News & Updates

Teaching what matters: Learning about big issues in adult literacy presented by Dr Keiko Yasukawa – 5 April at 7 pm Zoom

In the field of adult literacy, we continue to argue that our work is about social justice, but what are we doing to teach our learners about the ‘big issues’ facing society and the planet that are often contributing to increasing disadvantage and risks to the most vulnerable groups in Australia and globally? In […]

New Tutor Tip available – Using the Microsoft Lens app to convert printed text to audio format by Ann Kelly

December 2022 Write On is now available to members

Free Zoom event: 7 pm 17 November – “Plain Read”: Safety and Indigenous Rangers presented by Leonie Swift

Leonie is a plain English writing consultant and trainer.  A librarian by trade, she has over twenty years’ experience in both state and local government.  Leonie’s passion for language, literacy and numeracy resulted in the development of Redland City Council’s first Adult Literacy Tutoring Program.

She currently works with Indigenous rangers in Queensland’s Bunya Mountains, […]

2022 October Tutor Tip now available to members: Using Google Docs in the Classroom

In this Tip, Gavin Mackinney explains how digital technologies were used interactively with literacy students. Specifically, Southbank TAFE ALN 1 class students learned how to access and use Google Docs, with tables that helped them to format short answers to survey questions modelled by Gavin and then made their own survey question topics in […]

August 2022 Write On now available to members

Using health materials with adult literacy/EAL learners

Followed by QCAL AGM

New Tutor Tip: Using rapid antigen tests with students by QCAL/ACAL committee

Using Google Docs, Google Forms and Adobe Express Webpages with Adult Literacy Students with Gavin Mackinney

In the workshop Gavin will share with the participants how collaborative digital technologies with (even low level) literacy students were used interactively. Southbank TAFE ALN 1 class students learned how to access and use Google Docs, with tables that helped them to format short answers to […]

New Tutor Tip: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): How teachers can help – by Maree Stevens