It is nice to see our Blog and research reports being promoted by leading agencies in New Zealand. They are also good places to look for subsequent research.
Tertiray Education NZ
http://www.tednz.co.nz/2010/06/nz-report-e-learning-for-adult-literacy-language-and-numeracy/
Ako Aotearoa
http://akoaotearoa.ac.nz/community/recommended-resources-ako-aotearoa/resources/pages/e-learning-lln-blog
This Blog is to support research of this question for the New Zealand Ministry of Education: 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?
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Saturday, September 4, 2010
UK BERA conference presentation 'E-learning and motivating adults with literacy needs to improve their literacy'
Niki Davis & Jo Fletcher's presentation to the British Educational Research Conference in the University of Warwick was well received on 2/9/10.
The session identified common themes in evidence from the UK and New Zealand, particularly our major findings:
BERA SIG: Post-Compulsory and Lifelong Learning
TITLE: Motivation and Engagement in Lifelong Learning
0116 HOW DO WE ENGAGE RELUCTANT POST-16 LEARNERS? SOME LESSONS FOR THE RAISING OF THE PARTICIPATION AGE (RPA)
Maguire, Sue Warwick University; Newton, Becci Institute for Employment Studies
0139 E-LEARNING AND MOTIVATING ADULTS WITH LITERACY NEEDS TO IMPROVE THEIR LITERACY
Davis, Niki University of Canterbury; Fletcher, Jo
University of Canterbury
0447 INFORMAL LEARNING WITHIN VIRTUAL SOCIAL LEARNING SYSTEMS
Smith, Andy Blackpool & The Fylde College
The session identified common themes in evidence from the UK and New Zealand, particularly our major findings:
Diverse peoples are motivated by e-learning that fits their respective cultures and lives and is accompanied with induction activities
21st century literacy skills inc. e-learning and it provides a relevant and motivating context
Little established practice; many barriers and ‘points of discouragement’
BERA SIG: Post-Compulsory and Lifelong Learning
TITLE: Motivation and Engagement in Lifelong Learning
0116 HOW DO WE ENGAGE RELUCTANT POST-16 LEARNERS? SOME LESSONS FOR THE RAISING OF THE PARTICIPATION AGE (RPA)
Maguire, Sue Warwick University; Newton, Becci Institute for Employment Studies
0139 E-LEARNING AND MOTIVATING ADULTS WITH LITERACY NEEDS TO IMPROVE THEIR LITERACY
Davis, Niki University of Canterbury; Fletcher, Jo
University of Canterbury
0447 INFORMAL LEARNING WITHIN VIRTUAL SOCIAL LEARNING SYSTEMS
Smith, Andy Blackpool & The Fylde College
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