NSW ALNC Conference 2012

Reading the digital word, to read the digital world?

Held in partnership with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, UTS
at:  Aerial Function Centre,  University of Technology, Sydney

Student Writing Project for the National Year of Reading seminar

In this workshop, teachers workshopped ways of engaging learners' interest to write about their experiences of reading/ learning to read. The Council is hosting a seminar on Thursday 21 June, 5.30-6.30 at the University of Technology, Sydney, where teachers can workshop ways of supporting their learners through the writing process. Whether you are participating in the National Year of Reading project or not, this seminar will be an excellent opportunity to share different approaches and challenges of teaching writing.

A Council project for the National Year Of Reading

To celebrate National Year of Reading, the NSW Adult Literacy & Numeracy Council invited your learners to share their stories of reading. We will give a voice to these reflections by publishing a book of student writing. 
The April 26 seminar led by experienced adult literacy teachers workshopped ways of supporting learners to reflect and write about their experiences and journeys in reading. Participants added to the range of 'prompts' teachers can use to engage their students in the project, a procedures sheet and a coversheet for submitting students' stories. 

Engaging low-level adult learners both on and off-campus

Seminar NSW ALNC 2011 

Desiree O'Regan, Marian Koo, Jenny Kelly and Lynne Robson

Thursday 15 September, 2011 at UTS, Building 10, Level 5, Room 580

This presentation gave a snapshot of various means used to address the language and literacy needs of low-level learners both on and off-campus in the Lidcombe / Auburn area.

Teaching is an artful blend of a variety of methods. There is seldom one best method. This presentation is about some teachers’ journey into exploring different ways of maximising student learning and developing students into self-directed learners.

See photos, listen to the keynote addresses, and access many of the presentations from the 2010 ACAL Conference hands up... hands on... ACAL held its annual conference in Darwin this year, attracting some 200 participants from all states and territories and Timor Leste. . 

Numeracy teaching - value free and culture free?

Dave Baker, Reader in Numeracy and post-16 Numeracy at the London Institute of Education in the UK, was a keynote speaker at the ACAL Conference in Fremantle last year. Baker's presentation "What counts, who counts; developing understandings of numeracy teaching from international and cross cultural experiences", is available online.

It sounds so obvious, but maybe if we start numeracy teaching with what adult students actually know, they may better understand some of the more difficult aspects of numeracy.


Dave Baker’s work in developing understandings of numeracy teaching from international and cross cultural experiences leads him to argue for seeing numeracy as social practice, rather than a more abstract and theoretical approach, or from a deficit model.