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Lifelong learning for
a fairer Australia

Lifelong learning for
a fairer Australia

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ALA webinar: Demystifying solar power

There are over 1 million solar power systems installed throughout Australia and your community centre may be in an ideal position to take advantage of the power that solar generates. Generating your own renewable electricity with solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on your roof may seem like a big outlay, but if designed and sized correctly […]

Greenhouse Around the Corner EE webinar series: Energy guzzlers hit list

When: Tuesday 26 August 2014, 2.30pm – 3.30pm Summary With the rising cost of energy, it’s important to take whatever steps you can to reduce your centre’s energy consumption. To do this effectively, you need to know which parts in your centre need the most energy, which parts are using the most energy and which […]

The value of adult teaching and learning practices: A story about re/engagement.

This session looked at a recent Ballarat University funded project using narrative analysis which involved interviewing 20 young students between the ages of 16 and 21 years enrolled in alternative out of school programs, namely the ‘young mums program’ located in the Wendouree Community Centre, ‘The Stepping Stones Program’ located in Daylesford, and ‘The Link-Up […]

ALW Webinar: Social Marketing – Incorporating Social Media into the Adult Learning Experience

You can find the recording of the session through this link. Never before has a medium had such a dramatic impact on the way we live, learn and share. Social media has created a fundamental shift in the way we communicate. People are spending a lot more time on the web doing independent research, getting […]

LLN-CEN: Working with low level learners and the ACSF (repeat)

Friday 29 July 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm AEST This webinar will concentrate on some supports for low level learners.  It will include: Resources that are mapped to the ACSF Looking at at the skill of ‘learning’ Note: this is a repeat session from 24 June. Please make sure you have access to a copy of the […]

What’s the problem? Teaching numeracy. [Webinar]

Date:    Friday 6th May Time:   1.00 pm AEST Presenter:       The Incomparable Dave Tout Senior Research Fellow, Numeracy & Mathematics, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) Content: The discussion aimed to answer questions about the teaching of numeracy, and share and present key ideas and approaches for successfully teaching adults basic maths […]