A guide to using the Portal
A portal is a website that is the gateway to a set of information and resources on a particular subject.
The New Zealand Literacy Portal provides easy access to information on adult literacy.
The purpose of the portal
To build a collective knowledge base of literacy information, and to provide a single, convenient point of access to that collective knowledge base.
To provide information that assists people involved in literacy to network and collaborate.
To provide information or web-services which assists literacy research institutions to network and exchange information.
The portal
Aims to leverage many different sources of literacy information and to avoid duplicating existing on-line resources.
Maintains a comprehensive listing of literacy contacts worldwide, including contacts at all levels of government, research and education institutions, private sector and business contacts.
Catalogues research and best practice that has been published by government, tertiary or private research organisations.
Provides information on current NZ literacy projects.
The history of the portal
2000 Workbase recognised the need for a literacy portal.
2003 Workbase was funded by Ministry of Education/Tertiary Education Commission to develop a literacy portal.
December 2003 the New Zealand Literacy Portal was launched.
The New Zealand Literacy Portal is one of a number of portals in New Zealand, e.g. Worksite, TEd, Kiwi Quals.
The New Zealand Literacy Portal is maintained and supported by Workbase: the New Zealand Centre for Workforce Literacy Development.
Criteria for adding items to the portal
Tight quality assurance standards ensure that the Portal content is relevant and meaningful to the target audience groups.
The following criteria apply to content development and ongoing maintenance of the New Zealand Literacy Portal:
Criteria for Research
Adult literacy research will be catalogued on the Portal if it satisfies the following criteria:
published within the last 10 years (with the exception of New Zealand research and other seminal documents)
has an adult literacy focus
prepared by government, university, polytechnic, national research organisation or recognised individual researchers(s)
makes a contribution to knowledge about adult literacy issues
would be useful information for the target audiences
Criteria for Websites and Contacts/Events
An adult literacy website will be catalogued on the Portal if it satisfies the following criteria:
has been updated in the last year, has a literacy focus and contains teaching resources, policy and research material
makes a contribution to knowledge about adult literacy issues.
A literacy organisation will be catalogued if it would be a useful contact for Portal target audience groups.
An event will be listed on the Portal if it would be a useful conference or seminar for Portal target audiences.
Criteria for Policy/Resources
Policy will be catalogued on the Portal if it:
is a national policy relating to literacy, numeracy or language acquisition
is a commentary about a national policy by a nationally recognised organisation or commentator
would be useful information for the target audiences
A literacy resource will be catalogued on the portal if it
is an example of good practice
is free and adult focussed or can be easily adapted
is relevant and appropriate for the target audiences and the range of literacy settings in New Zealand.
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