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About.Com: Adult and Continuing Education

http://adulted.about.com/

This Mining Company guide contains annotated listings of Web sites of interest to adult and continuing education students. Topics covered include: communication skills, computer courses, distance learning, GED, graduate school, life skills, mental learning, and regional information.

Author: Kimeiko Hotta Dover (adulted.guide@about.com)

Subjects:

Education--Adult

Keywords: Resources

Big Dog's Human Resource Development Page

http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd.html

This site contains an online manual for applying a Systems Approach to Training (also referred to as Instructional System Design). The manual is extensive and provides a step by step approach to designing training for adults, primarily in a business setting. There are also training materials available free of charge, including information on Training the Trainer, mentoring programs, OSHA and safety training and a downloadable DOS program to do planning via CPM, a Critical Path Method.

Author: Donald R. Clark (donclark@nwlink.com)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Business Administration & Management

Education--Adult

Keywords: Human Resources; Employee Training; Training Systems

ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education (ERIC/ACVE)

http://ericacve.org/

Information about publications, including electronic journals, related to adult, career, and vocational education.

Author:

Subjects:

Education--Adult

Education--Vocational

Keywords: career; vocational education

Literacy Online (NCAL)

http://www.literacyonline.org/

Joint site of the National Center on Adult Literacy (NCAL) and the International Literacy Institute (ILS). Features sections on Policy, Research, Technology, Innovations, and Training. Browsable by topic or by geographical location.

Author: Janet C. Smith (editor@literacy.upenn.edu)

Subjects:

Education--Adult

Social Sciences--Social Issues and Social Welfare--Literacy

Keywords: Adults; Literacy; Government; Agencies; Lifelong Learning

National Institue for Literacy (NIFL)

http://www.nifl.gov/

Includes links to other literacy resources, along with keeping up with literacy related legislation, and funding sources. Also includes some forums on literacy.

Author:

Subjects:

Education--Adult

Social Sciences--Social Issues and Social Welfare--Literacy

Keywords: Adults; Lifelong Learning; Education

The Office of Learning Technologies

http://olt-bta.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/

The Office of Learning Technologies is a Canadian government agency that "works to raise awareness about the opportunities, challenges, and benefits of technology-based learning." The site includes publications and a library with searchable databases. It also features resources for practitioners, educators, and instructors and resources for learners who are interested in online and distance education and training. This site is available in French and English.

Author: Office of Learning Technologies

Subjects:

Education--Alternative

Education--Higher Education

Education--Adult

Keywords: distance learning; computers

PBS Adult Learning Service Online (PBS ALSO)

http://www.pbs.org/adultlearning/als/index.html

This site is divided into resources for educators and students interested in telecourses, college classes that can be taken at home by watching television programs rather than attending lectures in person. There's a directory by state and city of colleges that offer telecourses.

Author: Public Broadcasting Service

Subjects:

Education--Adult

Keywords: telecourses

ShawGuides: Academic Travel

http://www.shawguides.com/edvac/

"Detailed descriptions of hundreds of adult learning vacation and travel study programs sponsored by colleges, museums, educational and cultural organizations, travel companies, and learned individuals."

Author: ShawGuides, Inc. (info@shawguides.com)

Subjects:

Education--Adult

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel & Tourism

takeAclass.com

http://takeaclass.com/

A directory of continuing education schools and classes, along with related articles and other learning resources. Also search here for professional training and online tutorials.

Author: MyBookworm, Inc.

Subjects:

Education--Alternative

Education--Adult

Reference--Experts & How-To

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