In this session Keith will explain some of the ‘tricks of the trade’ he has encountered in his journey as a tutor teaching seniors Information Technology. He will consider a […]

In this session Keith will explain and show some websites and programs that he has found interest seniors enough to want to connect and use the Internet.  These are sites […]

In this session Keith will explain some of the benefits and features of a few of the plethora of FREE Google products. He will explain where they could be of […]

The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) have announced the winners of their National Australian Training Awards for 2011.

This year, for the first time, the award categories included a national award for Community Pathways to VET, and ALA board member, Mark Brophy was one of the judges. Western College in Dubbo, NSW was the winner of the award.

For people interested in building up connections across the new LLN Community Educator Network (LLN-CEN). Come to a virtual wine & cheese event. Bring your networking skills and your thinking […]

Melbourne turned on a beautiful spring day to welcome the participants of the 51st ALA Conference in September. The theme of this year’s conference was Celebrating Adult Learning Spaces and this inspired a wide range of national and international presentations from keynote speakers about how the physical and conceptual spaces of learning are created.

The papers from this year’s ALA conference—Celebrating Adult Learning Spaces—are now available online. Click here to view.

In this session Sandra will share her experiences and ideas about what is best practice in teaching older people how to use the Internet and to explore the current training […]

Cooperative Learning Ltd (CLL), comprising 17 Community Colleges, 16 of which are RTOs, is an exciting experiment in collaboration between regional NSW training providers.  While still in the early stages […]

The National Year of Reading 2012 was given a grant by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations to run a writing competition as part of Adult […]

Adult Learning Australia is very proud to announce the winners of the 2011 National Adult Learners Awards held in Melbourne on the 26th September 2011 at Beer Deluxe in Federation Square.

Australian Adult Educator of the Year: Dr Jean Serle.

Jean was a founding member of the Queensland Council for Adult Literacy where she developed innovative and …

In this session Keith explains what Portable Apps is all about, installing it and usage. He then goes on to explain how to add to Portable Apps and where and […]

From preparation to print – you can produce your publication used to advertise your classes in 4 weeks or less. Organization and software tools are the keys to a successful […]

ALA’s latest issue of Quest magazine is now available. This edition features interviews with innovative Indigenous educator, Kathryn Gilbey and Australia’s delegate to the UN Commission for the Status of […]

A young woman who overcame adversity to continue with her education, in fact now studying for a Bachelor of Business, has been named the state’s ‘Outstanding Learner’ in the 2011 […]