The Hotline recently caught up with Sally Hodgson, a literacy teacher at Randwick Campus, TAFE NSW. She is currently running a very popular Smart Devices course. How did the Smart Devices course come about? Students during literacy class, at lunchtime or after class would ask...
Over its 30-year history how many Australians have rung the Hotline? a. Almost 100,000 b. Around 150,000 c. Over 180,000 What do most of the callers say motivated their call to the Hotline? a. Television b. Website c. Radio d. Word of mouth How...
Last December, we asked you what you enjoyed and found useful in Literacy Links. Many thanks to all those who responded. Here is a summary of the results. Survey respondents said what they liked to read the most were “Stories from the field about literacy/numeracy learners...
The role of generative AI in supporting learners in the literacy and numeracy space is an emerging topic of discussion. A recent article published in the 2023 Fall edition of Adult Literacy Education on Generative AI Bridging Resource Gaps in Adult Education: The Role of...
February and March saw several developments in the skills and training policy and legislation space. These include: On 7 February Minister O’Connor introduced The National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment (Strengthening Quality and Integrity in Vocational Education and Training No. 1) Bill 2024, into Parliament....
VALBEC is offering a Zoom session on delivering money concepts to lower level numeracy students. It is designed for both numeracy teachers and literacy teachers who need to deliver numeracy. The session will be presented by Chris Tully, an experienced numeracy and literacy teacher. When: Wednesday,...
In wrapping up the year, I want to firstly say thank you from the Hotline team to everyone out there who works so hard to provide literacy, numeracy and digital literacy (LND) to adults across Australia. Every day we hear from callers about how life...
The Hotline recently attended the very successful New South Wales Public Libraries Association conference, SWITCH 2023. Held in Penrith, Western Sydney, from 14 to 16 November this was the biggest SWITCH conference to date with almost 400 delegates. It was a great opportunity for the Hotline...
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In September this year we farewelled our longest serving Hotliner Elizabeth van der Velden who left us for retirement in the beautiful Sunshine Coast. Before she left, we caught up with Elizabeth to get her insights on working at the Hotline. [vc_row][vc_column width='5/6'] How did you first...