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Title: Rolling Out Distance Education for Adults: Tennessee


1
Rolling Out Distance Education for Adults
Tennessees Lessons Learned
  • Duren Thompson Bill McNutt
  • Center for Literacy Studies
  • University of Tennessee

Project funded by Division of Adult Education TN
Dept of Labor Workforce Development
2
Session Goals Objectives
  • Provide an overview of one system for statewide
    implementation of DE for Adults
  • Share lessons learned by TN Adult Ed
    practitioners
  • Compare TN DE results to other states/systems
  • Provide opportunity for networking about DE

3
About Tennessee
  • People Places
  • Adult Education Structure Funding
  • AE Performance - Scorecard

4
In the Beginning
  • Ad hoc/independent DE at local level
  • Destinations Pilot Project
  • Mandate from State Director field
  • Research, Research, Research.
  • Curriculum decisions
  • Rollout Accountability plan

5
Curriculum Decision
  • GED Connections KET
  • Low cost
  • Multi-faceted
  • Low-tech options
  • Focused on high-level learners
  • Well-established company
  • Commonly used and strong in DE research

6
Accountability Plan
  • Weekly time reporting
  • Monthly signed time sheet
  • Routine face to face with instructor
  • Work samples
  • Testing orientation face to face
  • Post-testing - OPT GED testing in TN
  • Tagged Recorded in state MIS system

7
Roll-out August 2003
  • KET Train the Trainer
  • Eight Regional trainings
  • Local Supervisor Instructor pairs
  • Training Content
  • GEDC Video workbook only
  • How to implement DE effectively
  • How to do DE in TN (accountability)
  • Completion free set of GEDC tapes

8
Myth Busted 1
  • DE ? Computer

9
Myth Busted 2
  • DE Does NOT Replace Teacher

10
Myth Busted 3
  • DE is Neither Easier Nor Faster

11
Myth Busted 4
  • DE means you must learn to do things differently

12
Myth Busted 5
  • DE is NOT Cheaper

13
Guidelines from the State
  • Training strongly recommended
  • DE implementation NOT required
  • DE only authorized for AE Level 5 6(later
    relaxed to NRS Level 4 w/ 9th grade reading)
  • Strongly recommended to go slow
  • Strongly recommended to keep it simple
  • Think outside the box

14
Training Follow-Up
  • Discussion List
  • By request ongoing support
  • Mop-Up trainings 2004 (spring fall)
  • Online Tools Training 2004 2005
  • Local Program presentations
  • Online Course replaces face-to-face

15
Evaluation
  • Pre-Surveys
  • Training Evaluations
  • DE Student Participation Data
  • Current Data Analysis
  • Hours per student per NRS Level
  • DE student gains
  • DE student outcomes
  • Planned DE local program studies

16
TN Results for DE
  • DE growing slowly
  • 66 of programs implemented DE
  • 1.8 of students served via DE
  • 5 programs actively using Online Tools
  • DE implementation widely varied
  • DE students lower hours, gains, outcomes?
    (based on partial analysis reports)

17
TN Thinking outside the box
  • Student Recruiting
  • Student Orientation
  • Materials Distribution
  • Materials Exchange
  • Instructor Recruiting
  • Instruction

18
TN DE Hard Lessons Learned
  • Sometimes
  • they didnt follow directions
  • they heard what they wanted
  • expectations were to high
  • there is no champion
  • there were structural barriers
  • priorities changed

19
Overall Lessons Learned
  • speed
  • DE implementation can be very diverse
  • One solution does NOT fit all
  • DE needs a champion
  • DE the once and future initiative
  • How do you measure success?

20
Wrap Up
  • Evaluations CLS COABE
  • For more information
  • http//aeonline.coe.utk.edu
  • 865-974-4109
  • aeonline_at_utk.edu
  • Or visit us after lunch at the Exhibit Hall,
    booth 125, UT Center for Literacy Studies
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