*Hi. This is being posted on behalf of Kim McCoy, who is serving as the
program chair for the Special Interest Group (Adult Education and Family
Literacy) of the International Reading Association's 2009 conference and is
seeking proposals for a panel presentation. The panel will focus on the use
of Web 2.0 technologies in Adult Education, Family Literacy and ESOL
programs. Here's the information:*

The Adult Education and Family Literacy Special Interest Group (AEFL-SIG) is
currently accepting proposals for the International Reading Association
(IRA) Annual Convention (West) that will be held in Phoenix, Arizona
February 21-25, 2009.

The Adult Education and Family Literacy Special Interest Group (AEFL-SIG)
panel presentations provide a forum for sharing information about specific
areas of interest among reading and literacy professionals.

*For 2009, the panel will focus on the use of Web 2.0 technologies in Adult
Education, Family Literacy and ESOL programs and how they are being
utilized.*

Web 2.0 refers to the second generation of the Web. This includes Web-based
communities and hosted services such as social-networking sites, wikis,
blogging, and tagging, just to name a few.  These technologies are aimed at
facilitating creativity, collaboration and sharing between users.

Being a part of the AEFL-SIG panel presentation is a great opportunity to……

   - Share your knowledge & experience with national and international
   colleagues
   - Interact and engage in critical dialogue and discussions as it
   relates to your pedagogy
   - Network with other Adult Education, Family Literacy and/or English
   Speakers of Other Languages practitioners

Based on pass experience, the panel presentation is around 1 hour and 15
minutes. This gives each panel member 20 minutes to share.  Q&A is usually
reserved for the end of the presentation.  The call for proposal deadline is
*Friday, February 8, 2008 (3:00 p.m. E.S.T)*.  If are you interested, please
complete the online form located at

* *

*http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=myBE5cAG0h2A5EY3xzsDcQ_3d_3d *



More information about IRA is obtainable at *http://www.reading.org/*



If you have questions and/or concerns, pertaining to AEFL-SIG, please
contact Kimberly S. McCoy, Program Chair via e-mail at *ksmccoy at kent.edu*


-- 
Leslie Petty
Associate Director
Project IDEAL Support Center
University of Michigan
734-425-0748
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