Webinars Session
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 […]
ALA webinar: Auspice arrangements that work
An auspicing arrangement is similar to sub-contracting. It’s a legally binding contract where one organisation applies for and administers funding on behalf of another. In our next webinar, our facilitator Jante Kamphuis will explore: what an auspice arrangement is why an organisation might seek an auspice arrangement how to select the right partner what the […]
ALA webinar: Q&A session on energy efficiency
The Greenhouse Around the Corner initiative is all about helping adult and community education (ACE) providers improve their energy efficiency and save money. Each month we will be exploring different aspects of energy efficiency and featuring an adult and community education provider who has achieved their energy efficiency goals. This month it’s Byron Region Community […]
ALA webinar: Adult learning principles in practice
Adults learn in significantly different ways to children and adolescents, yet many of the approaches that are commonly taken by educators are based on principles of child development. When adult learning principles are applied, learning experiences are more enjoyable, more respectful and more likely to result in real changes in behaviour. At this end of […]
ALA webinar: Supporting learners with low literacy – while having some fun
Adult learners with low literacy come from diverse cultural, social, linguistic, religious, economic and political backgrounds. Some may have limited or disrupted educational experiences. They will all have diverse needs, interests, experiences, abilities and learning styles. Supporting learners with low literacy is complex. It’s not about using one simple approach or method. It’s about working […]
ALA webinar: Validating your LLN learning and assessment strategies
It’s validation time again! This webinar is for our language, literacy and numeracy practitioners to come together as a group to validate their learning and assessment strategies to the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF). This session is all about collaboration and peer appraisal. The structure for this webinar involves participants sharing one small teaching or […]
ALA webinar: Starting out with solar pv
You’ve made the decision to go solar now it’s time for the hard bit – choosing the right system and supplier. It’s important to take a lot of care when shopping for a solar power system. You need to be aware of what you are buying and who you are dealing with. In this webinar, […]
ALA webinar: Employing people with disability
This webinar introduces trainers, workplace support people and managers to techniques and strategies that can lead to positive employment outcomes for students with cognitive disability. In this session, Judy Buckingham from ACE DisAbility will cover: the employer perspective recruitment and job descriptions how people learn the impacts of disability on learning learning techniques fitting in […]
ALA webinar: Understanding Facebook’s formula
Many ACE providers already understand the potential benefits of Facebook to their organisation. In this session, we look at how to use this platform in the most effective way. In this jam packed hour focussed on Facebook strategy you will learn and understand: where Facebook sits in the social media mix the formula behind Facebook […]
ALA webinar: Developing a social media strategy
Social media presents both opportunities and challenges for most community organisations. Embracing social media means so much more than posting a few links every now and then. It is complex and multi-faceted. Therefore, it’s really important to develop a social media strategy that is focused and meets the needs of your organisation. Social media expert, […]
ALA webinar: Foundation Skills Professional Standards Framework
Who is a foundation skills specialist? Is there a foundation skills field? A scoping project is underway to generate discussion among those working in foundation skills to define and strengthen the identity of the field, advance the status and standing of the profession and explore options for developing professional standards. To be meaningful and effective, […]
ALA webinar: Building foundation skills for adult learners
The National Foundation Skills Strategy for Adults highlighted the importance of building foundation skills for all adult learners. But keeping abreast of new developments in this area can be a challenge for time poor practitioners. This webinar is designed to put recent foundation skills initiatives into perspective. It will: introduce participants to the FSK Foundation […]
ALA webinar: Managing volunteers with disability
People with disability want to be included in our community in a variety of ways. A growing area of interest for them is in becoming volunteers. Sometimes people with disability need special arrangements to ensure the workplace offers satisfactory outcomes both for them and for their employers. At this session, facilitators from ACE Disability will […]
ALA webinar: Teaching the ‘N’ in LLN
It is well known that the ‘N’ in LLN is a barrier to learning and workplace achievement for many adults. Yet it has tended to be the poor cousin in LLN training. In this webinar, Jim Spithill from ACER will demonstrate how L&L supports N in adult numeracy teaching and training, including explaining how a […]
ALA webinar: A fresh approach to the business of general adult education
Are you looking for some fresh ideas to help you develop general adult education opportunities that better meet the needs of your community and boost your bottom line. In our next session, we are discussing strategies for developing learning programs that are creative, appealing and cost-effective for your organisation. Our expert facilitator, Tim Symons will […]