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Lifelong learning for
a fairer Australia

Lifelong learning for
a fairer Australia

ePortfolios Australia Conference in Perth

Following on from the success of ePortfolios Australia Conference 2010, the ePortfolios Australia Conference 2011 will bring together national and international educators and thought leaders to showcase the ways e-portfolio practice is making a difference to adult education in Australia. The Conference will be held at Curtin University in Perth on the 17 – 18 October […]

ACAL Conference 2011

The Australian Council for Adult Literacy (ACAL) Conference will be held  27 -28 September 2011 in Melbourne. It will provide an opportunity to articulate, demonstrate and celebrate the vitality of the Literacy, Language and Numeracy field in Australia. The conference title is Literacy on the Map: Common Visions, Different Paths. It signals the potential for […]

Adult Learners Week 2011

Adult Learners Week is an international festival celebrating adult learning, held in the first week of September. For more details visit the adult learners week website www.adultlearnersweek.org      

2010 Annual General Meeting

Minutes of AGM 2010 Presidents Report 2010 Treasurers Report CEOs Report New Board Members Profiles

Skype 5.1 installing, using and other adventures at your BFS Kiosk

This session will be of interest to Broadband for Seniors volunteer tutors who are interested in accessing updated Skype 5.1 to communicate via call or video with family members and how you might introduce this feature to your BFS senior community who are learning about ICT. This session will assist with installing Skype 5.1 on […]

Happiness and Its Causes 2011

An amazing gathering of 40+ speakers in science, education, psychology, spirituality, the arts and more! Be inspired by keynotes including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, acclaimed primatologist Dr Jane Goodall, inspiring humanitarian and photographer Matthieu Ricard, leading creative thinker Michael J Gelb and pioneering emotions researcher Dr Paul Ekman. Details

Men’s Learning and Wellbeing Event in Hobart

Men’s Learning & Wellbeing: A One Day Forum, Hosted by Adult Learning Australia and the University of Ballarat Addressing Disadvantage in Education & Health Research Group in collaboration with Tasmanian Men’s Sheds Association, and Rosny LINC Monday April 18, 2011, 10 am – 3.30pm ROSNY LINC (formerly Rosny Library), Bligh Street, Rosny, Tasmania Program   […]

UN Commission on the Status of Women

Elaine Butler, the convenor of Women in Adult and Vocational Education has been chosen as one of three women to represent Australian women at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. The major theme for 2011 is: Access and participation of women and girls to education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion […]

ASPBAE Executive Committee Meeting Ballarat, Victoria

The Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education will be holding their Executive Meeting in Ballarat, Victoria.

‘Check out a range of BFS user guides’ and ‘Promoting your BFS Kiosk’

User guides have been developed by NEC for the Broadband for Senior’s program. You can view and download these user guides at www.necseniors.net.au.  This session will provide a great opportunity to join Graeme Dodd and other staff from NEC to discuss how these user guides can support your kiosk activities and particularly how these new […]

2011 Adult Learning Conference

Celebrating Adult Learning Spaces.   The 51st Annual ALA Conference will be hosted by the CAE on the 26th and 27th of September. The conference will be held in and around the laneways of Melbourne, where the CAE has its home. more  

Australian Journal of Adult Learning member library

AJAL Volume 65, Number 3, Special Edition, November 2025 EDITORIAL Robert Townsend and Jeffrey Bryant Jones Celebrating 65 Years Celebrating 65 years of Adult Learning Australia 1960-2025Jenny Macaffer Refereed articles Therapeutic Theatre as a process for the inclusion of students with mild dementia in Adult Community Education coursesJeffrey Bryant Jones Performing pedagogy: Exploring the impact […]

Presidents Update – Feb 2011

Dear ALA Member You may recall that in the lead up to the 2010 Federal election, ALA worked with its members to create a Policy Platform. The platform now forms the basis of our conversations with government, and our responses to various inquiries. However, in addition to your input into the overall policy platform, we […]

Money 101

Global Campaign for Education

See the Big Read film made by the Global Campaign for Education because of the actions taken during 2009 Global Action Week.