View Webinar: E-learning for learners developing literacy in English as a Second or Other Language (ESOL)

Recording of the Webinar on 10th December 2008 at 9-10 am New Zealand time is available on:
the web site of the Distance Education of New Zealand, their page of webinars.

Niki Davis talks with international CALL expert Carol Chapelle, about e-learning in relation to her current Ministry of Education project asking: "What are the characteristics of programmes, such as e-learning, mixed mode and distance learning programmes that have been successful in raising the literacy, numeracy and language skills (LLN) of adult learners and could be used to supplement workplace training?" Around 1/4 of the adult population in New Zealand has literacy and/or numeracy needs and the picture is similar in the USA and Europe.

Carol is Professor of TESL/applied linguistics in Iowa State University, USA, and Vice-President of the American Association for Applied Linguistics. Her research explores issues at the intersection of computer technology and applied linguistics. Books include Computer applications in second language acquisition: Foundations for teaching, testing, and research (2001); English language learning and technology: Lectures on applied linguistics in the age of information and communication technology (2003); and Assessing language through technology (Chapelle & Douglas; forthcoming)

Industry Integration of E-learning: Feb09 report

Guidelines for supporting learners using e-learning in workplaces

This document prepared by Clint Smith, LearnWorks Pty Ltd in association with the Industry Integration of E-learning business activity on behalf of the Australian Flexible Learning Framework, is very useful for our project. Although focused on all workplace learning, there are places where literacy is noted directly.