eVALBEC
March 2009
This
is the electronic newsletter of VALBEC, the Victorian
Adult Literacy and Basic Education Council, and is
sent to about 850 practitioners on the first of each
month (other than January). It is also available in
the ‘News’ section of our web site http://www.valbec.org.au
Disclaimer: The activities, goods and services mentioned
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of each item.
How to submit items: http://www.valbec.org.au/05/news.htm
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IN THIS ISSUE OF eVALBEC:
1. Navigating Laneways:
Finding new ways to work in adult literacy, language
and numeracy
2. ‘Celebrating Good Practice in e-learning in
ACE’ Showcase
3. 2009 ACAL conference: From Strength to Strength
- Call for Presentations now open
4. Gambling Education Program
5. Fine Print - Special Student Writing Edition
2008
6. VALBEC membership fees now due
7. Additional Fine Print
8. Call for workshop proposals for the 2009 RaPAL
9. Celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD)
- 8 March 2009
10. Update your course details
11. Subscribe to eVALBEC?
12. Unsubscribe?
13. Contact VALBEC
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1. Navigating Laneways:
Finding new ways to work in adult literacy, language
and numeracy
Friday May 8, at
William Angliss College, 9.00am - 4.30 pm
Pre-conference workshops will be conducted on Thursday
May 7, 3.00 -5.30pm
The conference program
is being finalised and presenters will be notified
this week.
Conference speakers include: Rebecca Lister, David
Rose, Wendy Cowey, Kate Burridge. Check the website http://www.valbec.org.au for
updates.
Registrations will open soon. Registration fees have
not increased from 2008.
Early bird fees apply to members only so ensure that
your membership is current.
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2. ‘Celebrating
Good Practice in e-learning in ACE’ Showcase
The ACFE Board is
sponsoring an e-learning Showcase entitled - Celebrating
Good Practice in e-learning in ACE, on the 20th March
at the William Angliss Conference Centre. It will provide
an important opportunity to hear, see and learn more
about e-learning practices that can be applied in the
Adult Community Education (ACE) sector. It will provide
practical solutions to issues confronting ACE teachers
and managers. The showcase will highlight current and
future e-learning technologies and methodologies you
can implement in your ACE organisation. Keynote speakers
Delia Bradshaw and Michael Coghlan, will
reflect on the collective ACE e-learning journey to
date, and explore some of the tools currently being
used to create community
For more information visit http://eshowcase.acfe.vic.edu.au
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3. 2009 ACAL conference:
From Strength to Strength - Call for Presentations
now open
October 2-3 2009
Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, Western Australia
The sub-themes are:
- Language diversity, educational outcomes and literacy
- Building on our strengths
- Literacy, equity, justice and human rights
VALBEC members and friends are invited to pass on the
news to potential presenters who can unpack the
theme From Strength to Strength or any of the
sub-themes.
Who do you want to hear from? Why not personally invite
someone to respond to the Call for Presentations? For
further information visit the website http://www.waalc.org.au/09conf/
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4. Gambling Education
Program
CAE is calling for
Expressions of Interest from ACE Providers to participate
in the rollout of a Gambling Education Program for
students aged 16-24 years, enrolled in the VCAL/CGEA
curricula. Phase 2 of the Big Deal Project involves
the ‘rollout’ (to at least 20 ACE/TAFE
Providers) of an Implementation Guide and Message Maps
to enhance the Trainer Kit previously developed in
Phase 1. This Kit includes a trainer guide, DVD with
three problem-gambling scenarios, and a CD with a digital
story telling project. These resources have been mapped
against the CGEA and VCAL curricula. The enhanced Implementation
Guide includes best practice examples for delivering
the Big Deal Program as well as additional hands-on
activities and numeracy resources.
There will be financial reimbursement for those teachers
and centres/institutions involved in the Big Deal project.
Involvement in the Phase 2 ‘rollout’ involves:
* attendance at a full-day training session (Friday
24 April or Tuesday 5 May)
* delivery of the gambling education program during
Term 2 or Term 3
* participation in evaluation surveys/sessions.
If you would like to be involved in the project, or
would like more information, please contact Jean Evans,
Project Co-ordinator, at jeane@cae.edu.au or ph 0422
163 450.
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5. Fine Print -
Special Student Writing Edition 2008
VALBEC members and
Fine Print subscribers will have seen the recent edition
of Fine Print with some inspiring examples of student
writing. Copies have gone to as far afield as Western
Australia as well as several TAFE colleges and ACE
providers in Victoria.
Copies can be purchased for $5 per copy, including
postage and GST (within Australia).
Payment or purchase order is required in advance. Only
available while stocks last.
Go to http://www.valbec.org.au and
follow the links to see some extracts and get purchase
details.
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6. VALBEC membership
fees now due
There will be no change
to the membership fees which fall due on March 1.
Invoices have been sent to members and our thanks
to those people who managed to find our address (someone!
left it off the invoice!)
The fees are
Individual membership - Employed Full Time (or on a
time fraction 0.6 or above) - $90
Individual membership - Part time and Sessional - $56
Full time tertiary student or unemployed teacher - $40
Institutional membership - Small Organisation (less
than 3 EFT staff) - $140
Institutional membership - Base rate - $180
Institutional membership - Multi-Campus (includes 5
copies of ‘Fine Print’) - $335
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7. Additional Fine
Print
Members will now be
able to subscribe for extra copies of Fine Print. Currently
all categories, with the exception of Multi-campus,
receive one copy of Fine Print as part of the membership
fee. Renewal invoices going out soon will allow members
to choose additional copies of Fine Print posted to
the same address.
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8. Call for workshop
proposals for the 2009 RaPAL
‘Sustainable
Literacies' call for workshop proposals for the 2009
RaPAL (Research and Practice in Adult Literacy) conference.
University of Wales, Newport, UK. 25-27 June 2009
For more information and to download the call for workshop
proposals, please visit the RaPAL website:
http://www.literacy.lancs.ac.uk/rapal/
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9. Celebrate International
Women’s Day (IWD) - 8 March 2009
Order IWD Ribbons,
host an event, and register your event on our community calendar.
Women around the world will celebrate International
Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March 2009. In the spirit
of women’s participation and leadership, the
Office of Women’s Policy celebrations for this
year’s IWD will focus on women and men: united
to end violence against women- the UN theme for 2009.
Join in IWD celebrations by getting involved in an
event or activity, or by holding your own event on
the day or week leading up to International Women’s
Day (2 March - 8 March).
To promote awareness of IWD, and its history, free
!WD ribbons featuring the colours of violet, green
and white are available from the Office of Women’s
Policy (OWP).
Visit the OWP website http://www.women.vic.gov.au to
order IWD ribbons and download IWD poster to promote
your own event.
If your event is open to the general public, OWP can
also advertise it on its on-line calendar of IWD events.
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10. Update your course
details
One of the most visited
parts of the VALBEC website lists the courses offered
by organisations in the TAFE and ACE sector.
You can see your listing or update it at http://www.valbec.org.au/05/contacts/contacts.htm
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13. Contact VALBEC
eVALBEC is the monthly
electronic newsletter of (VALBEC) the Victorian Adult
Literacy and Basic Education Council.
E-mail: info@valbec.org.au
Web: http://www.valbec.org.au
Postal: Box 861 Springvale South VIC 3172
Ph: 03 9546 6892
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