<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="City"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="PlaceType"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="PlaceName"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="place"/>
<!--[if !mso]>
<style>
st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }
</style>
<![endif]-->
<style>
<!--
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;}
@page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
-->
</style>
</head>
<body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple>
<div class=Section1>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hi, I’m joining the discussion after presenting Learner Web at
the National college Transition Network conference in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Providence</st1:City></st1:place>. So I want to put in my 2 cents
worth on some of the previously posted topics. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On the combined topics of reaching <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>parents
of school children and use at libraries:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy is developing a
Family Literacy learning plan that supports parents reading with young
children. I believe this plan involves getting library books out of the
library. I can imagine it being introduced to Even Start and Head Start parents
and other types of programs hosted by schools and libraries. Many schools offer
adult education programs after hours. I think it is a great idea to send
information about these tools home to parents with school children.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Learner Web is funded by the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Institute</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Library</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>
and Museum Services and all of our pilot sites include a public or academic
library. Most libraries have public access computer use with internet access through
which patrons can access these tools. Here in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Portland</st1:City></st1:place>, OR., a library branch is piloting
Learner Web in their lab with a volunteer assistant and dedicated hours.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On the topic of “<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Resources”
and “Regions”</span></b><br>
As Steve said, Resources are a variety of online and community-based, face-to-face
resource to support learning. There are currently way more than 650 Resources
because all of the partners are entering resources that are connected to their
Regional implementation and to their specific Learning Plans. Some implementers
are developing Curriculum content specifically for the Learner Web, some are
modifying content they use in the classroom and some are drawing exclusively on
content that is already available on line (USA Learns is a “Resource”
in the Learner Web). I think the biggest challenge regarding content is that
most of what is currently available is the equivalent of digital workbooks that
do not engage all of the different learning styles and modalities that are
possible. This is rapidly changing, however. The web content available now is
much richer then what was available two years ago when we first started the
Resource data base.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> Regional implementation is an important underlying concept of the
Learner Web. As everyone knows, URL’s frequently become out dated. Each
Region can monitor the URLS being used through the Resource Administrator
function. This de-centralizes the burden and makes it more sustainable. Regions
add to the shared Resource data base and can choose to share each other’s
Resources. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On the topic of research behind the Learner Web, I refer people to the
Longitudinal Study of Adult Learning <a href="http://www.lsal.pdx.edu/">www.lsal.pdx.edu</a>.
I recently posted a paper there discussing the relationship between literacy
proficiency and technology use among adults who didn’t finish high school,
the findings of which support the development of the Learner Web concept.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Clare Strawn<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Learner Web<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Portland</span></font></st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>503-725-8720<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>clare@pdx.edu<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>