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Australian Council for Adult Literacy
ACAL eNews
August 2012
ACAL eNews is the electronic newsletter of the Australian Council of Adult Literacy (ACAL) and is distributed free to people interested in adult literacy and numeracy. See below for subscription details or to unsubscribe.
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In this issue
1. 'Joining the pieces: Literacy and numeracy one part of the picture' ACAL 2012, Hobart Tasmania
2. ACAL Annual General Meeting
3. CGEA re-accreditation
4. Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) workshops - free
5. 'Reading the digital word, to read the digital world?'
6. Adult Learners' Week 1st – 8th September
7. Skills for All Australians: What about women and girls?
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9. Contact ACAL
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1. 'Joining the pieces: Literacy and numeracy one part of the picture'
ACAL 2012, Hobart Tasmania
Registration still available
Hear
Susan Devereux, Branch Manager, Foundation Skills
The Foundation Skills jigsaw – how the pieces fit together More
Pat Strauss, Associate Professor, Auckland University of Technology
Adult Literacy Practitioners – making our voices heard More
Anita Roberts, Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA)
VET + LLN = Together Forever More
and lots more
2. ACAL Annual General Meeting
Members and friends of ACAL are invited to the 2012 Annual General Meeting on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 4.30 pm at Hotel Grand Chancellor, Davey Street, Hobart
3. CGEA re-accreditation
The Certificates in General Education for Adults are being reaccredited during 2012/2013. The reaccreditation will take into account any impact of the Foundation Skills Training Package, currently under development. Phase 1 of the reaccreditation process focused on research and consultation with key stakeholders via online surveys and focus groups and was completed in August. The project is now entering phase 2 which will involve the redevelopment of the curriculum. The reaccredited curriculum is scheduled for publication on the Training Support Network website in April 2013. The first project steering committee will be held on August 28th. There will be further opportunities to provide feedback during the reaccreditation.
4. Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) workshops - free
Various dates and locations
5. 'Reading the digital word, to read the digital world?'
2012 NSW ALNC Conference 10 December, 2012
The theme of the 2011 conference is: Reading the digital word, to read the digital world. The conference will work with a 'twist' of Paulo Freire's idea of literacy - that we read the word in order to read the world we live in. We'd like conference participants to consider what this means in our contemporary context, as forms of reading have expanded dramatically with the introduction of new media and technologies. What has changed about literacy, what hasn't? What does this mean for literacy teaching? (And of course,what does this mean for numeracy?)
The conference will feature keynote addresses by -
Professor Robyn Jorgensen on numeracy, and Helen De Silva Joyce on visual literacy.
For further information, email nswlanc@gmail.com
6. Adult Learners' Week 1st – 8th September
The theme of this year's Adult Learners' Week is 'Digital Literacy: Connecting and Learning Through Technology'.
7. Skills for All Australians: What about women and girls?
WAVE is celebrating 25 years with a National Conference!
Friday 14th September 2012
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