Working in an Online Environment – Webinar 1

Wednesday 14 September, 2022. Welcome to the first of a short series of webinars designed to help you effectively use Zoom whether you are a novice or are well on the way to being an expert! The purpose of this professional development is to prepare you for and/or improve the way you operate when teaching …

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2022 Instructional Video Launch 

The Tasmanian Council of Adult Literacy (TCAL), supported by the Department of State Growth, Libraries Tasmania and 26TEN, have developed a suite of adult literacy tutor training videos. TCAL has been working on a Workforce Development Grant Project since 2019 and these videos are a product of that and an excellent collaboration and creation of local resources.  …

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2018 TCAL Conference Tales from the Front Line

15 – 16 June The annual TCAL conference in Hobart on June 15 and 16 saw adult literacy, numeracy and e-learning practitioners from a diverse range of providers bring together an abundance of experience to learn, network and share their ‘Tales from the Front Line’. Friday 15 June  Tales from the SLAMmer with Iona Johnson, …

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2017 TCAL Conference – Foundations for Practice

2017 TCAL CONFERENCE Click here for Conference program Friday 2 JuneAn evening with Rosalie MartinTasmanian Australian of the Year and founder of Chatter Matters Saturday 3 June Presentations and workshops: Mandy Nayton, Executive Officer of The Dyslexia-SPELD Foundation and President of AUSPELD (the Australian Federation of SPELD Associations) and Lindee Conway, Head of Foundation Studies, Melbourne Polytechnic …

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2014 Visit by Professor Stephen Reder

Improving Adult Literacy: It’s About Time Professor Stephen Reder, lecturer and researcher in Adult Literacy at Portland State University, visited Hobart in October 2014 as a guest of TCAL to present his Longitudinal Study of Adult Learning. The audio visual recording of the talk and the accompanying research brief present key findings and recommendations from …

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2012 ACAL Conference

From 19 to 21 September 2012, TCAL hosted the 35th Australian Council for Adult Literacy (ACAL) National Conference, Joining the Pieces: Literacy and Numeracy – One Part of the Picture, in Hobart. Read about the forums and presentations on each day of the conference, and download the presentations and other resources made available by the speakers. …

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2011 TCAL Conference

The TCAL Conference for 2011 was held on Saturday 1st October. Read information about the presenters as included in the conference programme, and view their presentations. Jane Forward Tasmanian Adult Literacy Action Plan – Where have we come from and where are we going? Jane Forward is the Manager of Literacy Services with LINC Tasmania. …

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