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 of organisational formation, CLL has the potential to offer a model for collaboration which enhances business development and builds capacity for the individual members. Partnerships […]
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 Learners’ Week 2011. The aim was for the creation of exciting, inspiring and challenging stories to support and encourage adult learning, and to highlight the […]
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 how to get good, safe, reliable freeware. The session will then have an open forum discussing ideas for attracting and retaining tutors plus promoting the […]
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 streamlining process. Find out how to organize your teams to work more efficiently. Working together with a calendar, you can dramatically reduce the time it […]
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 Women, Elaine Butler. Read it here.
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 Victorian Learn Local Awards. Jessica McKenzie, who was asked to leave school at 14 and later had her family home destroyed in the Black Saturday […]
Expanding the boundaries of students with negative belief systems to achieve amazing results This webinar will use some of the processes of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) to assist educators to work with students who have a limited view of the world and their capabilities. This will particularly benefit those who work with language and literacy […]
Friday 26 August at 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm AEST This is the second in the series of Adult Learners’ Week webinars for 2011. Facilitated by Aileen Boyer and Jane Chilcott, this webinar will feature adult learners who have benefited from ACE programs in their lives, not just as pathways to employment and careers, but […]
Thursday 8 September, 2011, at 1.00 pm to 2.00 pm AEST. It is fitting that the third and final webinar in the Adult Learners’ Week 2011 series should focus on the ALW theme “It’s only the beginning: Later life learning and career shifting” and that it should be presented by Greg Goudle, Executive Director of […]
You can find the recording of the session through this link. Never before has a medium had such a dramatic impact on the way we live, learn and share. Social media has created a fundamental shift in the way we communicate. People are spending a lot more time on the web doing independent research, getting […]
It’s only the beginning … The brand new website for Adult Learners Week 2011 is up and running. Have a look and see what’s going on in your area. The theme of this year’s Adult Learners Week is It’s only the beginning: Later Life Learning and Career Shifting. We encourage Australians to use Adult Learners […]
When: Friday 7th October, 9.00am to 5.00pmWhere: Flemington Neighbourhood House, 28 Farnham Street FlemingtonClose to train station, parking available, Mel ref – Map 28 – K 11Includes: Workbooks, planning templates, lunch, tea, coffee, cateringPlease contact us for any dietary requirementsCost: $300 per participantRegistration: mary.brennan@studycircles.net.au Community engagement is becoming integral to how providers of public services […]
ALA’s second edition of Quest magazine for 2011 is now available. This edition features stories about the Global VET and Lifeskills forum held earlier this year, as well as profiling a learning centre that is doing amazing things with sustainability and ‘greening’ strategies. Check it out here.
‘If I Had To Give 10 Tips’ is a wish list of skills and practices that Keith feels that seniors (and any computer user) would benefit by getting on top of. As a tutor at the Muswellbrook Seniors Computer Club he often found seniors who were keen to do things but lacked basic skills to […]
