Webinars
WEBINAR:Adult literacy and Numeracy in Australia: The 2024 update
ACAL Webinar:Adult literacy and Numeracy in Australia: The 2024 update
Date: Wednesday, October 16th 2024
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WEBINAR: Literacy Mediation – the central role of others in reading and writing
Presenter: Dr Sally Thompson
Date: Monday, 2nd September 2024
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WEBINAR: Some reflections and connections with Dave Tout
Some reflections and connections: Growth and support needed for a critical and dynamic adult literacy and numeracy sector with Dave Tout
Date: Monday, 12th August 2024
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WEBINAR: The DysCalculator
Presenters: Gary Sharpe, Philip Schlup, Michael Grawe
Date: Tuesday, 2nd July 2024
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WEBINAR: Experiences of supporting adults with literacy gaps: A narrative inquiry
Presenter: Sebastian Blake
Date: Monday, 20th May 2024
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WEBINAR: A Presentation by the Manako team at Ako Aotearoa
A Presentation by the Manako team at Ako Aotearoa
Date: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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WEBINAR: 2023 ACAL AGM Executive report
ACAL AGM Executive report
Presented by Jo Medlin, President
Date: Wednesday 18th October, 2023
Some reflections from 2023
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ACAL 2023 Conference presentations
ACAL Conference 2023
Thank you to all who presented at the ACAL Conference.
Thank you to all who attended the ACAL conference.
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WEBINAR: 2023 Arch Nelson presented by Dave Tout
‘Some reflections and connections: growth and support needed for a critical and dynamic adult literacy and numeracy sector’
Presented by Dave Tout, Senior Research Fellow, Australian Council for Educational Research, education consultant
Date: 7th September at the 2023 ACAL conference
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WEBINAR: ISO’s plain language standard — A tool for us all with Christopher Balmford
ACAL Webinar: ISO’s plain language standard — A tool for us all with Christopher Balmford
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WEBINAR: Arch Nelson Address 2022 Women’s Education – making a difference
Presenter: Caralyn Lammas. I will address this topic from three perspectives. Firstly, I will share what it means to me to be an educator of women. I will then discuss the background, purpose and scope of the TAFE SA Women’s Education program,
WEBINAR: AMEP Virtual Roadshow – showcasing 3 new resources with LWA
In this webinar, LWA will showcase a suite of newly developed resources, funded by the Department of Home Affairs and aligned to the EAL Framework.
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WEBINAR: Journeying through VET – a case study of foundation skills learners
Presenters: Michelle Circelli and Zhenyuan Li
Foundation skills – language, literacy, numeracy and digital skills along with employability skills – are the cornerstone of success in work, education and community life. Vocational education and training (VET) is one of the ways for individuals to build foundation skills.
Our research explored the characteristics of foundation skills learners, their learning pathways, as well as their future study and employment outcomes.
WEBINAR: The why, what, and how of Aotearoa NZ LLN Professionals Community of Practice
In this webinar, Annette Tofaeono, Dr. Lilia Sevillano & Vicky Beckwith will talk about why they are involved, what they do and what it means to them, and how they engage with it and integrate it into their work.
WEBINAR: How Universal Design Principles Inform My LLN Teaching Practices
In this webinar, Dean Champ is going to explore how the 7 principles of universal design inform the preparation, content writing, physical learning environment, class structure and delivery of LLN content to his student cohort.
Organisational health literacy: Assess yourself using the HeLLOTas Toolkit with Chris Sierzant
Language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) are fundamental to everyday health literacy practises. For teachers of adults, unpacking health information is a common theme and an authentic context in which LLN is often taught and learned,
New research released by The Reading Writing Hotline: Presented by Vanessa Iles & Robin Miles
Vanessa and Robin will present the Reading Writing Hotline current research on barriers for providers in offering courses and for people accessing classes. A Report on Adult Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy Need (2022)
Literacy and numeracy practices in VCAL/TAFE classrooms with Liam Frost-Camilleri
This session is an exploration of the predominant pedagogies used by teachers in VCAL/TAFE classrooms and what the research is telling us is effective in ‘re-engaging’ second chance education students…
Sharing advocacy and asking for your feedback with Jo Medlin
Sharing advocacy and asking for your feedback with Jo Medlin
This webinar is a presentation made on behalf of ACAL to the National Medicines Symposium, 30th May 2022.
Empowerment and Restraint Overcoming the impact of cultural legacy through Project-Based Learning with Camilla Portela
“Through Project-Based Learning, I focus on encouraging my students to continue thinking about issues beyond the classroom such as the Fairfield Youth Art Project –……”
What can a coach teach a teacher? Webinar with Dean Champ
In this webinar Dean will consider skill development, master coaches/ teachers, mindset and culture in the quest to answer the question “What skills and attitudes lead to teaching success?”
VOCEDplus and NCVER update on adult literacy research and resources Webinar
VOCEDplus and NCVER update on adult literacy research and resources
with Rose-Anne Polvere and Michelle Circelli
This webinar presents an update on the range of adult literacy resources on VOCEDplus and NCVER related research. It will look at ‘old friends’ and ‘new acquaintances’
Congratulations to Dean Champ!
Training award winner
Congratulations Dean Champ! Australian Training Awards
Dean talked to ACAL about what he enjoys about his role.
Gateways to Education with Professor Bowman
As the first person in his family to go on to higher education, Professor Bowman has had an extraordinary life.
Prepare to be inspired!
Stories and evidence: Learning-centred frameworks that guide adult LLN learning and teaching with Dr Marguerite Cullity
Stories and evidence: Learning-centred frameworks that guide adult LLN learning and teaching with Dr Marguerite Cullity
Join us as Dr Cullity shares her knowledge of four evidence-based, internationally used frameworks that inform and guide learning-centred LLN work.
Sharing and Reflecting on Numeracy Teaching Practices Webinar with Dave Tout
As a follow up to a series of numeracy workshops Dave ran around Tasmania, ACAL and 26TEN bring you this webinar to offer LLN teachers and tutors a chance to reflect on your practices.
A remote solution to strengthening workforce capacity in LLN
Ros Bauer has collaborated with an RTO which has the Develop Foundation Skills in Vocational Practice Skills Set on scope. She is delivering to 3 trainers in community, who work with Warlpiri adult learners and young people, in Community Services and Sport & Recreation.
In this webinar Ros will introduce 3 people working in Yuendumu in the Northern Territory – Rebecca Toll, trainer & careers pathways with the local school, Dave Bauer, community youth worker and Alexis Apfelbaum, community services tutor.
Building Strength with Numeracy
This interactive webinar introduces the resource, showcases some of the new small group and pair activities and discusses the rationale underpinning the sections and the type of activities and practice sheets included in free VALBEC numeracy resources.