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:

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