How can adult educators support their learners in the post-truth era? Critical thinking and research in the field of adult learning is more important now than ever. Dr Tony Brown, University of Canberra, explores the shifting ideological landscape and the mounting challenges for adult educators. Theme: Exploring possibilities, changing lives Date: 13–14 June 2017 […]
How does someone expelled from school end up as an award winning writer? Award winning Australian author and academic Tony Birch answers this question with his own life story in a keynote address at our upcoming conference. Tony’s is an inspiring and compelling story about how the hunger to learn can help people overcome obstacles […]
Exploring possibilities, changing lives 13–14 June 2017, Hobart, Tasmania Join us for an inspirational two-day event that celebrates the transformative power of lifelong learning. Our exciting program presents research and insights on successful adult learning initiatives that empower individuals, promote social equity and build learning communities. Our conference highlights the power of education in helping […]
This webinar is for adult language, literacy and numeracy practitioners to come together and look at aspects of quality assessment. It provides an excellent opportunity to gain external validation of tasks mapped to the Australian core Skills Framework (ACSF). This session is all about collaboration and peer appraisal. The structure for this webinar involves participants […]
17 May 2017 @ 1:00 pm (AEST) The arrival of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has implications for the policies and operating frameworks for adult and community education (ACE) providers. This webinar will examine the opportunities and challenges the NDIS may present for ACE providers with a view to aiding the understanding of what […]
This webinar is for adult language, literacy and numeracy practitioners to come together and look at aspects of quality assessment. It provides an excellent opportunity to gain external validation of tasks mapped to the Australian core Skills Framework (ACSF). This session is all about collaboration and peer appraisal. The structure for this webinar involves participants […]
Supporting learners with low literacy is complex. It is not about using one simple approach or method. It is about working with enthusiasm, building relationships and having a handy toolkit of techniques, strategies and resources. This webinar is designed to support volunteer literacy tutors by providing effective strategies to enable LLN learners. ______________________________ ALA […]
This webinar is for adult language, literacy and numeracy practitioners to come together and look at aspects of quality assessment. It provides an excellent opportunity to gain external validation of tasks mapped to the Australian core Skills Framework (ACSF). This session is all about collaboration and peer appraisal. The structure for this webinar involves participants […]
Intergenerational learning This 20 minute podcast has been created from a conversation facilitated by Sally Thompson (former CEO, Adult Learning Australia) Professor Alan Tuckett OBE, Dorothy Lucardie and Dr Robbie Guevara. 0.00 Introduction 0.20 Intergenerational learning and ALA advocacy 1.50 Families as a community of practice 4.57 Schooling as a legacy of colonisation 10.05 The […]
Australia’s Aboriginal cultures are the oldest continuous cultures on Earth. As such, they can draw upon rich and deep wells of wisdom. So what can we learn from these cultures? Much is written and spoken about what Aboriginal people need to learn, when we need to equally focus on what Aboriginal people can teach. In […]
Lifelong learning changes lives
Friday 28th April 2017 #TKForum Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures are the first nations people of this country and the oldest continuing culture in the world. Their knowledge goes back tens of thousands of years. They have complex and diverse cultures, each with their own unique histories, beliefs and values. As educators, an important […]
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Adult Learning Australia, the national peak body for adult and community education, welcomes the priorities that Labor outlined at the National Skills Summit. In his address to the Summit, the Opposition Leader Bill Shorten emphasised three top priorities for jobs and growth – lifelong learning, jobs for the future and a shared approach. He also […]
On International Women’s Day we are sharing stories about women who are transforming their lives through learning.
