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Office of Vocational and Adult Education
Editor: Sarah Newcomb
Production: Rose Tilghman
April 25, 2002
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State Directors, DAEL
Meet on NRS Revisions
Five State Directors as well as a state data person met this week with
Division of Adult Education and Literacy (DAEL) officials to talk over
recommended improvements in the National Reporting System (NRS). The meeting
follows dialogs with states during our Washington meeting in February and a
recent conversation with the CASAS consortium. We expect conversations on
NRS changes to continue during our Charleston meeting next month.
MA, Verizon Partner
To Fund Family Literacy
If you're a selected Massachusetts community with an adult education
program, you're in luck. The State Department of Education--in partnership
with Verizon and the Massachusetts Family Literacy Consortium--is seeking
proposals to develop enhanced family literacy services in five communities
in the Commonwealth. The Coordinated Family Literacy and Family Support
Pilot Project offers a total of $300,000 in grants to help five communities
address the range of challenges at-risk families must overcome. The project
is expected to build on existing resources and ongoing initiatives to create
models for service coordination. Deadline for locales to submit applications
is May 31. To apply, see http://www.doe.mass.edu/familylit/rfp.html
ALMA Wins $3M
NSF Grant
The Adult Literacy Media Alliance (ALMA) located in New York City recently
won a $3M grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to help improve
adults' math skills. The project, totaling $7.5M includes new episodes of
ALMA's New York Emmy award-winning video series "TV411." Also incorporated
are community outreach, training and a comprehensive website for hands-on
learning for adults at http://www.tv411.org New programs are expected to
focus on health, financial, family and e-literacy. Contact
<mailto:raosri at aol.com> for more.
E-Learning Gives
Performance Boost
Learning, in this case e-learning, can boost workers' performance giving
businesses a near-term return-on-investment says InformationWeek. At
Bristol-Myers Squibb, for example, employees work with managers to pinpoint
knowledge gaps that hinder performance, and use online tools to facilitate
learning. Toyota's University of Toyota expects to generate $6.2M in
savings due to greater employee productivity. The company intends to develop
e-learning programs internally and merge all training into a single system,
saving the company a further $5.7M over five years. Information Week says
most companies combine e-learning with traditional methods. The mix
typically includes instructor-led, live online, and self-paced learning. See
http://www.informationweek.com Search for "e-learning" for April 15.
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A Fact Sheet from the Division of Adult Education and Literacy
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
OVAE Homepage http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/
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<P ALIGN=3DRIGHT><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#008080" FACE=3D"Arial">From the =
D</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#008080" FACE=3D"Arial">ivision of</FONT> <FONT =
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COLOR=3D"#008080" FACE=3D"Arial">iteracy</FONT></B></P>
<P ALIGN=3DRIGHT><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#008080" FACE=3D"Arial">Office of =
Vocational and Adult Education</FONT></B></P>
<P><B><I><FONT COLOR=3D"#008000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Editor: Sarah =
Newcomb</FONT></I></B>
<BR><B><I><FONT COLOR=3D"#008000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Production: =
Rose Tilghman</FONT></I></B>
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<P><I><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#008000" FACE=3D"Arial">April 25, =
2002</FONT> =
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</B> </I>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#008080" SIZE=3D4 =
FACE=3D"Arial">___________________________________</FONT></B>
</P>
<BR>
<P><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">State Directors, =
DAEL</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">Meet on NRS =
Revisions</FONT></B>
</P>
<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Five State Directors as well as a =
state data person met this week with Division of Adult Education and =
Literacy (DAEL) officials to talk over recommended improvements in the =
National Reporting System (NRS). The meeting follows dialogs with =
states during our Washington meeting in February and a recent =
conversation with the CASAS consortium. We expect conversations on NRS =
changes to continue during our Charleston meeting next =
month.</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">MA, Verizon =
Partner</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">To Fund Family =
Literacy</FONT></B><I></I><I></I><I></I>
</P>
<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">If you're a selected Massachusetts =
community with an adult education program, you're in luck. The State =
Department of Education--in partnership with Verizon and the =
Massachusetts Family Literacy Consortium--is seeking proposals to =
develop enhanced family literacy services in five communities in the =
Commonwealth. The Coordinated Family Literacy and Family Support Pilot =
Project offers a total of $300,000 in grants to help five communities =
address the range of challenges at-risk families must overcome. The =
project is expected to build on existing resources and ongoing =
initiatives to create models for service coordination. Deadline for =
locales to submit applications is May 31. To apply, see</FONT><U> <FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Times New Roman"><A =
HREF=3D"http://www.doe.mass.edu/familylit/rfp.html" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.doe.mass.edu/familylit/rfp.html</A></FONT><=
/U></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">ALMA Wins =
$3M</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">NSF =
Grant</FONT></B>
</P>
<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">The Adult Literacy Media Alliance =
(ALMA) located in New York City recently won a $3M grant from the =
National Science Foundation (NSF) to help improve adults' math skills. =
The project, totaling $7.5M includes new episodes of ALMA's New York =
Emmy award-winning video series "TV411." Also incorporated are =
community outreach, training and a comprehensive website for hands-on =
learning for adults at</FONT><U> <FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Times =
New Roman"><A HREF=3D"http://www.tv411.org" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.tv411.org</A></FONT></U><FONT =
FACE=3D"Times New Roman"> New programs are expected to focus on =
health, financial, family and e-literacy. Contact</FONT><U></U><U><I> =
<FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Times New Roman"><<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:raosri at aol.com">mailto:raosri at aol.com</A>></FONT></I><=
/U><I></I><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman"> for more.</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">E-Learning =
Gives</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">Performance =
Boost</FONT></B>
</P>
<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Learning, in this case e-learning, =
can boost workers' performance giving businesses a near-term =
return-on-investment says</FONT><I> <FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman">InformationWeek.</FONT></I><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman"> At =
Bristol-Myers Squibb, for example, employees work with managers to =
pinpoint knowledge gaps that hinder performance, and use online tools =
to facilitate learning. Toyota's University of Toyota expects to =
generate $6.2M in savings due to greater employee productivity. =
The company intends to develop e-learning programs internally and merge =
all training into a single system, saving the company a further $5.7M =
over five years.</FONT><I> <FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Information =
Week</FONT></I> <FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">says most companies =
combine e-learning with traditional methods. The mix typically includes =
instructor-led, live online, and self-paced learning. See</FONT><U> =
<FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Times New Roman"><A =
HREF=3D"http://www.informationweek.com" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.informationweek.com</A></FONT></U><FONT =
FACE=3D"Times New Roman"> Search for "e-learning" for =
April 15.</FONT><U></U></P>
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FACE=3D"Arial">A Fact Sheet from the Division of Adult Education and =
Literacy</FONT></I></B></P>
<P ALIGN=3DCENTER><B><I><FONT COLOR=3D"#008080" SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Office of Vocational and Adult =
Education</FONT></I></B></P>
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