Volume 60, Number 1, April 2020 An age of endarkenment? Can adult education still make a difference? Tony Brown A vocational stream for social care workers: A case study Sally Thompson Transformative learning through mindfulness: Exploring the mechanism of change Thomas Howard Morris Misconceptions in the knowledge of vocational fitness students and graduates Daniel J […]
The Royal Commission report on Family Violence was handed down two years ago and highlighted the fact that family violence can touch the lives of us all and that it exists across all communities and in many forms. Adult and community educators will be working with some participants who have experienced family violence, whether the […]
Prof Shirley Walters – PIMA President
About the session This presentation with Deb Guntrip from TasTAFE, will focus on how to develop partnerships with industry to deliver work-based literacy projects within a range of industries and organisations. This work would not be possible, in Tasmania, without support and funding from 26TEN (a Tasmanian State Government Strategy to improve Literacy and Numeracy […]
At this webinar, Rachel will focus on how to ensure adult learners with low language, literacy and numeracy are supported through the use of the Australian Core Skills Framework tasks to develop and extend their engagement with their learning content. Key outcomes: Creating simple bench-marked LLN tasks Performance attributes and domains ACSF level descriptors Building […]
Prof Stephen Billett – Griffith Uni
Adult educators need to be flexible and be able to adapt and accommodate different learning levels. At this webinar, Rachel will highlight classroom interaction patterns, delivery methodology, activities and teaching resources that can impact on the way adults learn and practice foundation skills. By the end of this webinar, participants should be able to: manage […]
Up to 20% of the population are impacted by specific learning disorders (SLDs) such as Dyslexia and auditory processing disorders. Although not currently researched in Australia, the number of students accessing adult learning programs with SLDs would appear to be much higher. This webinar aims to provide attendees with an understanding of: how SLDs, such […]
Adult and Community Education Victoria (ACEVIC), Neighbourhood Houses Victoria (NHVIC), Adult Learning Australia (ALA) and Community Colleges Australia (CCA) have welcomed the recent announcement of the ‘Skilling Up Victorians to Get Through COVID19’ package by the Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews and Minister for Training and Skills, Gayle Tierney. This package will provide some certainty for […]
Back by popular demand! Following the success of this session last year, Cheméne is back to present her take on the Principles of Adult Learning. In this interactive webinar, Chemène re-defines the principles of adult learning and provides strategies on how you can apply them in 21st century learning environments. This webinar is suitable for […]
Adult Learning Australia is running a 2-day Bootcamp on financial advice for extreme times. Are U Ready – Surviving Small Business Disaster Day 2 Wednesday 8th April 2020 @ 1pm AEST The second webinar session is based on the dual Award winning book Are U Ready…surviving small business disaster that offers insight into the 3 […]
Adult Learning Australia is running a 2-day Bootcamp on financial advice for extreme times. 5 Steps to Ensuring Business Success in Extreme Times Day 1 Tuesday 7th April 2020 @ 1pm AEST This webinar session provides an overview of the current Covid-19 impacts on running a business and then discusses how to prepare that […]
ALA calls for the Australian Government to keep our adult and community education (ACE) sector alive so that it can continue to train, upskill and educate our communities, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups and the newly unemployed. People with low level language, literacy, numeracy and digital skills will be most impacted at this time. Media […]
Effective testing underpins the successful delivery of language, literacy and numeracy learning programs, yet it is often poorly implemented. At this webinar, Rachel will highlight how the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) provides a contemporary structure for the identification of LLN needs and how it can be used as a framework for contextualising learning and […]
Due to global concerns about the spread of COVID-19, the Adult Education in Global Times (AEGT2020) conference planned for 4 – 7 June in Vancouver has been cancelled. Read more here https://edst.educ.ubc.ca/aegt2020/
