Running Engaging Workshops: Salve Training and Counselling
Salve Training and Counselling are running a workshop aimed at anyone who wants to know how to handle a group, including difficult participants, and to tap into the creative insights […]
Forum RSVP
Yes I am able to attend the forum: When: Wednesday June 18th Time: 9.30 am – 12.00 noon followed by lunch Location: Canberra Institute of Technology Restaurant, Reid […]
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 […]
ALA podcast: Developing a social media strategy
Developing a social media strategy Social media expert, Kate vanderVoort from Social Mediology, will show you how you can get involved with online communities using social media to help your […]
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, […]
Bookshelf: Building Self Sustaining Communities
Professor Glen Postle AM talks about the ideas and inspiration for a new book on community capacity building. On the face of it, you’d think that Toowoomba was doing well. […]
Bookshelf : Men Learning Through Life
Professor Barry Golding, President of Adult Learning Australia, well known for his work in the Men’s Shed movement has had a long interest in men and lifelong learning. It’s an […]
Obituary : Professor Gordon Barclay
We were saddened to hear of the death of Professor Gordon ‘Blue’ Barclay, formerly President of the Australian Association for Adult Continuing Education which later became Adult Learning Australia. Professor […]
Tips and Trends: Attracting skilled volunteers
Need legal advice, graphic design skills, fundraising expertise, training and HR advice? Sometimes finding the right volunteers for the work that needs to be done in your organisation can be […]
Hospitality class puts food on the table
Four days a week the large kitchen at Birallee Park Neighbourhood House (BPNH) is buzzing. On Mondays, it’s students from the Murray Valley Centre for Adults with a Disability, Wednesdays […]
Talking about suicide
In rural areas of Australia suicide rates are around double the national average. Inverell Community College, one and a half hours from Armidale in rural New South Wales, recently hosted […]
Support and learning for young mums
On Wednesday mornings the young mums start arriving around 9am, pushing prams, or carrying their babies into the Milligan Community Learning and Resource Centre in Bunbury, 180kms south of Perth. […]
Seminar: Learning to be a Lifelong Learner – Three things I have learnt
Learning to be a Lifelong Learner: Three Things I have Learnt This Australian College of Educators seminar will explore what it means to be a lifelong learner and will […]
Seminar: Lifelong Learning in Scotland and Contemporary Europe
Lifelong Learning in Scotland and Contemporary Europe This Australian College of Educators seminar will examine the recent policy contexts in Scotland and the European Union, demonstrating the growing tension […]
Forum: Learning, health and wellbeing across generations
Presented by Adult Learning Australia in partnership with Brotherhood of St Laurence, Centre for Adult Education and Federation University This half-day forum was underpinned and informed by a major challenge […]