edu
http://www.umaine.edu/call/