David, thank you for helping me grow as a professional and as a human
being.  You have been a wonderful online *mentor*!  : )



On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 12:21 PM, David J. Rosen <djrosen at theworld.com>wrote:


>  Colleagues,

>

> As you may know from reading the announcement posted last Friday, and

> copied below, the Special Topics and the Family Literacy discussion lists

> are coming to a close at the end of this month. The National Institute for

> Literacy is redesigning some of the current lists, and adding new lists,

> aligned to its Resource Collections. This discussion list (originally

> designed by former NIFL staff to cover a range of topics not covered by its

> other discussion lists) does not align to a resource collection, so it is

> being eliminated.

>

> I want to thank the many guest experts and active participants who have

> contributed to the eighteen lively and informative discussions held here

> since 2006. I understand that the discussions will continue to be archived,

> at

> http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/list_archives.html at least through

> next year, when the Institute itself will close.Some of the

> discussions are also archived on the Adult Literacy Education Wiki

> http://wiki.literacytent.org . Here's a list of the Special Topics

> discussions for those who might care to visit/re-visit them:

>

> *2006*

> Adult Reading Components Study

> Persistence Study

> Formative Assessment

> Corrections Education, Family Literacy and Transition to Community

> Education

>

> *2007*

> What Works Study for Adult ESOL/ESL Students?

> Adult and Family Community Literacy

> GED Outcomes and Earnings Study

> Subscribers' Ideas for Special Topics

> What International Literacy Programs Offer Programs in the U.S.

> The Components of Numeracy Study

>

> *2008*

> Formative Assessment in Adult Literacy Education Study

> From Corrections Education to Community Education

> Implementing State Adult Education Content Standards

> New Designs in Online and Distance Learning

>

> *2009*

> Green Jobs and Basic Skills

> World Literacy and Nonformal Education

> Counseling and Advising

> Adult Literacy Leadership

>

> I also want to thank the current and past staff at the National Institute

> for Literacy for inviting me to host this discussion list and for their

> support for this and all the discussion lists. I especially want to thank

> past NIFL staff member Jaleh Behroozi Soroui, who created the discussion

> lists  (I think in 1995) as part of the NIFL Literacy Information and

> Communications System (LINCS), Jo Maralit, who provided able leadership to

> the discussion lists for several years after Jaleh, B. Denise Hawkins, who

> continued after Jo, and Connie Harich, who has for many years provided the

> discussion lists and the moderators with superb technical support.

>

> Although you are subscribed to this list now, you will not need to

> unsubscribe, as everyone will be unsubscribed after September 30th.

>

> It has been a pleasure to moderate the Special Topics discussion list. I

> have learned a great deal from guest panelists and from participants.  I

> hope that you have found the discussions worthwhile.

>

> David J. Rosen

> Special Topics Discussion Moderator (through September 30th when I

> virtually turn off the lights and close the door)

> djrosen at theworld.com

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "Lopez, Noreen" <Noreen.Lopez at ed.gov>

> To: <assessment at nifl.gov>; <englishlanguage at nifl.gov>;

> <familyliteracy at nifl.gov>; <healthliteracy at nifl.gov>;

> <learningdisabilities at nifl.gov>; <professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov>;

> <diversity at nifl.gov>; <specialtopics at nifl.gov>; <technology at nifl.gov>;

> <workplace at nifl.gov>

> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 4:04 PM

> Subject: [SpecialTopics 1395] Changes in the Discussion Lists

>

>

> > Dear Discussion List Subscribers:

> > As the Institute enters a new fiscal year October 1 and a new phase in

> its

> > operation, it has decided to reorganize some of the work of LINCS, most

> > noticeably, the Discussion Lists. The Institute decided to more closely

> > align the Discussion Lists with the Resource Collections, needs of the

> > field and priorities of the administration. The intent is to structure

> the

> > Discussion Lists as communities of practice that can support teachers,

> > administrators, and staff developers in critical literacy areas by

> sharing

> > best practice and the best available research.

> > To that end, the Institute has added three new Discussion Lists and

> > expanded the titles and offerings of others. Starting in October, the

> > following 11 Discussion Lists will launch and be affiliated with these

> > Resource Collections:

> > Program Management Resource Collection

> >

> > ·         Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List

> >

> > ·         Assessment Discussion List

> >

> > ·         Learning Disabilities Discussion List

> >

> > ·         Transitions to Post Secondary Education Discussion List (NEW)!

> > Workforce Competitiveness Resource Collection

> >

> > ·         Adult English Language Acquisition Discussion List

> >

> > ·         Technology & Distance Learning Discussion List

> >

> > ·         Workforce Competitiveness Discussion List

> > Basic Skills Resource Collection

> >

> > ·         Reading & Writing Skills Discussion List (NEW)!

> >

> > ·         Math & Numeracy Discussion List (NEW)!

> >

> > ·         Health Literacy Discussion List

> >

> > ·         Diversity & Literacy Discussion List

> > Other changes to the Discussion Lists include discontinuing Special

> Topics

> > and Family Literacy as of September 30, 2009. While they will no longer

> > operate as separate Lists, special topics and family literacy will be

> > among the issues addressed online by all of the Institute’s moderators.

> > The Institute would like to thank David Rosen, Special Topics Discussion

> > List moderator; and Gail Price, Family Literacy Discussion List

> Moderator,

> > for their contributions and for sharing their expertise with the field.

> > They have both worked hard to bring relevant issues to the forefront.

> > Noreen S. Lopez

> > Senior Program Officer

> > National Institute for Literacy

> > -------------------------------

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