Literacy Live - Edna Group

Literacy Live is a joint venture between the Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre and the Australian Council for Adult Literacy. The aim is to connect and support adult literacy practitioners Australia-wide through the use of a range of eTools which will enable access to relevant, up-to-date news and professional development regardless of location or circumstance.

URL: http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/course/view.php?id=221

Resources include:

• Literacy Live eNewsletter
• Literacy Live Discussion Forum (topics include: "cool tools to enrich adult literacy practice")
• Literacy Live Meeting Room
• Literacy Live online events
• Digital stories
• Links to resources

The Literacy Live Meeting room is available free of charge, by any adult literacy team Australia-wide for your own private meetings and events.;
http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/course/view.php?id=221

There is also an excellent, user friendly, 7 page eBook on how to use the Literacy Live e-Tools (forum and meeting room):
http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=9999

Self-Directed Learning and Adult Literacy Resources

This is an extensive list of links to free tutorials and courses for elearners covering a wide range of areas, e.g. business elearning resources, online learning for web skills, interactive site for adult literacy resources, consumer awareness, and government workers.

The webmaster's advice is:
Spend just three minutes at each site to appreciate the volume and quality of what's available, and then return to your favorite sites later for more in-depth exploration.

Worth checking out if you are into adult literacy:
http://lone-eagles.com/webtour7.htm

Directory of Online Resources About Information Literacy

This directory was founded by Drew Smith, Instructor, School of Library and Information Science, University of South Florida, Tampa.

It is edited by Mark Dibble, Instruction and Public Service Librarian, Blumberg Memorial Library, Texas Lutheran University.

It appears that areas of the Directory were last updated in late 2004. However there are some valuable and extensive resources here, including interactive tutorials.

This online directory covers resources from Australia and overseas and includes links to aspects such as:

Assessment
Assignments
Bibliographies and Webographies
Conferences
Definitions
Electronic Mailing Lists
Information Literacy Plans
The Information Literacy Process
Information Literacy Standards
Organizations and Projects
Papers and Presentations
Programs in Higher Education
Programs in K-12 Education
Tutorials

The link is as follows:
http://bulldogs.tlu.edu/mdibble/doril/

E-learning and literacy: Woodland Grange Primary School

Woodland Grange Primary School have gathered here super games, tools and programs that can be used fully and free of charge to support learning.

The e-learning toolbox covers reading, writing and spelling.

The link is:

http://www.woodlandwideweb.the-office.org.uk/elearningliteracy.htm