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USDLC StarSchools


The USDLC Star Schools Adult Education Strand is produced by Western Illinois University's College of Education and Human Services. The interactive broadcasts provide professional development opportunities free of charge to adult educators and program administrators throughout the academic year. These broadcasts focus on current and relevant issues in Adult Basic Education (ABE), General Education Degree (GED), and English as a Second Language (ESL). These broadcasts are designed as a video magazine or news show bringing a national audience best practices and discussion on "hot topic" issues in adult education via satellite.


Upcoming Broadcasts:

Mistake Free Job Hunting:
Re-employment Information for Downsized, Dislocated &
Re-careering Adults
Monday, April 29, 2002 - 3-4:30 pm CST


In a time of downsizing and plant closings across the United States, we need to know the issues that face our adult learners who have been displaced or terminated, or who want to pursue other career opportunities.

Join Dick Gaither of Job Search Training Systems, Inc. in his live, interactive broadcast as he addresses questions in the areas of career decision making, general labor market dynamics, resumes, interviews, age issues, job lead development, and salary/benefit negotiation so you can assist adult education students, resulting in fewer job search mistakes and higher paying, more satisfying employment...in a shorter period of time.

To register for this free broadcast online go to www.starschools.org and pull down the EL Projects menu to Adult Literacy. Click on the Upcoming Live Broadcast Schedule. Scroll down to access and complete the registration form. You will receive confirmation and be given access to the support materials in PDFform, including satellite coordinates. Contact Merrie Jean Parry at mparry@cait.org or (309) 298-1804 for additional information.

Intended audience: adult educators, Human Service agency staff, counselors, administrators, and employment One Stop Center staff.



To register and receive satellite coordinates for these Star Schools broadcasts or to obtain further information about any additional Star Schools programming, contact the Center for the Application of Information Technologies at (309) 298-1804, extension 297.

All Star Schools broadcasts are archived and may be viewed using free Real Player software. There is no charge for downloading and viewing. To access the archives, visit USDLC Star School's new web site, http://www.starschools.org/webcast/archived/al/index.html.

http://www.starschools.org/
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