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Lifelong learning for
a fairer Australia

Lifelong learning for
a fairer Australia

ALA conference: Young people, lifelong learning and the new work mindset

What does the future of work look like for young people? Young people will need to navigate a vastly different world of work. Bronwyn Lee, Foundation for Young Australians, brings her unique perspective to how we can best prepare young people for a changing future.   Theme: Exploring possibilities, changing lives Date: 13–14 June 2017 […]

ALA conference: See the light then experience Dark MOFO

How can you experience the many shades of Hobart? Be inspired by the transformative power of lifelong learning during the day, and explore Hobart’s Dark MOFO and Hobart’s other attractions by night. Our exciting conference program presents research and insights on successful adult learning initiatives that empower individuals, promote social equity and build learning communities. […]

ALA conference: Digital lifelong learning

How do you build digital literacy skills across the lifespan? Makerspace encourages people to experiment, play and learn with technology. From 8 to 86 years old, Glenorchy residents are embracing lifelong learning at Glenorchy LINC. Our upcoming conference will take you on an guided tour of adult education initiatives like this in and around Hobart. […]

ALA conference: Trump, disorientation and the post-truth era

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 […]

ALA conference: Award winning Australian author tells his story

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 […]

ALA 2017 conference update

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 […]

ALA LLN Webinar: Validation of ACSF assessment resources

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 […]

ALA Webinar: NDIS – opportunities and challenges

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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 […]

ALA LLN Webinar: Validation of ACSF assessment resources

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 […]

ALA Webinar: LLN for volunteer tutors

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 […]

ALA LLN Webinar: Validation of ACSF assessment resources

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 […]

ALA Podcast: Intergenerational learning

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 […]

ALA Podcast: Building in (not bolting on) – Indigenous perspectives of lifelong and lifewide learning

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 […]

ALA 2017 conference

Lifelong learning changes lives

Upcoming forum: Dhumbadha Munga – talking knowledge

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 […]