Take a look inside the latest Australian Journal of Adult Learning. Volume 63, Number 1, April 2023 Editorial Trace Ollis Refereed articles Whack-a-Mole?: Ecologies of young adults with intellectual disabilities as they transition from school to open employment Donna Rooney and Kirsty Young Travelling in time via narration: Three types of biographical learningKatarína Rozvadská […]
Ros Bauer is joined by Lyn Wilson and Meg Cotter to explore the role of phonics. This webinar explores whole language including the role of phonics in learner centre delivery. About the presenters Lyn Wilson Lyn Wilson has extensive experience in successfully delivering a highly diverse range of language, literacy and numeracy programs for TAFE […]
This webinar is the third installment of the What Works Professional Learning Series 2023. A panel of experts present practical strategies that support adults in a Foundation Skills context and others on Individual Learning Programs for everyday literacy purposes. Recording below:
Focus: Drawing on key concept in classroom practise, pedagogy and resource creation from different practise arenas, (e.g. CALD, LLN, ESL), this webinar will focus on strategies that cater to multiple learner types. Audience: classroom practitioners Key focus areas: Creating a supportive learning environment Classroom management and activity selection Classroom interaction patterns Key discussion points: Engage […]
Date: Friday 19th May 2023, 1:00pm AEST via Zoom Guest speaker: Cath Macgonigal, Odyssey College. Cath will speak about the educational arm of Sydney’s addiction treatment service at Odyssey House which provides free adult education to help residents recovering from addiction to develop the skills they need to rebuild their lives. This year’s AGM will […]
Date: Friday 19th May, 1:00pm AEST via Zoom Guest speaker: Cath Macgonigal, Odyssey College This year’s AGM will present the 2022 Annual Report, announce the results of this year’s Board elections and feature guest speaker, Cath Macgonigal. Cath joined Odyssey College in August 2022 having most recently worked in the UK. She spent seven very […]
Guest speaker: Cath Macgonigal, Executive Director and Principal, Odyssey College will present on the educational arm of Sydney’s addiction treatment service Odyssey House, which provides free adult education to help residents recovering from addiction so they can develop the skills they need to rebuild their lives. Odysessy College was featured in our most recent Quest […]
This session will focus on practical and hands-on approaches that use sport and recreational contexts to encourage learners to engage with and understand maths and numeracy concepts. Sport and recreational activities often reveal a range of quantitative, spatial and statistical (and even algebraic) numeracy knowledge and skills embedded in people’s everyday life. Come along and […]
It’s time for the Uluru Statement and Voice to Australian Parliament to have a rightful place in the Australian Constitution. The most significant achievement our nation as a whole could attain is enabling First Nations Peoples voice to be heard. Support for the key principles of the Uluru Statement provides a much needed opportunity for […]
Looking for a change or a new opportunity? Adult Learning Australia (ALA) is seeking a person who shows initiative and likes a good challenge to join our team as Manager Projects and Business Development. ALA is seeking a skilled, experienced and self-motivated individual who will be responsible for project management and business development and work […]
Network West is seeking a suitably skilled and experienced Network Coordinator to lead the strengthening, support and advocacy for our member Neighbourhood Houses and Community Centres across the Western Metropolitan Region of Melbourne. Are you experienced in Community Governance, Networking, Community Development and Stakeholder Management? Are you passionate about Connecting, Advocating and Strengthening Community and […]
What Works 2023 will focus on adult literacy and learning practice. This eight-part online professional learning series brings together experts in the field to explore effective adult reading, writing, and learning strategies – with a strong emphasis on fun and engagement. Each session will be co-facilitated by Ros Bauer and Jo Medlin with presentations from […]
A hybrid policy forum Hosted by the Australian Coalition for Education and Development (ACED), Adult Learning Australia (ALA), Women in Adult and Vocational Education (WAVE), the Jean Monnet Network on Social and Scientific Innovation on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, and the European Union Centre of Excellence at RMIT University […]
Join us for the first session of the What Works 2023 series! Dr Reder shares how practice engagement theory can help us understand how adults’ use of skills in everyday life affects their lifelong and life-wide learning, their social and economic outcomes, and their overall well-being. You can read Dr Stephen Reder’s full commentary here. […]
Dr Stephen Reder – Professor Emeritus of Applied Linguistics at Portland State University
