Reaching Out [microform] : A Starter Kit for Adult Education Distance Learning Programs / Carol Vaughn
- Bib ID:
- 5675383
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Vaughn, Carol
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED447342
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2000
- 72 p.
- Summary:
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This document is intended as a template for individuals initiating and developing adult education distance learning programs. The introduction discusses the following issues: benefits of distance learning; flexibility; confidentiality; retention; and the best students to target. The template and supplementary materials are organized in five sections devoted to the following topics: intake; assessment; instructor training; public relations; and curriculum. The following sample materials and forms are among those provided: intake procedure summary; detailed discussion of the intake process; home-based adult education information questionnaire; sample writing assignment; list of resources about learning styles and multiple intelligences; discussion of the role of assessment in home-based programs and assessment for placement and diagnosis; guidelines for portfolio assessment; sample learning contracts; sample writing progress checklists; course outline, learning activities, and handouts for a distance learning training session for General Educational Development (GED)/adult basic education (ABE) instructors; sample press releases; information letter for potential students; sample form detailing program admission requirements; sample follow-up form letters; tip sheets to accompany a GED practice test packet; list and discussion of criteria for choosing curricula for GED and ABE programs; list of sources for distance learning adult education materials; and list of Virginia Adult Education Learning Workgroup contacts. (MN)
- Notes:
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- Availability: For full text: http://www.vcu.edu/aelweb/reaching.pdf.
- Sponsoring Agency: Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. Office of Adult Education and Literacy.
- Sponsoring Agency: Department of Education, Washington, DC.
- ERIC Note: Also sponsored by the Management Development Institute.
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- Teachers.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
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- Admission Criteria
- Adult Education
- Adult Educators
- Adult Learning
- Check Lists
- Cognitive Style
- Community Colleges
- Confidentiality
- Curriculum
- Curriculum Development
- Data Collection
- Delivery Systems
- Distance Education
- Educational Administration
- Educational Benefits
- Educational Resources
- Evaluation Criteria
- Evaluation Methods
- Flexible Progression
- Guidelines
- High School Equivalency Programs
- Home Programs
- Home Study
- Information Sources
- Inservice Teacher Education
- Instructional Development
- Learning Activities
- Marketing
- Models
- Multiple Intelligences
- Outreach Programs
- Performance Based Assessment
- Performance Contracts
- Portfolio Assessment
- Postsecondary Education
- Professional Development
- Program Administration
- Program Development
- Program Guides
- Questionnaires
- School Community Relationship
- School Holding Power
- Statewide Planning
- Student Evaluation
- Student Recruitment
- Training Methods
- Writing Achievement
- Virginia
- General Educational Development Tests
- Other authors/contributors:
- Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center, Richmond
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2000
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