Workplace and Workforce Colleagues,

Susan, Thanks so much for your help.

Everyone, I am finding it difficult to find workplace-contextualized  
curriculum and instruction materials for learners (not teachers) to  
use online.  So far, I have eight online Web sites, only one of which  
is fairly comprehensive, the DfES embedded learning site that Susan  
Reid suggested.  As I mentioned, I will post the compiled information  
back to this discussion list if I get enough items to make that  
worthwhile.  Here are three ways you can help:

1) Send me the URLS of Web sites that meet these criteria:

	• online instruction/learning intended for adult learners (not  
teachers)
	• workplace contextualized (any industry or sector) basic skills  
(basic and secondary level skills and English language for immigrants )

2) Suggest where to look for such materials.

      I have started to look at the:

	• (U.S.) National Institute for Literacy LINCSearch, using the  
Materials Search option. http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/search/search.html

	• (U.S.) National Institute for Literacy Workforce Education Special  
Collection, (under Workers/Learners)  http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/ 
search/search.html

	• (Canadian) Applications of Working and Learning (AWAL) National  
Project http://awal.ca/about.asp

	• (Canadian) AlphaPlus Index to Web Resources http://alphaplus.ca/ 
opnhs/english/subjAuth.asp

      I haven't looked at:

	•  (U.S.) National Institute for Literacy Discussion List Search  
(LINCSearch)

	•  (Canadian) National Adult Literacy Database http://www.nald.ca/

3) Suggest search terms. I wasn't familiar with "embedded" learning.   
I have been using "contextualized" and "work-related basic skills" .   
Do you have others to suggest that fit the above criteria?

Maybe you are thinking "I sure would like to see such a list." Then  
please think of this as a project which you can help out with.  The  
reward is that we will all have a better collection of these resources.

David J. Rosen
djrosen at comcast.net



On Jan 25, 2006, at 10:21 PM, Susan Reid wrote:


> David

> I know there are other materials  around - not necessarily as  

> comprehensive as the UK stuff but still very useful

> The great thing about the UK embedded material is they keep on  

> tdeveloping  more and more material

> Will get back to you with more information

>

> Regards Susan

>

>

> ________________________________

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> From: workplace-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of Johnson, Judi

> Sent: Thu 26/01/2006 9:31 a.m.

> To: The Workplace Literacy Discussion List

> Subject: RE: [Workplace] Customer Service for ESL

>

>

> Thank you so very much for these links.  I just looked through the  

> curriculum and it's very close to what I'm looking for.  I can  

> customize it, but just needed a starting point.

> Thanks again for taking the time to send me this,

> I'm in Seattle, Washington and you're in New Zealand? Wow! I love  

> the internet!

> Judi Johnson

>

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

> 	From: Susan Reid on behalf of Susan Reid

> 	Sent: Sun 1/22/2006 9:33 PM

> 	To: The Workplace Literacy Discussion List

> 	Cc:

> 	Subject: RE: [Workplace] Customer Service for ESL

> 	

> 	

> 	Hi Judi

> 	

> 	I don't know how helpful this will be to you

> 	In the UK under their Skills for Life Strategy they have developed  

> a lot of online materials for a whole range of occupations. They  

> have 'embedded' literacy, language and numeracy skill development  

> into these materials

> 	Here is the url for the list of occupations

> 	

> 	http://www.dfes.gov.uk/readwriteplus/embeddedlearning/ 

> cfbtgeneralinfo.cfm

> 	

> 	One of them Retail has got a module on customer Service - it is  

> not necessarily specifically designed for ESL learners and will  

> refer to the UK Literacy and ESOL Curricula which will be of no  

> interest to you and there will be interesting cross cultural issues  

> between the UK and the USS  but I thought the section might be  

> useful as a starting point

> 	http://www.dfes.gov.uk/readwriteplus/embeddedlearning/ 

> searchresults.cfm?setting=retail

> 	

> 	We think the materials are great not only for content but also  

> ideas and approaches. however we share the metric system used in  

> the UK but hopefully that won't be an issue for Customer Service

> 	

> 	Hope it proves of some use  to you

> 	

> 	Susan Reid

> 	Manager, Consultancy Services

> 	Workbase the New Zealand Centre for Workforce Literacy

> 	www.workbase.org.nz

> 	www.nzliteracyportal.org.nz

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