by admin4acal | Oct 31, 2021 | 5 minutes on ..., major, Webinars
Interview link available to members here How do you facilitate adult LN learners to rewrite their relationship with education? In this 5 minute video Linno Rhodes explains how to recognise and understand coping strategies adults bring to the LN learning...
by admin4acal | Oct 26, 2021 | 5 minutes on ...
Interview link available to members here Longitudinal studies overseas resulted in an understanding of the relationship between positive prisoner education programs and a productive life post-release. The data collected led to a political will to address education...
by admin4acal | Oct 26, 2021 | Webinars
2021 Arch Nelson Address with Lorraine Sushames Arch Nelson played a major role in placing adult education on the government and public agenda and he was inaugural Chairman of the Australian Council for Adult Literacy (ACAL). Each year, in recognition of the...
by admin4acal | Oct 11, 2021 | 5 minutes on ...
Interview link available to members here In this 5 minute presentation Adam Nobilia shares a pre-reading strategy he has successfully used to teach reading fluency.As a musician (under the name Adam Blacksmith) and an experienced adult literacy teacher, Adam has...
by admin4acal | Sep 29, 2021 | 5 minutes on ...
Presentation link available to members here Every now and then the reading wars break out and people new to the field of adult literacy get caught up in a debate about whole language versus phonics. But does whole language necessarily exclude the teaching of...
by admin4acal | Sep 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
Members and friends are invited to the join us on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 commencing at 5.00pm AEDT* by Zoom webinar *Note Daylight saving will be in operation. Check local times Zoom link: Register here Zoom tips: https://acal.edu.au/zoom-tips/ 2021 Annual...
by admin4acal | Sep 8, 2021 | 5 minutes on ...
Presentation link available to members here To celebrate Adult Learners Week, ACAL invites you to reconsider the value of student-centred learning.Regardless of constraints of curriculum and compliance, remaining focussed on the central concepts of adult learning...
by admin4acal | Sep 1, 2021 | major, Webinars
Video link( YouTube) What’s happening in adult literacy right now? The state councils for adult literacy (CALs) describe their roles and provide current information about the strengths of the adult literacy systems, and some challenges.Why does the adult literacy...
by admin4acal | Jul 26, 2021 | Interviews
Interview link available to members here “It’s really hard to change your practice -…but you’ve got to be brave…we do need to be brave”. Beth Marr is a numeracy icon and author of a range of practical books based on research. These books have informed numeracy...
by admin4acal | Jul 13, 2021 | Interviews
See the interview on YouTube This week we are pleased to bring you another interview in our Something to say: Lessons learned, lessons ahead. Series. Interview with Don MacDowall, recently retired ACAL admin person With a nod to John Clarke and Brian Dawe, Don talks...
