Adult literacy professional development varies from State to State. David Rosen is attempting to reach practitioners nationwide through a government group called LINCS, a community of practice. What does it take to involve practitioners in a community of practice? David offers timely technology information in the technology group that I follow. Do I participate? No. Do the other 70 plus members participate? No. So what can we learn from this community of practice? Is it a distribution list? How could it be more?
Here are two links offered by David, an article on using tablets in the developing world and information on participating in an adult literacy xprize contest.