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NSW ALNC In-person Annual Conference 2025


DRAFT PROGRAM

8.30 Registration
9.00-9.30 Welcome
9.30-10.15 KEYNOTE 1
Dr Suzanne Smythe, Simon Fraser University, Canada
'Adult literacies in algorithmic times: Pedagogies, resistance and reinvention'
10.15-10.45 MORNING TEA
10.45-11.25 DISCUSSION SESSIONS 1
DISCUSSION A

Keynote Discussion Continuation (Local)
DISCUSSION B
"Embedding LLND into vocational support - reflections from practice"
DISCUSSION C
"Language of VET in Adult L/N Education"
11.30-12.15 PAPERS and WORKSHOP SESSION 1
“AI for Good: Practical approaches to boost AI literacy and digital inclusion”,
C. Strakosch & M. Peter
“Revisiting ‘integrating literacy and numeracy’”,
K. Yasukawa
“From Learning to Leading: Rethinking Education Pathways for Refugee Youth Students Through Trauma-Informed Practice”,
C. Portela and A. Premia
12.15-1.15 LUNCH - Ralph's Cafe on the Boardwalk
1.15-2.00 KEYNOTE 2
L. Cassidy, C. Holden and J. Medlin
“Engaging potential literacy learners - what have we learnt?”
2.05-2.50 PAPERS and WORKSHOP SESSIONS 2
“Developing Literacy and Digital Literacy with local Aboriginal Communities”,
C. McKirdy, E. Griggs & E. Gough
“The math of LLN teaching and learning”,
D. Mangla
“Making the case for artificial intelligence in the adult education sector”,
N. Dean & K. Azzopardi
2.50-3.05 AFTERNOON TEA
3.05-3.50 PAPERS and WORKSHOP SESSIONS 3
“Using games in teaching Literacy and numeracy”,
M. Ali
“Embedding Employability in LLND Teaching”,
N. Kawser & J. Walber,
"Embedding LLND into vocational support - reflections from practice"
Irma Djaya
3.50-4.30 DISCUSSION SESSIONS 2
DISCUSSION D: Current and Future LLND Practice: opportunities and challenges
DISCUSSION E: Embedding LLND in vocational support: opportunities and challenges
4.30 CONFERENCE CLOSE

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