Alternative Delivery

Investigate different education delivery methods to accommodate your employees' learning styles or work schedules.

Education Extension, of Oklahoma State University, provides outreach services to students, teachers, administrators, and service organizations on a local, state, and national basis.
     URL: http://www.okstate.edu/education/extension/

Access a free Internet-based Classroom Assistant with conferencing, personal messaging, document sharing, scheduling and link/resource sharing. Customized at individual or class levels, anyone can set up a class in minutes and allow others to join.
    URL: http://www.nicenet.org

eGroups is a free email group service that allows you to create and join email groups.  You can archive messages and schedule meetings or groups chats:
    URL: http://egroups.com

Access training and activities in reading, writing, math, science, history, vocational education, and more through the Blue Web'n - a gateway to online training, lesson plans and Hot Links.
    URL: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/

The Employee Training Institute has over five years experience in multimedia training development.  ETI has created Web-based Training and CD-ROMs for small and large companies, and for educational institutions. Its expertise is in adapting instruction to low level literacy and basic skills.
    URL: http://www.workplace-eti.com/cbt/

Search the Workforce Development in New York State website for thousands of educational programs, classroom courses, distance learning opportunities, web-and computer-based training and apprenticeship programs to find training opportunities and providers that best suit your needs.
    URL: http://www.wdsny.org/provider/

Computer Curriculum Corporation's Destinations Internet is a comprehensive, online learning program that addresses national, state and local standards in reading, writing, math and life/learning skills.  The online courses are designed to stimulate interest in literacy and learning among adult learners seeking to attain high school diplomas, pass GED exams, or prepare for the workforce.
    URL: http://www.investlearning.com

LiteracyLink offers professional development resources and training to literacy educators of adult students. LitTeacher is a technology-based continuing education resource center, offering peer evaluation tools, practice guides and staff development videoconferences.
    URL: http://litlink5.pbs.org/litteacher.html

Crossroads Cafe is an English language instruction program for speakers of other languages created by an award-winning television producer, INTELECOM Intelligent Telecommunications, a specialized language producer, leading ESL educators and government.
     URL: http://www.floridahumanresources.org/crossrds/index.html

A quick self-quiz to help your employees assess if distance learning is right for them.
   URL: http://www.pbs.org/als/college/index.html

Use the Small Business Classroom for Small Business Administration online training resources.
    URL: http://classroom.sba.gov/courses.html

The Learning for Life Program develops and produces live, interactive basic education / adult literacy courses disseminated nationwide via satellite and cable.  The Program is uniquely designed to serve adult learners, and due to the medium of instruction, is offered in all 50 states
   URL: http://stepstar.esd101.net/adulted/default.htm

The Learning Resources Network provides information and consultation to programs offering lifelong learning activities such as courses, classes, seminars, conferences, meetings, and training.
     URL: http://www.lern.org/

The Adult Literacy Media Alliance helps adults gain basic reading, writing, and math skills through entertaining television-based teaching materials that support learning at home, at work, in the community.
     URL: http://www.tv411.org/

The Community Technology Centers program assists with the creation or expansion of community technology centers that will provide disadvantaged residents of economically distressed urban and rural communities with access to information technology and related training.
     URL: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/AdultEd/CTC/index.html

This article discusses why it is important to connect e-learning initiatives with defined business needs. E-learning can be a flexible and cost-effective alternative to classroom training, but it can also be a colossal waste of time and money if not implemented correctly.
     URL: http://www.workforce.com/section/11/feature/23/41/49/index.html

This article discusses how to set up a training function inside a small company that has never had one before. Included are steps to establish a network; align it with the business strategy; create early wins; invest in it; and assess the impact.
     URL: http://www.workforce.com/archive/article/23/37/96.php

Deciding how much to allocate per person for training is a difficult but important issue. This article suggests that a good approach is to assess areas where changing performance will yield the most value and then implement strategies to achieve that goal.
     URL: http://www.workforce.com/archive/article/23/22/44.php

One company shares its training success story using e-learning. In addition to saving $1 million on training during the first year e-learning was implemented, the company says that the real value came from improved customer service.
     URL: http://www.workforce.com/archive/feature/23/27/95/232798.php

"Disability Employment 101: Learn to Tap Your 'HIRE' Potential," is a new guide with programs and resources to assist business leaders with hiring people with disabilities. The guide was released jointly by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
     URL: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/products/employmentguide/index.html

Tapping the Talents of People with Disabilities is a resource guide developed to assist employers in hiring people with disabilities and integrating them into their workplace. Practical advice on everything from pre-employment considerations through recruitment and selection, appropriate modifications to accommodations, and workforce education is included.
     URL: http://www.conferenceboard.ca/boardwiseii/LayoutRecentPublications.asp

In the past, companies often looked to e-learning as a cheap solution, without considering its effectiveness. This article discusses the pros and cons of e-learning as a training delivery method and how companies now turn to e-learning as a strategic solution to training.
     URL: http://www.workforce.com/section/11/feature/23/62/89/index.html

A report from the Task Force on Workforce Development, Learning Partnerships: Strengthening American Jobs in the Global Economy, proposes "bottom-up partnerships" of government, educators, labor leaders, and employers to analyze job opportunities and workforce needs, and to develop effective training. The study offers recommendations on improving workforce preparation and retraining, including adjusting provisions in the Workforce Investment Act.
    URL: http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/ovaereview/orev052804.html#aepaf

ToolsIndex.com is a free service for Internet visitors to help them find tools-related resources quickly and easily. The section on Skills Tools provides links to skill-building tools for employers and their learning partners.
     URL: http://www.toolsindex.com/skilltool/

Informative guide and articles about the preparing for the GED exam and obtaining a high school diploma are available from this site. Learn how to earn a real high school diploma from home.
     URL: http://diplomaguide.com

Senior Service America provides a guide for organizations that assist immigrant seniors entering or re-entering the workforce. Practical advice for working with seniors from culturally diverse backgrounds and on facilitating interactions between immigrant seniors and other staff are included.
     URL: http://www.seniorserviceamerica.org/

STAR is a comprehensive toolkit and training package to help Adult Basic Education (ABE) instructors use evidence-based reading instruction in the classroom.
     URL: http://www.startoolkit.org/

Basic Computer Skills Curriculum -  a downloadable, comprehensive curriculum with Word, Excel and PowerPoint activities for beginning, intermediate and advanced ESL learners. Activities start from very basic skills such as turning on the computer to higher level word processing activities. http://www.nzliteracyportal.org.nz/imsdirector.php?resid=2677&ruid=2182

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Last updated: Mar. 2, 2007.