About CDLP
Purpose
While the California Distance Learning Project (CDLP) is no longer an active project, its purpose was to help expand learner access to adult basic education services in California. This goal included four major tasks:
- Build and Promote a Distance Learning Knowledge Base
- Provide Technical Assistance in Implementing Distance Learning
- Test New Instructional Delivery Methods / Materials
- Help Create a Statewide Distance Learning Infrastructure
This site is maintained by the Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN). Visit OTAN at http://www.otan.us
The Project Team
The California Department of Education's Adult Education Office sponsored the Project. The California State University System managed and directed the project, and the Sacramento County Office of Education's Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN) was the subcontractor for all Internet and information distribution activities including Web site management. The CDLP Website continues to be operated under the auspices of OTAN.
Key project personnel included:
California State University Dominguez Hills School of Education
- Dennis Porter, Project Director
- Sam Powers, Co Director, Professional and Product Development
- Annette Rayas, Contract Management
- Lynn Parr Bartlett, Project Consultant - Mentoring
- Margaret Rogers, Project Consultant – GED and Adult Secondary Education
- Paul Porter, Project Consultant – Evaluation Research
Sacramento County Office of Education
- John Fleischman, Director of Technology Services
- Marian Thacher, Director of Outreach and Technical Assistance Network, OTAN
- Raymond Fox, Graphic Artist and HTML Programmer
- Carolyn Foster, Database and Middleware Programmer
- George Phillips, Information Architect
- Melinda Holt, Project Specialist and Technical Support
Special Thanks
We would like to give our special thanks to News10 KXTV Sacramento for graciously allowing us to use their news stories as a basis of our learning activities. Their stories, photos and videos have made learning interesting and appropriate for adults.
The creation, compilation, and maintenance of this Web site were funded by the California Department of Education, Adult Education Office. However, the conclusions and opinions expressed do not necessarily represent the position or policy of the Department.