Adult Learning Australia runs forums throughout the year and also offers regular online professional development webinars. Most ALA webinars are free of charge to members.
To register for an ALA webinar, select the webinar you want to attend then:
ALA members: Can register then log in using their ALA member username and password.
Non-members: Can Join ALA to access our webinars for free or simply register and follow the prompts to pay for an individual webinar.
To participate in a webinar, you need an Internet connection, microphone and headphones. Here is the Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing participant guide.
Past webinars
Members can access past webinar recordings here. If you have any difficulties, please contact us at membership@ala.asn.au.
2019 events calendar
Upcoming events
21 August 2019 @ 1pm AEST – Basic Numeracy Concepts – Chris Tully, Melbourne Polytechnic
1-8 September 2019 – Adult Learners Week 2019
11 September 2019 – ‘Plan a Project’ for jobseeking EAL/D learners – Lidia Lipkiewicz, Australian Training Award in Excellence in Language, Literacy, Numeracy Practice winner 2018
17 October 2019 @ 1pm AEDT – The principles of adult learning – Chemène Sinson, Blackwater Projects
13 November @ 1pm AEDT – Validation of ACSF assessment resources – Philippa McLean, Escalier McLean
| Presenter: | Chris Tully, Melbourne Polytechnic |
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| When: | Wednesday 21st August @ 1pm AEST |
| Duration: | 1 hr |
| Cost: | Free for all ALA members | $50 non-members |
This session is designed for Literacy teachers who also teach some numeracy. It will cover how to deliver basic numeracy concepts such as fractions and basic operations. The session will look at what students might be struggling with. It will…
| Presenter: | Lidia Lipkiewicz |
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| When: | Wednesday 11th September @ 1pm AEST |
| Duration: | 1 hr |
| Cost: | Free ALA members | $50 non-members |
‘Plan a project’ is a weekly, project-based program designed specifically for the EAL/D (ESOL) learner who is also a job seeker. In a nutshell, the program develops language, literacy and numeracy skills as well as employability skills, and creates a…
| Presenter: | Chemène Sinson, Blackwater Projects |
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| When: | Thursday 17th October 2019 @ 1pm AEDT |
| Duration: | 1 hr |
| Cost: | Free ALA members | $50 non-members |
Suitable for Anyone working in training or education in a management or practitioner role. Description In this interactive webinar we’ll re-define the principles of adult learning and discuss how they apply in 21st century learning environments. We’ll cover key techniques…
| Presenter: | Philippa McLean, Escalier McLean |
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| When: | Wednesday 13th November @ 1 pm - 2 pm AEDT |
| Duration: | 1 hr |
| Cost: | Free for members of LLN Network | $50 non-Network members |
This webinar is for adult language, literacy and numeracy practitioners to come together and look at aspects of quality assessment. It provides an excellent opportunity to gain external validation of tasks mapped to the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF).
| Presenter: | Jo Howard |
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| When: | Thursday 28th November 2019 @ 1pm AEDT |
| Duration: | 1 hr |
| Cost: | Free ALA members | $50 non-members |
The Royal Commission report on Family Violence was handed down two years ago and highlighted the fact that family violence can touch the lives of us all and that it exists across all communities and in many forms. Adult and…
