This is a wonderful suggestion and I'm sure there are many good session 
ideas out there.

I would encourage you all to submit session proposals  to the COABE 
committee. They are due by November 14th and can be found at 
http://www.coabeconference.org.
We look forward to seeing you here in Kentucky in April!

Tonya Crum, Director
Workforce Development & Training
KET - Kentucky Educational Television
859-258-7009 office 
800-432-0951 x7009 office
859-258-7393 fax
TCrum at ket.org


Ingrid Greenberg wrote:

> Thank you for posing this question. I suggest adding sessions that 

> present workplace ESL/ABE projects that use distance learning 

> modalities. I find that hybrid instruction that uses computer labs, 

> internet based instruction, and telephone conferencing are more 

> effective that traditional classroom instruction.

>  

> /*Ingrid Greenberg*/

> ESL Assistant Program Chair

> North City (Linda Vista Presbyterian Church & Miramar College)

> Continuing Education

> San Diego Community College District

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> *From:* workplace-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of Brian, Dr Donna J G

> *Sent:* Fri 10/24/2008 5:26 PM

> *To:* The Workplace Literacy Discussion List

> *Subject:* [Workplace 1632] Workplace Pre-Conference at COABE

>

> Workplace Literacy Discussion List members,

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>

> Plans are progressing for the Workplace/Workforce Pre-Conference at 

> COABE '09.  As the discussion list members who have been a part of 

> this list over the last year will remember, there was a lot of concern 

> about the lack of workplace/workforce sessions at the last COABE 

> conference, and there was quite a bit of list discussion at that time 

> about the desirability of having such a conference.  Several list 

> members volunteered to work on the project to see that such a 

> conference would come about, and it seemed the best way to do this was 

> to offer a pre-conference session at COABE '09. The committee planning 

> this pre-conference are all discussion list members, and we have been 

> working through conference calls to plan the content of the 

> pre-conference. The Center for Literacy Studies has agreed to work 

> with us to sponsor this pre-conference. 

>

>  

>

> Most of the people who might attend this pre-conference are probably 

> on this discussion list.  The description we turned in to COABE of our 

> pre-conference session (see below in red) gives a hint what we are 

> currently working on, and we need to be reassured that we are 

> including what you are most interested in. Would you please tell us 

> what you would like to have included, and what your goals for the 

> pre-conference are.  What content would make you most likely to want 

> to attend?  Please respond to this email and post your thoughts to the 

> list.

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>

> *Workplace Education: The Workhorse of the Literacy Race  *(note from 

> Donna: the theme of COABE '09 is "Winners Circle of Learning Champions")

>

> *Sponsored by: The Center for Literacy Studies at The University of 

> Tennessee*

>

> *Join this provocative full-day session and network with leading 

> national and international workplace and workforce educators and 

> employers as we contemplate how enhancing the literacy skills of 

> workers and potential workers benefits both workers and employers. 

> Leave with a better understanding of how educators and employers can 

> work together, how to assess return on investment, the historical 

> perspective, legislative update, connecting policy to practice, best 

> practices in the field, and the contacts and resources you need to 

> continue networking post-conference.*

>

> Thanks to all of you for your encouragement! COABE has responded by 

> planning to have a workplace strand at COABE '09, and that will work 

> to increase our presence there. I truly feel like this is our 

> conference, and that you will continue to support it with by sharing 

> your ideas, planning to attend, and making presentations about your 

> work at COABE!  Let us hear from you!

>

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> Donna

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