| Supporting
Organisations |
| ACAL,
the Australian Council for Adult Literacy,
promotes issues regarding Adult literacy and numeracy
policy and practice. |
| ACFE's
site on Regional Councils provides contact
details of providers in each of the regions and
how to contact the Councils. |
| The Adult
Literacy and Numeracy Australian Research Consortium
(ALNARC) represents a national collaboration
between university-based centres in each state
for research into adult literacy and numeracy.
(It was formerly managed by Language Australia
and known as the Adult Literacy Research Network.) |
| ALF,
the Australian Literacy Federation is a federation
of the five peak professional associations concerned
with the promotion and support of English language
and literacy education in Australia. The five associations
are: |
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| DETYA's LiteracyNet provides
up to date links to useful literacy information from
across the Education and Training Sector. |
| The NSW
Board of Adult and Community Education (BACE) promotes
the provision of adult and community education
in NSW, allocates government funds to ACE providers
in NSW and advises the Minister of needs and trends
in ACE. The
Reading Writing Hotline is a national telephone
literacy referral service providing practical information
on improving reading and writing. To call the Hotline
dial 1300 655 506. |
| VALA Victorian Applied Learning Association, Raising the profile of applied learning |
| VALBEC,
the Victorian Adult Literacy and Basic Education
Council, aims to lead the adult literacy field
through identifying issues and facilitating positive
change. This is achieved through networking, professional
support, the sharing of information and the promotion
of best practice. |
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| Web
Tools & Resources |
| ACEWEB -
the Adult Community Education web site, is part of
the Yarranet site, and has a large number of links
and resources for ACE web developers, including D-I-Y
web publishing, virtual conferencing and a good practice
directory. |
| CEdRIC (Community
Education Rural Internet Connection) connects community
education venues in the Central Highlands Wimmera
region to the Internet. It offers an educational
resource for learners and tutors in remote communities. |
| Dale
Pobega's E-Zine contains a range of useful
information on using html, MOOs, links and *lots*
of other e-stuff. |
| Skills.net is
a community networking initiative designed to provide
access to, and training in using the Internet and
online services. |
| Resources |
DETYA has
also created a site for the National
Reporting System (NRS) - a nationally recognised
mechanism for reporting outcomes of adult English
language, literacy and numeracy programmes. |
| Centre
AlphaPlus Centre is one of Canada's best resources
and information services for adult literacy and
basic education. |
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| Providers |
| Carlton
Adult Reading and Writing Program has a website
which displays uses of the web for teaching literacy,
basic education and ESL, much of which was produced
in the process of "a classroom- based research
project to look at the ways teachers could best
incorporate new learning technologies into their
classroom practice". |
| The website of Duke
Street Community House provides an eclectic
range of information about its services, with links
to a large number of sites on community and educational
issues. |
| Flemington
Reading and Writing Program's site provides
details about their courses and services, with
lots of student writings as well. |
Southern
Westernport Literacy and Numeracy (SWP) Website -
the site is for use by the 75 community providers
in the Southern Westernport Region and provides
access to learning resources, Newsgroups etc. |
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| Overseas
Organistions |
| ABC
Canada Literacy Foundation is a national organization
committed to promoting literacy to the general
public and to the private sector. The organisation
focusses on public awareness programs and the provision
of promotional support to local literacy groups.
It also conducts research to further the development
of a fully literate Canadian population. |
The Basic
Skills Agency is the UK's national development
agency for basic skills. The Agency aims to improve
basic skills through a number of activities including
publishing resources and conducting research. |
| Literacy
Online provides access to the National Center
on Adult Literacy (NCAL) which focuses primarily
on literacy research and innovation in North America
and the International
Literacy Institute (ILI) which focuses on international
literacy and development with an emphasis on developing
countries. |
The National
Adult Literacy Database Inc. (NALD) is a
Canadian non-profit service organization which
aims to provide a single-source, comprehensive,
and up-to-date database of adult literacy programs,
resources, services and activities across Canada. |
| The National
Insitute for Literacy (NIFL) is an independent
American federal organization 'leading the national
effort toward a fully literate nation in the 21st
century'. NIFL's website provides details of project,
publications and links to organisations and providers
across the country. |
| The National
Literacy Trust is a charity set up in 1993
to work in partnership with others to enhance literacy
standards throughout the UK. The Trust's purpose
is to make an independent, strategic contribution
to the creation of a society in which all can enjoy
appropriate skills, confidence and pleasures of
literacy to support their educational, economic,
social and cultural goals. |
| RaPAL,
Research and Practice in Adult Literacy, is
the only British national organisation that focuses
on the role of literacy in adult life. Established
in 1985, RaPAL is an independent network of learners,
teachers, managers and researchers in adult basic
education. |
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