Events

2011

See presentations from the 2011 ACAL Conference in Melbourne 'Literacy on the map: Common visions, different paths'

2010

See and hear presentations from the 2010 ACAL Conference in Darwin 'Hands Up ... Hands On ...'.

Keynotes included (audio available)

'Getting Serious about Adult Literacy in Australia' by Professor Joe Lo Bianco, Chair of Language and Literacy Education and Associate Dean (Global Engagement), The University of Melbourne

'Language, literacy and social inclusion in Timor-Leste' by HE. Kirsty Sword Gusmão, Chairwoman of the Alola Foundation and Goodwill Ambassador for Education, Timor-Leste

'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

2009

'From Strength to Strength' • 2009 ACAL Conference • 1-3 Oct 2009

See the conference presentations

Keynotes included

'What counts, who counts; developing understandings of numeracy teaching from international and cross cultural experiences' by Dave Baker from London Institute of Education in the UK where he is a Reader in Adult Numeracy and post-16 Mathematics.

'Beyond Schooling: Towards a more adult LLN curriculum' with Dr Rob McCormack from Victoria University, Melbourne, where he has established teams of student rovers employed as peer mentors to assist other students in the Learning Commons.

'The Strengths in Us All' with Dr Peter Waterhouse, Workplace Learning Initiatives