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This study seeks to examine patterns of successful learning identified when economically vulnerab... more This study seeks to examine patterns of successful learning identified when economically vulnerable, underserved, and high-need adults engaged in self-access, tutor facilitated learning to acquire digital literacy. In large part, this diverse population of learners has been left behind in the digital revolution, thus compounding their social, economic, and educational disadvantages. These individuals have unique patterns of engagement within educational endeavors, at times dropping in and out of programs as a result of social and economic impediments that permeate their lives. Traditional means of identifying success in their learning endeavors inadequately describe the paths these learners take on the road to acquiring digital literacy. This research explores ways to operationalize the success of adult learners who come to public access computer labs in libraries, adult education, and community organizations for tutor-facilitated support to acquire digital literacy. Findings sugges...

This paper examined the learning and teaching strategies for working with economically vulnerable... more This paper examined the learning and teaching strategies for working with economically vulnerable, under-served, and high-need adult populations across different learning environments to facilitate their digital literacy acquisition. Initial analysis has identified unique and important insights about the learning processes of these under-served populations who come to public access computer labs in libraries and community organizations for tutor-facilitated support

Public libraries provide digital literacy programming to support the needs of individuals in thei... more Public libraries provide digital literacy programming to support the needs of individuals in their communities. However, structuring a program that serves learners with varying skills, goals, and interests is challenging. This presentation will share research findings on digital literacy acquisition in a self-paced, tutor-facilitated learning model implemented in public libraries and community centers around the country. Administrators and coordinators demonstrated the flexibility of the program by adapting it to a variety of settings. The use of a structured online learning platform with in-person help has proven to be a creative, sustainable approach that was responsive to learners\u27 needs

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LSAL's data indicate that self-study is prevalent among high school dropouts. How can ABE pr... more LSAL's data indicate that self-study is prevalent among high school dropouts. How can ABE programs take those efforts into account?

Attendance turbulence ” was coined by Tom Sticht and colleagues to describe the severe absenteeis... more Attendance turbulence ” was coined by Tom Sticht and colleagues to describe the severe absenteeism and high dropout rates that characterize many classes of adult basic education (ABE) and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) (Sticht et al., 1998). What’s behind this turbulence? A decade of research by the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) has shown that adult learners’ relatively poor attendance and high dropout rates do not usually occur for trivial or frivolous reasons (see Comings et al., 1999; 2000). Most adult attendance and persistence continued on page 3

Proceedings of the 1992 ACM conference on Computer-supported cooperative work - CSCW '92, 1992

This paper explores the meanings and dynamics of interaction and cooperation in professional acti... more This paper explores the meanings and dynamics of interaction and cooperation in professional activities in the context of middle school teaching. What makes schools particularly interesting and challenging contexts for both the conduct and study of cooperative work is the high degree of temporal constraint and spatial isolation in which teachers must perform their work. The reported research is based

Reading Research Quarterly, 1995

Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Portland, Oregon, USA ... Reading Research Quarterly V... more Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Portland, Oregon, USA ... Reading Research Quarterly Vol. 30, No. 4 October/November/December 1995 ?1995 International Reading Association (pp. 1016-1052) ... F ield notes from a first visit to Hardy Industries1, a

Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, Mar 1, 2005

This chapter reviews recent progress in resolving tensions between conceptions of literacy as a s... more This chapter reviews recent progress in resolving tensions between conceptions of literacy as a system of locally situated cultural practices and conceptions of literacy as a broader system of written language that transcends specific individuals and local contexts. Such theoretical tensions have arisen out of earlier, long-standing literacy debates-the Great Divide, the Literacy Thesis, and even debates about situated cognition itself. Recent reviews and critiques of the "New Literacy Studies" examined here-Brandt and Clinton, 2002; Collins and Blot, 2003; Street, 2003a, 2003b-are reaching toward new theoretical ground to address emerging concerns about the adequacy of current literacy theories framed in terms of locally situated social practices. This new work should be of interest not only to those working in the field of literacy but also to applied linguists in general, because the core issues have to do with the nature and role of context in language use, whether in oral or written form.

Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 2013

While the digital divide has decreased, those who are still unable to access and use information ... more While the digital divide has decreased, those who are still unable to access and use information and communication technologies are left further behind. An effective digital literacy program helps underserved populations gain needed skills and alleviate the demand placed on public library staff. This case study presents findings on a digital literacy learning model that utilizes a self-paced online platform and in-person volunteer tutors. The researchers found that the learner/tutor relationship is an essential part of the learning process, and that tutors develop a variety of strategies for helping learners. The researchers also identify aspects of effective program implementation.

These research efforts were informed and supported by a National Advisory Committee and a Researc... more These research efforts were informed and supported by a National Advisory Committee and a Research Applications Committee made up of professionals who support adult learners. All names have been have been replaced with pseudonyms for participant protection in accordance with research protocols.