On behalf of the conference organising committee it gives us great pleasure to invite you to attend the 50th Adult Learning Association Conference to be held in Adelaide from Thursday 11 – Saturday 13 November 2010 at the Hotel Grand Chancellor Adelaide on Hindley, 65 Hindley Street, Adelaide 5000 right in the heart of Adelaide’s CBD.

  Adult Learners Week 2010 was celebrated in Neighbourhood Houses, Community Colleges, Libraries and other venues across Australia during the first week of September. At Narrabri Community College, seniors were offered free text messaging classes. At the CaFE Enfield Children’s Centre, members of the community from a range of cultures took part in a Living […]

This session will provide an opportunity to discuss and learn how host administrators and volunteer tutors are identifying and building best practice benchmarks for their Broadband for Seniors Kiosk. This is an opportunity for established sites to share their experiences with newer sites on the strategies they have been using as they progress along their […]

Conference Day One 5th May: 8:30am – 5:30pm   Workshop(s): Pre Conference Workshops 4th May: 9am – 5pm   Day Two Post Conference Workshops 7th May: 9am – 5pm   ALA members receive a 10% discount to this relevant Conference. Go to www.happinessanditscauses.com.au for more details and to register.

The Broadband for Senior’s project has introduced monthly webinar sessions for BFS volunteer tutors using Elluminate as its platform. This session will provide an overview of Elluminate’s tools and how to get the most out of your BFS Elluminate workshop sessions. Come along to this Eluminate session, brush up on your Eluminate skills and talk […]

This session will be of interest to Broadband for Senior’s volunteer tutors who are interested in exploring easy to use websites and online tools to create digital stories and share with their families and friends. Carole is an explorer by nature and always willing to share innovative practices for all practitioners. In 2009 Carole guided […]

Ron has been visiting a range of BFS kiosks in New South Wales. These visits have provided an opportunity for us to hear how host administrators and volunteer tutors have approached their training and engagement of older learners. Join us and hear about what is happening ‘on the ground’ at sites located in Oberon, Mudgee, […]

This session will be of interest to Broadband for Senior’s volunteer tutors who are interested in accessing Skype 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 setting up new client accounts, running […]

This session will provide an opportunity for BFS volunteer tutors to share time with Diane who has considerable expertise in the teaching of ICT skills to older learners. Diane will share her knowledge and pass onto you some of the tips and tricks she has used to fully engage her learners. The session will also […]

We invite you to share and have input into the planned community space for BFS volunteer tutors. This community can now be accessed by visiting www.necseniors.net.au and clicking on the ‘Online Community’ button. The BFS Volunteer Tutor Community has already been established and it is easy to register yourself as a user and a member […]

This session will be of interest to volunteer tutors who are working with or preparing to deliver training to seniors in a Broadband for Seniors Kiosk setting. Ron will lead a practical discussion with those volunteer tutors attending this Elluminate session to provide an opportunity to discuss and learn from each other about the learning […]

A skilled user of Elluminate easily and effectively deliver top class learning experiences for their learners, conducting meetings with colleagues or just catch up with distant friends and family. Come along to this “Elluminate Improvement” webinar and learn to use Elluminate’s interactive and collaborative features from its most basic (responding using icons) to its most […]

This session will be of interest to volunteer tutors who are working with or preparing to deliver training to seniors in a Broadband for Seniors Kiosk setting. Ron has been conducting a series of face-to-face visits to a number of BFS Kiosk sites in the Blue Mountain area of New South Wales and some sites […]

This session will be of interest to volunteer tutors who are working with or preparing to deliver training to seniors in a Broadband for Seniors Kiosk setting. Dianne, Sirkka and Tony developed the Broadband for Seniors training packages, including the online resource, and this will be a great opportunity to share your experiences in using […]

This session, hosted by senior consultants Adam Sawell and Louise Rudzki from Melbourne based NestPR, will equip you with the tools and confidence to create PR opportunities with your local media and stakeholders to spread the word about your centre’s Adult Learners’ Week activities. Session takeaways will include media guidelines and a press release template. […]