Conference Presentations
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Opening Keynote
'Getting Serious about Adult Literacy in Australia'
Professor Joe Lo Bianco, Chair of Language and Literacy Education and Associate Dean (Global Engagement), The University of Melbourne
Joe's presentation is available in two audio formats.
| (MP3 Audio file 17 MB) |
(WAV Audio file 27 MB) |
F1.4 The evolution of LLN needs in the community, workplaces and the VET system and strategies to meet those needs: a practitioners' perspective
Suzanne Blakemore, TAFE NSW - Hunter Institute
See the presentation (PDF 1.1MB)
F1.5 Looking at it from our way…
Glenys Collard and Cheryl Wiltshire, WA Department of Education
See the presentation (PDF 250KB)
F1.8 Tucker Signing Strategies for Reading
Sally Sudweeks, Beewise Inc.
See the presentation (PDF 50KB)
F2.1 The New Zealand Literacy Alliance
Nicky Murray, Industry Training Federation
See the presentation (PDF 750KB)
F2.3 Mt Evelyn Football/Netball Club history project
Kerrin Pryor, Morrisons and Philippa McLean
See the presentation (PDF 150KB)
Friday Afternoon Keynote
'Language, literacy and social inclusion in Timor-Leste'
HE. Kirsty Sword Gusmão, Chairwoman of the Alola Foundation and Goodwill Ambassador for Education, Timor-Leste
Kirsty Sword Gusmão's presentation is available in two audio formats.
| (MP3 Audio file 12 MB) | (WAV Audio file 19 MB) |
F3.1 Measuring Adult Literacy
Loucas Harous, Assistant Director, Australian Bureau of Statistics
See the presentation (PDF 450KB)
F3.2 Language, literacy and learning for life: Policy and practice in Northern Territory libraries
Cate Richmond, Northern Territory Library
See the presentation (PDF 40KB)
F3.3 Reading the community: young refugee mothers talk about becoming literate
Pamela McPherson, Macquarie University
See the presentation (PDF 420KB)
F3.4 Cuba's Yo Si Puedo Literacy Method and Timor-Leste's National Literacy Campaign
Bob Boughton and Deborah Durnan, University of New England, NSW
See the presentation (PDF 550KB)
F3.7 Steppin Out at Yarrabah: life after CDEP
Cathrena McRae, The Learning Workshop and Steppin Out Community Mentors
See the presentation (PDF 250KB)
F3.8 Learning at Work Book: Supporting self-determination in the remote Indigenous child care workforce
Melodie Bat, Lyn Fasoli, Claire Kilgariff
See the presentation (PDF 2.4MB)
F4.3 Situated numeracy in everyday contexts
Kalpana Chana and Phil Kane, Manukau Institute of Technology
See the presentations
Literacy and Numeracy in Everyday Context (PowerPoint 400KB)
Instances of Numeracy in Recycling and Refuse Collection (PowerPoint 500KB)
Media stories as a Numeracy Resource(PDF 300KB)
F4.4 Diabetes literacy: Making a case for partnerships between health promotion and adult L&N
Stephen Black, Centre for Research in Learning and Change, University of Technology, Sydney
See the presentation (PDF 220KB)
F4.6 Embedding literacy and numeracy into vocational teaching
Erica O'Riordan and Jan Brown, Western Institute of Technology Taranaki (WITT)
See the presentation (PDF 30KB)
F4.7 New WELL resources
Cathrena McRae, The Learning Workshop
See the presentation (PDF 160KB)
Saturday Morning Keynote
'Ethical Foundations of Critical Mathematics Education: A Socially Response-able Approach'
Bill Atweh, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at the Science and Mathematics Education Centre at Curtin University of Technology
See the presentation (PDF 130KB)
Bill's presentation is available in audio (MP3 Audio file 23 MB)
S1.2 Embedding LLN in communications - a creative approach
Cathy Watson, LLN specialist (NZ) and Diane Radford, Speech and Drama Specialist (NZ)
See the presentation (PDF 1.1MB)
S1.3 Adults with dyslexia: Anywhere to go? Age appropriate teaching of phonemic awareness and phonics for adults with literacy needs
Kerry Mitchell and Sue Johnston, NSW TAFE Sydney Institute
See the presentation (PDF 1.3MB)
S1.4 Contextualised assessment tools for workplace programs
Philippa McLean and Jenni Oldfield
See the presentation (PDF 20KB)
S1.5 An awesome foursome - 4 family literacy models: Reflections and experiences of cross-sectoral partnerships
Ann Leske and Leonie Francis, TAFE NSW Riverina Institute
See the presentation (PDF 60KB)
S1.6 The Language of Beauty Therapy: an online approach to learning the language of anatomy and physiology in the context of Beauty Therapy and Massage disciplines
Belinda Bold, Victoria University
See the presentation (PDF 300KB)
S1.7 Crocodiles and polar bears: A cross cultural comparison of adult learning in remote indigenous communities
Alison Reedy, Charles Darwin University and Michelle Eady, University of Wollongong
See the presentation (external link)
S3.4 Mumgu Dhal Tyama Tiyt - Message Stick of Knowledge - engaging Indigenous students in Melbourne's west
Jennifer Lees and Lia Pa'apa'a, Victoria University
See the presentation (PDF 1MB)
S3.6 Supporting hands on delivery: curriculum that offers options
Helena Zielinska, WA Department of Corrective Services and Cheryl Wiltshire,WA Department of Training and Workforce Development
See the presentation (PDF 200KB)
S4.1 Embedding LN into training materials for trades training in the NZ context
Nicola Welch, InfraTrain New Zealand
See the presentation (PDF 900KB)
S4.2 All aboard the brunchXpress - an interactive and innovative approach to ESL delivery
Brett Olsen and Stuart Abrahamson, WA Central Institute of Technology
See the presentation (PDF 1.5MB)
S4.3 Inclusive Education in Timor-Leste
Jose Monteiro, National Coordinator for Inclusive Education, Ministry of Education, Timor-Leste
See the presentation (PDF 350KB)
S4.4 Blind date: An exploration of the potential for partnerships between literacy teachers and community service workers
Ann Leske, TAFE NSW Riverina Institute, Wagga Wagga Campus
This is a research project funded under the auspices of NCVER and is expected to be released in late 2010.
