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<FONT FACE="Didot, Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>Steve and all<BR>
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If you can find this information, it would likely be of great interest to many – as there are numerous understandings of intergenerational literacy, parent involvement and community literacy initiatives that may be informed by such activity/interaction.<BR>
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Janet<BR>
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<HR ALIGN=CENTER SIZE="3" WIDTH="95%"><B>From: </B>Steve Reder <reders@pdx.edu><BR>
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<B>Date: </B>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:53:36 -0500<BR>
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<B>Conversation: </B>[SpecialTopics 1079] Re: New Designs in Online and DistanceLearning --your questions<BR>
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One of our demonstration sites is Washington DC. If you contact me offline (reders@pdx.edu) I’ll be glad to give you some specific contact information so you can get in touch with the coordinator of the local demonstration to pursue your question.<BR>
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<FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Tahoma"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'><B>From:</B> specialtopics-bounces@nifl.gov [<a href="mailto:specialtopics-bounces@nifl.gov]">mailto:specialtopics-bounces@nifl.gov]</a> <B>On Behalf Of </B>Omenitsch, Belinda (ES)<BR>
<B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 02, 2008 3:55 PM<BR>
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<B>Subject:</B> [SpecialTopics 1079] Re: New Designs in Online and DistanceLearning --your questions<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>I would like to know how I could get the information to the parents of the students at school? I am at an elementary school in DC and I am sure that we have parents who could benefit from this. Is this program set up for the individual or is it based on a model to augment formal programs? If it is available for the individual then I might be able to arrange for parents to take the course during the school day at our school.<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Tahoma"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'><B>From:</B> specialtopics-bounces@nifl.gov on behalf of David Rosen<BR>
<B>Sent:</B> Sun 11/2/2008 11:06 AM<BR>
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<B>Subject:</B> [SpecialTopics 1073] New Designs in Online and Distance Learning --your questions<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>As several people have recently signed up for the upcoming discussion here, <B>New Designs in Online and Distance Learning,</B> and since so far I have only received one question, I would like to repeat my request for your questions for our guests:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'><B><I>What questions would you like to ask our guests? <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>Please look at the brief descriptions of the two models that you will see in my previous email message, included below. The federally-funded <I>USA Learns</I> will have a national launch in a few days, before our discussion begins. We'll have an announcement here of the web site so you can look at it if you like. The <I>Learner Web</I> is a federally-funded demonstration project, available only for field testing in several selected regions around the country in Oregon, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. More information about the <I>Learner Web</I>, including two screen capture videos (if you register and log in), will be found at <a href="http://learnerweb.org">http://learnerweb.org</a> <a href="http://learnerweb.org/"><http://learnerweb.org/></a> <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>On Oct 29, 2008, at 9:38 PM, David Rosen wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>New Designs in Online and Distance Learning is a National Institute<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>The Learner Web is a learning support system providing structure and<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>resources for adults who want to accomplish specific learning<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>objectives. A learner can access the system through the Internet. In<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>addition to on-line resources, the Learner Web integrates support<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>services from existing local education programs, community based<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>organizations, tutors, and telephone helpers. The Learner Web<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>consists of a Web-based software system that is implemented<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>regionally. The System is organized around Learning Plans. A Learning<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>Plan is a set of steps structured around achieving an identified<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>goal. For example, if the goal is to get a GED, the steps might<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>include finding out more about the tests, identifying what skills one<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>needs to brush up on, learning new skills and knowledge, taking<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>practice tests, etc. Each step is matched with online and community<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>based resources and a workspace where learners can take assessments<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>or save their work in an e-portfolio. The learner creates a personal<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>profile, may take a short reading assessment and interest inventory,<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>chooses a goal from the available list and follows the Learning Plan<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>independently or with a tutor or a teacher. The Learning Plan is<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>dynamically matched by the software to both the learner profile and<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>educational resources. The learner’s progress is saved and can be<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>returned to at any time via the internet. Learners can choose to<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>share their workspace with a tutor or teacher.<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>The Learner Web has begun the second year of a three-year<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>demonstration project in seven demonstration regions across the country.<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>U.S.A. Learns is a free Web site designed for adult learners with<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>limited English language skills. Instructional content focuses on<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>the language and literacy skills that adults need for everyday<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>survival. While a broad range of adults can use U.S.A. Learns, it<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>has been developed primarily for immigrants who cannot attend<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>traditional classroom programs because of difficulty with schedules,<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>transportation, or other barriers. The site includes more than 400<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>hours of instruction and offers an extensive array of video, audio<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>and richly illustrated graphics and images. The site layout was<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>created with the inexperienced Web user in mind, and extensive built-<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>in help features are available. U.S.A. Learns can be used<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>independently, but it can also be used in association with a teacher<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>or tutor via an online management system.<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>Background on Discussion Guests<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>John Fleischman<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>With more than 25 years of experience in adult education as a<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>teacher, administrator and project director, John Fleischman is<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>currently responsible for information and educational technology<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>operations at the Sacramento County Office of Education. John<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>possesses an extensive background with creating and implementing<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>instructional and informational media for use in a variety of<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>educational environments. His present area of focus is on building<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>Web-based solutions for education, including data management systems<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>and comprehensive online learning resources. Working at the state<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>and national level, he provides oversight for a range of technology<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>initiatives including the Outreach and Technology Assistance Network<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>(www.otan.us <a href="http://www.otan.us/"><http://www.otan.us/></a> ) and Strengthening Programs Through Technology<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>(www.adultedonline.org <a href="http://www.adultedonline.org/"><http://www.adultedonline.org/></a> ). John is the author of numerous publications<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>and is frequently requested as a presenter at both state and national<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>conferences.<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>Jerome (Jere) Johnston is Research Professor at the University of<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>Michigan</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Didot, Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>’s Institute for Social Research. For 40 years he has been<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>studying ways that technology shapes what people learn. In recent<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>years Dr. Johnston has been exploring innovative ways to use<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>technology in adult literacy. He directs the Project IDEAL Support<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>Center, supporting 25 states in their efforts to build distance<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>learning programs for adult learners. The Center provides technical<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>assistance to states in the areas of training, research, and policy<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>development (projectideal.org).<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>Stephen Reder is University Professor and Chair of the Department of<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>Applied Linguistics at Portland State University. His research and<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>teaching interests focus on adult education and the processes of<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>literacy and language development during adulthood. Dr. Reder has<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>served as the Principal Investigator for a number of major projects<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>in adult education. Two recent projects, the Longitudinal Study of<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>Adult Learning and the National Labsite for Adult ESOL, examine the<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>ways adults acquire new literacy and language abilities and the roles<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>which adult education programs and policies play in supporting that<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>development. The results of this research have led to the<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>development of the Learner Web, an innovative online adult learning<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>publications about his research and its implications for adult<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>recently completed co-editing a volume with John Bynner, Tracking<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>Adult Literacy and Numeracy Skills: Findings from Longitudinal<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>Research. A second book is in progress, Dropping Out and Moving On:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>Life, Literacy and Development among High School Dropouts. Dr. Reder<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>actively works with networks of adult education researchers,<BR>
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