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The Cyberstep project is a collaboration of experienced adult education
developers, analysts and educators. Each partner has the principal
responsibility for one or more products. However, the partners often
collaborate in the development and evaluation process.
Sacramento County Office of Education
Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) is responsible for
creating one set of products as well as development tools to be
used by all of the partners. SCOE is the developer and operator
of the Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN), the nation's
premier online resource for adult education materials. OTAN has
led in the creation of a variety of online instructional resources,
including a unique partnership with the Cable News Network (CNN)
to create learning resources online using CNN news stories.
Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has the largest enrollment
of non- and limited-English speaking students in the country. Because
of the lack of affordable, quality commercial products for ABE and
ESL students, they are also one of the largest developers of instructional
course materials for teaching English-as-a-Second Language and adult
basic education, including print, video and multimedia products.
Adult Literacy Media Alliance
Adult Literacy Media Alliance (ALMA), a project of the Education
Development Center (EDC), is producing a 26 episode national television
series for adults with low to moderate literacy levels. The curriculum
takes a problem-solving, life skills approach to literacy challenges,
and involves such activities as filling out applications, communicating
with children's schools, creating a budget, evaluating the claims
of advertisers, and using a dictionary. ALMA will create a Web site
and enhanced WebTV site based on the television series.
Aguirre International
Aguirre International (AI), a multidisciplinary research and management
consulting firm with extensive experience in adult education research
and minority populations will provide formative evaluation support
to Cyberstep. In addition to its work with product designers in
testing early prototypes of Cyberstep materials, Aguirre International
will be actively involved in developing the conceptual framework
for learner assessment and learning management.
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