HUB Project

TECHNOLOGY
	Instructional Technology Utilization Survey of Mid-Western Adult Literacy Programs Adult Literacy, Technology and Public Policy: An Analysis of the Southeastern United States Region The President's Educational Technology Initiative
HUBS = LINCS Regional Partner
	LINCS is a cooperative electronic network of the National Institute For Literacy (NIFL), four Regional Partners, and major national organizations. LINCS' home pages and communication sites bring all adult literacy-related resources, expertise, and knowledge to a single focal point. The four LINCS Regional Partners (HUBS) are: Eastern LINCS, Southern LINCS, Midwest LINCS, and Western/Pacific LINCS. These four Regional Partners (HUBS) are vital components of NIFL'S continuing effort to enhance the capacity of the field through a strong national infrastructure for electronic communications and information exchange.
Eastern LINCS
	Eastern LINCS is an interactive resource for expanding the community of literacy practitioners, students, and policymakers. This on-line resource is funded by the National Institute for Literacy to assist the region in enhancing communication and information-sharing about adult literacy. Eastern LINCS is an evolving vehicle for professional development, improving practice, and building coalitions.
Midwest LINCS
	Midwest LINCS, funded through a grant from the National Institute for Literacy, is operating out of the Ohio Literacy Resource Center at Kent State University. It is a focal point for strong collaboration among the region's member states to provide literacy practitioners and adult learners with high quality resources, technical assistance, and training in web technology. Web sites have been developed for each state literacy resource center in the twelve Midwest states--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Southern LINCS
	Southern LINCS is a collaborative, technology-based system for sharing adult learning and literacy resources. In the southern region, LINCS is building the capacity of practitioners and adult learners to develop and use technology-based resources and is expanding communication links among members of the literacy community.
Western/Pacific LINCS
	The primary goal of Western LINCS is to establish an on-line interactive structure for increasing communication and sharing information about adult literacy among eighteen western states and Pacific islands. Located at the State Literacy Resource Center of California, Western LINCS, in collaboration with the Outreach Technical Assistance Network (OTAN), has used innovative technology to develop home pages for member states and has provided training, technical assistance, and support for the adult education and literacy agencies in states within the region.