Learning Works 2009 Archived

Podcast

The following podcasts are now available for download into your computer. For further information, go to the Learning Works' website - www.learningworksradio.com

Falls Prevention - Janie McOmish (Download MP3, 9MB)

Broadband for Seniors - Janie McOmish (Download MP3, 8MB)

2008 ACE Declaration - Ron Anderson (Download MP3, 13MB)

Learning to be drier - Associate Professor Barry Golding (Download MP3, 12MB)

Older Men's Learning - Part 1 - Associate Professor Barry Golding (Download MP3, 12MB)

Older Men's Learning - Part 2 - Associate Professor Barry Golding (Download MP3, 15MB)

Triple A Training - For Indigenous Broadcasters (Download MP3, 20MB)

Three recent Learning Works segments produced in the past few months were around the topic of authentic learning.

Monday 29 June – Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age In schools and in VET / ACE contexts
Monday 20 July – So what is Air Gondwana? Tertiary students using e-learning
Monday 03 August – Communication Skills for Engineers Tertiary students in face to face interaction in seminar situation

The three programs – submitted as a group under the heading Authentic Learning – won a major award this month in the 2009 Journalism Awards of the Australian Council of Deans of Education.

This is the second award for Learning Works in 2009, the first being the 2009 Archbishop of Adelaide Media Awards – where Learning Works took out the radio category award.

8.30 PM, Monday 12 October / Repeat 9am Friday 16 October 2009

PBA FM - 89.7 on the FM band in Adelaide
8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am Fridays

NATIONAL LISTENERS - MP3 AUDIOFILES - Most items in this program will become available for download late in the week of broadcast as mp3 audiofiles- go to www.learningworksradio.com NB - Music used in the broadcast cannot be included online.

Another award for Learning Works – see www.learningworksradio.com

Justice and Legal Issues

The Law: Young People, Parents and Schools
Program 7: So what is cyber-bullying?

The program begins with a look at the age-old issue of bullying and the more recent phenomenon of cyber-bullying. Electronic media now provide more opportunities for this kind of activity, and the means of sending out false allegations against others – and other forms of nastiness – much more quickly around the world. The key issue here is the immediacy that technology provides. Contributors to the program this week are Michael O'Connell, Commissioner for Victims' Rights, Attorney General's Department, South Australia, and Dr Matthew Sorell, Senior Lecturer in Telecommunications and Multimedia Engineering, The University of Adelaide. PBA FM acknowledges the support of the Law Foundation of South Australia in the production of this Community Legal Education initiative

Arts Literature and Music

A Good Read – Aaron Blabey: Children's Picture Book Author

"A parent reading to their child, or a teacher reading to a class for instance, can explore the feelings of the characters, loneliness, bullying and a child's sense of home or place. Children of kindergarten or junior primary age will have an emerging understanding of these issues and be able to think and discuss the issues." In her review of some of the children's picture books by author Aaron Blabey, Sandhya Burton from Salisbury Library Service speaks about picture books to read to young children that have solid content, but also real entertainment value.

8.30 PM, Monday 5 October / Repeat 9am Friday 9 October 2009

PBA FM - 89.7 on the FM band in Adelaide
8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am Fridays

MP3 AUDIOFILES - Available within a week as mp3 audiofiles, for download into your computer NB - Music used in the broadcast cannot be included online.

A Learning Society

Selia's Learning Journey

Adult Learners' Week was celebrated in the first week of September, not only here in South Australia, but across the whole nation. And this was a special year for someone who, a few years ago, won an Adult Learners' Week award, but was not able to collect her award at that time. To find out more, Learning Works' Tony Ryan visited Paralowie R- 12 School near Salisbury SA, and spoke first to the Community Development Officer Mary Jo Bellew, and then to Selia Mercich, a tutor at Paralowie, who tells about her learning journey.

Contributors include Joy Nunn, Director of Organisation and Community Learning, Hume City Council, and George Osborne, Manager Learning Community.

Justice and Legal Issues

The Law: Young People, Parents and Schools Program 6: Those Mobile Phones!

The program begins with a look at just how important mobile phones are to most of us. With young people, there is an expected etiquette, with an emphasis on instant replies - for them, the social networking sites and mobile phone texting are more used than emails. The point is made that the practice of "sexting" by young people could well result in a charge of creating and disseminating child pornography.

The program ends by noting the responsibility of parents to ensure that firm rules are set in place to assist young people to remain safe in using their mobile phones.

Contributors to today's program are Dr Matthew Sorell, Senior Lecturer in Telecommunications and Multimedia Engineering at The University of Adelaide, and Associate Professor Marilyn Campbell from the School of Learning and Professional Studies at the Queensland University of Technology. For the audio of this program, and a supporting Study Guide, go to www.learningworksradio.com

PBA FM acknowledges the support of the Law Foundation of South Australia in the production of this Community Legal Education initiative.

8.30 PM, Monday 21 September / Repeat 9am Friday 25 September 2009

PBA FM - 89.7 on the FM band in Adelaide
8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am Fridays

MP3 AUDIOFILES - Available within a week as mp3 audiofiles, for download into your computer NB - Music used in the broadcast cannot be included online.

A Learning Society

Learning Communities - Hume Global Learning Village (Part 2)

Around Australia, we're seeing the formation of more officially designated Learning Communities. And in those areas that are called Learning Communities, it is almost certain that there is very strong support from the local government authority in that area. To find out about one Learning Community, we visit the Hume City Council, not far from Tullamarine Airport in Melbourne, to see how they have gone about building a vibrant learning community. This is the second of two segments on the Hume Global Learning Village.

Contributors include Joy Nunn, Director of Organisation and Community Learning, Hume City Council, and George Osborne, Manager Learning Community.

Justice and Legal Issues

The Law: Young People, Parents and Schools Program 4: The School's Duty of Care

Today we further explore issues around the rights of the child, with a focus on the concept and practice of duty of care, before moving more specifically next week into issues around connected kids, beginning with a look at young people and mobile phones.

Contributors today are David Thompson, Teacher-in-residence, Victorian Law Foundation, and Professor Des Butler, Faculty of Law, Queensland University of Technology.

Would you like to listen on your computer or iPod? Each program in this Community Legal Education initiative will become available during the week of broadcast as an mp3 audiofile for download, along with a one page Study Guide, prepared by the education consultant for the series Greg Carey, to help parents and teachers make the most of this Learning Works resource. Go to www.learningworksradio.com

PBA FM acknowledges the support of the Law Foundation of South Australia in the production of this Community Legal Education initiative.

8.30 PM, Monday 14 September / Repeat 9am Friday 18 September 2009

PBA FM - 89.7 on the FM band in Adelaide
8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am Fridays

MP3 AUDIOFILES - Available within a week as mp3 audiofiles, for download into your computer NB - Music used in the broadcast cannot be included online.

A Learning Society

Learning Communities - The Hume Global Learning Village

Around Australia, we're seeing the formation of more officially designated Learning Communities. And in those areas that are called Learning Communities, it is almost certain that there is very strong support from the local government authority in that area. To find out about one Learning Community, we visit the Hume City Council, to see how they have gone about building a vibrant learning community. Hume City Council is in suburban Melbourne, not far from Tullamarine Airport.

Justice and Legal Issues

The Law: Young People, Parents and Schools Rights and Responsibilities (2 of 3)

Today we continue to explore issues around the rights of the child and the duty of care that schools owe to their students, with a special focus on the young person's right to privacy. Given reasonable grounds, what are the rights of parents in relation to a young person's diary, or the school's right to search a student's locker? The point is made that, in relation to rights, the child should not be treated as "a lesser person" simply on the grounds of age.

Contributors this week are David Thompson, Teacher-in-residence, Victorian Law Foundation, and Margaret Coady, Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne.

PBA FM acknowledges the support of the Law Foundation of South Australia in the production of this Community Legal Education initiative.

8.30 PM, Monday 31 August / Repeat 9am Friday 4 September 2009

PBA FM - 89.7 on the FM band in Adelaide
8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am Fridays

MP3 AUDIOFILES - Available within a week as mp3 audiofiles, for download into your computer NB - Music used in the broadcast cannot be included online.

A Learning Society

Adult Learners' Week - An Interview with the Minister

To mark Adult Learners' Week in South Australia (1 - 8 September), our special guest in Learning Works this week is The Honourable Michael O'Brien MP, South Australia's Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education. (Duration approx 14 minutes)

Justice and Legal Issues

The Law: Young People, Parents and Schools. Program 1

This is the first of a 12-part series on aspects of the law relating to young people, parents and schools. The focus in Program 1 will be to introduce some first thoughts on the "ecology" of today's "connected kids". Learning Works' producer/presenter Tony Ryan interviews Dr Glenn Cupit, Senior Lecturer in Child Development in the deLissa Institute of Early Childhood and Family Studies, University of South Australia.

We then look at aspects of the rights of young people and the concept of duty of care (Programs 2 - 4). This leads to some specific issues around connected kids, including mobile phones, internet safety and cyber-bullying (Programs 5 - 9), before revisiting the boundaries to the school's duty of care (Programs 10 - 11) and finally help for parents (Program 12). The series ends on Monday 16 Nov / Friday 20 Nov.

Each program will become available online during the week of broadcast as an mp3 audiofile for download into your computer or iPod, along with a one page Study Guide to help parents and teachers make the most of this Learning Works resource.

PBA FM acknowledges the support of the Law Foundation of South Australia in the production of this Community Legal Education initiative.

8.30 PM, Monday 17 August / Repeat 9am Friday 21 August 2009

PBA FM - 89.7 on the FM band in Adelaide
8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am Fridays

PODCASTS - For country SA and interstate educators and learners, by mid-week, these two items (minus any music used in the broadcast, for copyright reasons) should be available online as mp3 audio, on www.learningworksradio.com

A Learning Society

Learning Journeys - Elizabeth Chenoweth

As we approach Adult Learners Week, it was a pleasure recently to meet and interview a woman with an interesting learning journey. From university student to being quite unwell and out of the workforce, to beginning again as a part-time volunteer and now working fulltime for the Community and Neighbourhood Houses Association in SA, Elizabeth Chenoweth's journey is inspirational. PBA FM's Tony Ryan met with Elizabeth at CANH recently to record this interview for Learning Works.

Website: www.canh.asn.au

Social History

Three Learning Communities in SA

Again as we approach Adult Learners' Week 2009, Jeff Green, Team Leader with the ACE and Community Partnerships Unit of DFEEST reflects on the important role of learning communities in South Australia. From the Learning Works' archives, we re-visit three of these innovative learning communities in this segment - The Mawson Centre at Mawson Lakes, the Milang Old School House, and the City of Marion's Learning Festival.

8.30 PM, Monday 17 August / Repeat 9am Friday 21 August 2009

PBA FM - 89.7 on the FM band in Adelaide
8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am Fridays

A Learning Society

Adult Learners Week at Tea Tree Gully

Across Australia in the first week of September, we celebrate adult learning in its many forms. To find out how one community will celebrate lifelong learning in early September, PBA FM's Tony Ryan speaks with Maggie L'Estrange, Team Leader Neighbourhood Development and Youth Programs, and Melaina Tate from Tea Tree Gully Library Service, about the range of activities planned for Adult Learners Week in the City of Tea Tree Gully.

Website: http://www.adultlearnersweek.org/index.html

Social History

A Day in Pompeii

"A fearful black cloud was rent by forked and quivering bursts of flame …. darkness fell … as if a lamp had been put out in a dark room."

An eye witness account by Pliny the Younger, of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius which on 24 August AD 79, buried the Roman city of Pompeii.

The educational role of museums and art galleries is increasingly being recognized. During a recent visit to Museum Victoria, PBA FM's Tony Ryan was given a guided tour of this remarkable exhibition, by the Manager of Melbourne Museum Brett Dunlop.

Website: http://museumvictoria.com.au/pompeii

8.30 PM, Monday 27 July / Repeat 9am Friday 31 July 2009

PBA FM - 89.7 on the FM band in Adelaide
8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am Fridays

A Learning Society

Triple A Training - For Indigenous Broadcasters

This week in Learning Works, PBA FM's Tony Ryan visits 98.9FM in Brisbane, the home of Triple A Training, providing accredited training for people wishing to gain radio training to contribute to the National Indigenous Radio Service (NIRS).

"Ever wanted to become a radio presenter or a sound technician? Or are you currently working within the radio industry and would like a formal qualification to recognise your current skills and knowledge? Whatever the case - Triple A Training is a great place to start! We are a private not-for-profit Registered Training Organisation that delivers nationally recognised certificate courses in radio broadcasting.

The courses are flexibly delivered using renowned eLearning techniques, and students are offered the chance to work with industry-standard broadcasting equipment and software. Our certificate courses delivered from the CUF01 Film, Television, Radio and Multimedia National Training Package."

From the Triple A Training Website: http://training.989fm.com.au/

"The mission of the National Indigenous Radio Service is To provide an effective national voice for all Indigenous people and to bring a better understanding of Indigenous culture to Australian society. The National Indigenous Radio Service Limited (NIRS) is a national service provided from a hub station residing in Brisbane. It networks material for Indigenous media organisations as a supplement to their own broadcasts, enabling them to provide a 24-hour high quality service to their audience.

From the National Indigenous Radio Service Website: http://www.nirs.org.au/

Monday 29 June / Friday 03 July 2009

PBA FM - 89.7 on the FM band in Adelaide
8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am Fridays

Education and Schools

Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age

In Learning Works this week, the focus is on teaching and learning in the digital age, and on ensuring that student learning is real, authentic.

Recently in Geelong Victoria, the Australian College of Educators facilitated a Digital Fair, as part of its celebrations of fifty years of service to Australian educators. A range of speakers addressed topics relating to students and digital technology, teaching and learning schools and in further education and training, the changing role of the teacher/facilitator, and how students really learn in this digital age.

Contributors to this radio program include Associate Professor Katherine Moyle, from the University of Canberra, and Debbie Soccio, from the Australian Flexible Learning Framework in Victoria. Also heard in the program are Lesley Lee from the Australian International School in Malaysia, Phillip Roberts from Bowral High School in NSW, John Duncan from the Australian Technical College Gippsland Victoria, and Bill Sultmann from Catholic Education in Cairns Queensland.

Monday 22 June / Friday 26 June 2009

PBA FM - 89.7 on the FM band in Adelaide
8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am Fridays

A Learning Society

Engaging All Ages, through Neighbourhood Houses in SA

So what are neighbourhood houses and community centres? Around South Australia, there are over eighty community centres associated with the Community and Neighbourhood Houses and Centres Inc (known as CANH), established to provide support to, and advocacy for, Community Centres and Neighbourhood Houses, and to assist in the delivery of the best quality service to Centre and House participants.

At the recent CANH State Conference, Learning Works' producer Tony Ryan spoke with CANH's Sector Development Officer Janet Brinkworth, about the theme of the conference - Engaging All Ages - about the range of programs and services available through many of the neighbourhood houses across South Australia, and about the important role of volunteers in this sector.

Cinema

Film Review - State of Play

Learning Works' resident film reviewer John J McGowan says in the introduction to this review "If you go to see State of Play, and I would recommend that you do, make sure that you are in your seat and have the popcord organised well before the start of the movie. You don't want to miss the opening sequence!" To find out more, tune in to Learning Works this week, or check out the text and/or podcast of this review on the website - www.learningworksradio.com

Monday 15 June / Friday 19 June 2009

PBA FM - 89.7 on the FM band in Adelaide
8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am Fridays

For country SA and interstate educators and learners
By mid-week, these three items (minus any music used in the broadcast, for copyright reasons) should be available online as mp3 audio, on www.learningworksradio.com

A Learning Society

Older Men's Learning

Men over the age of fifty comprise a minority of participants in most adult learning settings, including in Adult Community Education (ACE). Associate Professor Barry Golding from the University of Ballarat in Victoria is leading a team of researchers into the learning that happens elsewhere for older men, other than in the workplace.

Associate Professor Golding said that his team members are interested in talking to and surveying men over the age of fifty about the learning that occurs through their participation in a range of community-based organisations.

"An obvious place to look is in sporting organisations, but there are other places where men prefer to go. Our research is directed towards places men go, rather than where men don't go", he said.

"Our aim is to study senior men who are participating in community-based organizations in urban, rural and remote contexts in Australia. Our interest is in what senior men learn informally and what wellbeing benefits the men, their families and communities get out participating. We will survey and interview men over age fifty (in work, out of work or retired) in a wide range of community organizations in three states.

"Associate Professor Golding added that some older Australian men enjoy productive, hands-on, outside group activity where they can contribute to the community. The learning in fire and emergency service, ambulance and surf rescue organisations is often a matter of life and death, and is a good example of this learning. Community men's sheds also provide productive and positive spaces for some older men.

This interview with Associate Professor Barry Golding was recorded at Adelaide Airport, following his recent visits in SA to Aldinga, Christies Beach and Ceduna.

Monday 08 June / Friday 12 June 2009

PBA FM - 89.7 on the FM band in Adelaide
8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am Fridays

A Learning Society

Port Lincoln's Community House

Learning Works has frequently featured neighbourhood centres, but mostly from areas in and around Adelaide. In this program, we hear about how a neighbourhood house in Port Lincoln provides much needed programs and support for the local community in a beautiful area of South Australia, but where some people can be isolated by distance from the services which those of us in cities can take for granted. At the recent Community and Neighbourhood Houses and Centres (CANH) State Conference, Learning Works' producer Tony Ryan spoke with Anita Taylor from the Community House in Port Lincoln.

A Learning Society

Building Public Speaking Skills

Meet Catie Speight, a young businesswoman in Adelaide who has started her own naturopathy business, and who has also decided to take active steps to build her skills and confidence in public speaking. This interview was recorded at the WEA in Adelaide during a recent visit by Jana Barnhill, International President of Toastmasters International - both Catie Speight and Jana Barnhill contribute to this interview with Tony Ryan.

Arts Literature and Music

A Good Read - "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

This book, the first in the new Kingkiller Chronicles, is a tale about a magically gifted young man who grows to be a most notorious wizard. Author Patrick Rothfuss teaches English at the University of Wisconsin, and describes himself as a perpetual student, role playing geek, and connoisseur of rejection letters. Coralie Marshall from the Salisbury Library Service prepared this review for Learning Works.

Monday 01 June / Friday 05 June 2009

PBA FM - 89.7 on the FM band in Adelaide
8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am Fridays

A Learning Society

Building Better Boards - Program 5 of 5

In this short series, we look at just some of the strategies which will ensure that your board is "organised, efficient and knowledgeable". How can your board be re-vitalised? And what is the importance of good management committees in the not for profit sector in these difficult financial times? Interviewees are Brett de Hoedt, Mayor of Hootville Communications, and Dr Rhonda Galbally AO, Chief Executive Officer of Our Community.

Adult Learning in Action

Learning to be drier! A not-to-be-missed interview

Associate Professor Barry Golding (University of Ballarat) is leading a team of researchers looking at adult learning through changes in water availability in four Australian Southern Murray Darling Basin communities. The particular research interest is in the situated learning experiences of water users, stakeholders and managers as they adapt to a drier environment. The broader interest and expertise is about adults learning in community settings. Associate Professor Golding visited Adelaide recently - PBA FM's Tony Ryan spoke to him about learning to be drier!

Adult Learning in Action

Broadband for Seniors

Broadband for Seniors is an ambitious plan by the Commonwealth Government to provide access to broadband in many locations around Australia. The project will ensure that many older Australians, who currently have limited or no access to internet technology, will be able to access and use computer technology. Janie McOmish from Adult Learning Australia visited Adelaide recently and recorded this interview with PBA FM's Tony Ryan.

Monday 25 May / Friday 29 May 2009

PBA FM - 89.7 on the FM band in Adelaide
8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am Fridays

A Learning Society

Building Better Boards - Program 4 of 5

In this program, we are looking at just some of the strategies which will ensure that your board is "organised, efficient and knowledgeable". With a more detailed look at the role of the Treasurer, this week's program features Heather Thompson, the award-winning treasurer of the Granger Surf Life Saving Club in suburban Adelaide.

Cinema

Film Review - Angels and Demons

Learning Works' resident film reviewer John J McGowan says in the introduction to this review "You're probably somewhat surprised to hear me talking about this movie given that it is a kind of sequel to The Da Vinci Code - a movie which I have often said on this program is one of the worst movies of all time." To find out more, tune in to Learning Works this week, or check out the text and/or podcast of this review on the website.

Adult Learning in Action

Broadband for Seniors

Monday 18 May / Friday 22 May 2009

PBA FM - 89.7 on the FM band in Adelaide
8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am Fridays

A Learning Society

Building Better Boards - Program 3 of 5

In this the third of five short segments on building better boards and management committees, we are looking at just some of the strategies which will ensure that your board is "organised, efficient and knowledgeable".

With a focus on legal strategies and the beginning of a more detailed look at the role of the Treasurer, this week's contributors are Kate Fischer, Senior Lawyer with Pilch Connect (Victoria) and Peter Hanlon, Group Executive, Retail and Business Banking with Westpac.

Adult Learning in Action

The 2008 Ministerial Declaration on Adult Community Education

Over the years, there have been many reviews and reports on the place of adult community education in Australia. In December 2008, the Federal Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations issued a Ministerial Declaration on Adult Community Education, on behalf of the Ministerial Council for Vocational and Technical Education. In this studio interview, PBA FM's Tony Ryan speaks with the Acting CEO of Adult Learning Australia Ron Anderson, about the key role that Adult Community Education (often referred to as ACE) plays in Australia today.

Monday 11 May / Friday 15 May 2009

PBA FM - 89.7 on the FM band in Adelaide
8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am Fridays

A Learning Society

Building Better Boards - Program 2 of 5

"Strong organizations are driven by strong boards - boards that are organised, efficient and knowledgeable. Good boards get your group moving on the right road. Bad boards make your group lose its way." (From the Board Builder Conference program - Our Community 2009). In this the second of five short segments on building better boards and management committees, we look at just some of the strategies which will ensure that your board is "organised, efficient and knowledgeable".

This week - induction, and board/staff relations. Interviewed is Jan McGuinness, chair of the Melbourne Writers Festival.

Health Wellbeing and Relationships

Falls Prevention - an Education Strategy

In 2008, Adult Learning Australian was funded by the ACT Government to prepare a Study Cirlce on falls prevention. Aimed at older Australians, the resources has proved to be very popular. Janie McOmish from Adult Learning Australia in Canberra speaks to Tony Ryan about the project.

Arts Literature and Music

A Good Read - October, by Richard B Wright

The publisher (Harper Collins Canada) describes this work as "a haunting coming of age story and a contemporary portrait of a man still searching for answers". This book is in the Readers' Collection - Adult Book Discussion Service at the Salisbury Library Service in Adelaide. The reviewer is Katherine Hajdu.

Monday 4 May / Friday 8 May 2009

PBA FM - 89.7 on the FM band in Adelaide
8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am Fridays

A Learning Society

Building Better Boards - Program 1 of 5

"Strong organizations are driven by strong boards - boards that are organised, efficient and knowledgeable. Good boards get your group moving on the right road. Bad boards make your group lose its way." (From the Board Builder Conference program - Our Community 2009). In Melbourne recently, Learning Works' producer/presenter Tony Ryan attended the 2009 Board Builder Conference and spoke to some of the presenters, and also to some of the participants.

In this the first of five short segments on building better boards and management committees, we look at just some of the strategies which will ensure that your board is "organised, efficient and knowledgeable". Interviewed in this first program is Dr Rhonda Galbally AO, Chief Executive Officer, Our Community www.ourcommunity.com.au

A Learning Society

Let's Talk Secret Codes - Program 2 of 7

Despite our assumptions about the literacy skills of Australians, not all adults have the skills they need in order to participate fully in the emerging knowledge economy and to build these generic literacy skills. The findings of a national adult literacy survey were released at the end of 2007, revealing that almost half of the adult population does not have adequate literacy skills for everyday life and work. (Making Literacy Everybody's Business. Report and Action Plan, September 2008, Government of South Australia). The full report is available on www.saworks.sa.gov.au) In the second of this repeat series, we continue our exploration of some of the outcomes of the Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ABS 2007).

Cinema

Film Review - Duplicity

"Bad movies are those that you go along to see with a reasonable expectation of some satisfying entertainment, but which then turn out to be time-wasting, and money wasting, disappointments." Our resident reviewer John J McGowan reviews the current film Duplicity.

Monday 6 April / Friday 10 April 2009

PBA FM - 89.7 on the FM band in Adelaide
8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am Fridays

Education and Schools

How to get your school moving and improving

"My aim has been to speak directly to anyone interested and involved with school leadership and improvement, to assist them to understand what they are doing, and what they can do, in order to make things happen in their school"

So writes Professor Steve Dinham, from the Australian Council for Educational Research, in the preface to his new book How to get your school moving and improving (ACER Press 2008). In this interview, Professor Dinham speaks with Learning Works' Tony Ryan about what research has revealed about what really works, and adds value to our schools.

Cinema

The Chelsea - maybe another Supermarket?

The oldest purpose built cinema in Adelaide, the Chelsea was built in 1925 - so, almost 85 years of movie screenings from before the coming of movies with sound tracks. Learning Works' resident film commentator John J McGowan gives some background to the Chelsea Cinema on Kensington Road, one of only two cinemas in Adelaide still able to give film goers an opportunity to see films as they were seen in the golden age of cinema. Can it be saved from an uncertain fate?

Monday 23 March / Friday 27 March 2009

PBA FM - 89.7 on the FM band in Adelaide
8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am Fridays

A Learning Society

The Market and the Dance - Informal Learning in Action

"Trust, cohesion and inclusiveness are evident at dances and markets where the pleasure of the event is maximised by collective participation, and success of the activities is multi-tiered. Fundraising for local charity, the small scale production of goods, or sale of self grown produce are local initiatives, marginal to but not disassociated from, the wider economy. All these activities foster community building and in addition to performing a role as hubs of social interaction they are also responses to socio-economic deficits and change." de Carteret, Phoenix: People, place and purpose: informal learning in community - see here.

In this interview, PBA FM's Tony Ryan speaks with Dr Phoenix de Carteret about the place of markets and dances in informal community learning. Dr de Carteret also speaks about her recent experience in the Victorian bushfires, as a member of staff at Monash University's Churchill Campus.

Reference: Diverse pleasures: informal learning in community. Phoenix de Carteret. Australian Journal of Adult Learning, Vol 48, Number 3, November 2008.

Arts Literature and Music

A Good Read - The Librarian

From Salisbury Library Service, Robert Rungkat looks at The Librarian - in fiction and in the reality of the changing libraries of today.

Monday 16 March / Friday 20 March 2009

PBA FM - 89.7 on the FM band in Adelaide
8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am Fridays

A Learning Society

Meet Dawn Kelson - Coordinator, Gawler Community House

From a time of social isolation as a young mother, to fronting up to her local community house, through to being appointed coordinator of the Gawler Community House in South Australia, the learning journey of Dawn Kelson is inspirational. We hear of the programs being run through the Gawler Community House, and of the people who, like Dawn, first come in when times are tough, and find strength and purpose to make something of their lives.

Health Wellbeing and Relationships

Homelessness - A Reality for Many Young People

If you know of a young person who is "couch-surfing", well that is just one of the major forms of homelessness these days, according to Jennifer Duncan, Director of the Youth Affairs Council of South Australia (YACSA). In Learning Works this week, Jennifer Duncan speaks about the physical and mental effects of homelessness on young people, and at some of the positive things being done to address this problem. For further information on homelessness, see the policy platform pages of the Youth Advisory Council of SA. (Repeat Interview)

Monday 2 March / Friday 6 March 2009

PBA FM - 89.7 on the FM band in Adelaide
8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am Fridays

A Learning Society

In the Aftermath of Tragedy - Role of Neighbourhood Houses in Victoria

The vital role of Neighbourhood Houses and Learning Centres in Victoria is highlighted in this interview with Clare Corbet, Information Resource Coordinator with the Association of Neighbourhood Houses and Learning Centres in Victoria. For a very moving and comprehensive account of the great work done by Neighbourhood Houses across Victoria at this difficult time, see the link on www.anhlc.asn.au

Justice and Legal Studies

Medical Decision Making - Young People (Part 3 of 3)

In this, the final of three short interviews on medical decision making by or with or for young people, Tony Ryan speaks to Dr Tamara Zutlevics, Patient Ethicist at the Women's and Children's Hospital. PBA FM acknowledges the support of the Law Foundation of South Australia; as a community legal education initiative, programs on young people and the law will be broadcast from time to time throughout 2009.

Cinema Reviews

"Slumdog Millionaire"

And the winner is…Slumdog Millionaire! But why? What is it about this Anglo-Indian movie that the Hollywood Academy saw fit to place it amongst the most highly-awarded movies of all time, giving it the Oscar for Best Picture and seven other Oscars to boot? So begins John J McGowan in his review of this award-winning film. The full transcript, along with the mp3 audiofile, will be online during the week.

Monday 23 February / Friday 27 February 2009

PBA FM - 89.7 on the FM band in Adelaide
8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am Fridays

For country SA and interstate educators and learners, by mid-week, these two items (minus any music used in the broadcast, for copyright reasons) should be available online as mp3 audio, on www.learningworksradio.com

A Learning Society

Abilities for All - A South Australian Success Story

In mid-February at Bedford's Panorama site in Adelaide, 108 participants graduated from the Abilities for All training program that provides accredited workplace training for hundreds of South Australians with disabilities. They formed part of 154 people graduating across the State this year, including at graduation ceremonies held at Port Pirie, Mount Gambier and the Eyre Peninsula.

"This will bring to a total over 750 South Australians with disabilities who have now graduated from Abilities for All, since I launched it in 2006 as a joint initiative between government and the disability sector, undertaken by Bedford and TAFE SA." South Australia's Employment, Training and Further Education Minister, Paul Caica said at the ceremony.

"They've graduated in areas ranging from Engineering, Furnishing and Business to Horticulture, Viticulture and Hospitality. And they've received qualifications in Certificates I to III or Statements of Attainment," he added.

Speakers in this program include Minister Caica, Bedford's Chief Executive Max Dyason, trainers, and of course some of the students who speak of their achievements and hopes for the future.

Justice and Legal Studies

Medical Decision Making - Young People (Part 2 of 3)

When our children are in hospital, a number of issues arise in relation to their treatment. Many are straightforward. But others may be more complex to resolve, especially in cases of serious illness, or for instance when parents/guardians are not immediately available in cases of emergencies. In this, the second of three short interviews on medical decision making by or with or for young people, Tony Ryan speaks to Dr Tamara Zutlevics, Patient Ethicist at the Women's and Children's Hospital. PBA FM acknowledges the support of the Law Foundation of South Australia. As a community legal education initiative, programs on young people and the law will be broadcast from time to time throughout 2009.

Monday 16 February / Friday 20 February 2009

PBA FM - 89.7 on the FM band in Adelaide
8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am Fridays

Justice and Legal Studies

Medical Decision Making - Young People (Part 1 of 3)

When our children are in hospital, a number of issues arise in relation to their treatment. Many are straightforward. But others may be more complex to resolve, especially in cases of serious illness, or for instance when parents/guardians are not immediately available in cases of emergencies. In this, the first of three short interviews on medical decision making by or with or for young people, Tony Ryan speaks to Dr Tamara Zutlevics, Patient Ethicist at the Women's and Children's Hospital.*

Health Wellbeing and Relationships

Man Alive Festival 2009

Successfully staged since 2004 this FREE Fun Festival celebrates the positive contribution by men in our community and promotes their health and well being. Tony Ryan speaks with Man Alive Festival 2009 Coordinator, Pip Messent, about men and their health, and about this great day, on Sunday 15 March, to raise awareness of the health of men of all ages.

Arts, Literature and Music

A Good Read #1

"While Neil Gaiman may be better known by adults for his Sandman series or his many other comic books, he writes books and novels quite prolifically for children and adolescents, and it is this collection of titles that has me quite captivated, bemused and thoroughly intrigued at the moment." So writes Sandhya Burton, from the Salisbury Library Service in Adelaide, in this week's edition of A Good Read.

Coming up next week:

Medical Decisionmaking - Young People (Part 2 of 3)
Abilities for All - A highly successful program providing accredited workplace training for hundreds of South Australians with disabilities.

Monday 2 February / Friday 6 February 2009

PBA FM - 89.7 on the FM band in Adelaide
8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am Fridays

A Learning Society

The Debt Trap in Hard Times

Each day in these hard times, we hear of massive job losses, global recession and rescue packages. But what is happening to ordinary Australians caught in the debt trap through unexpected loss of work, with suddenly little or no income, and ongoing mortgage and other bills to pay? This week in Learning Works, Tony Ryan speaks with May Shotton, a trainer with the Gambling Help Rehabilitation Service at Relationships Australia.

Cinema Reviews

"I've Loved You So Long"

"In the French film I Have Loved You So Long, Kristin Scott Thomas plays the role of a woman who silently carries the burden of a terrible secret. The plot is constructed in the manner of a thriller, with clues seeded enticingly along the way, but with the major revelation skillfully concealed until near the end of the film." So writes Learning Works' resident film reviewer John J McGowan in this, the first of his Cinema Reviews for 2009. The full text of the review will be online shortly, along with the full mp3 audiofile.

Arts, Literature and Music

A Good Read - How Books Help Babies and Toddlers

"When children start school, they are already five years old, and the years where they learn the most information, that is 80% of all the information they will ever use, have already passed. The most important work that children do to develop literacy skills must start when they are born, and their parents are their first teachers." So says Sandhya Burton, from the Salisbury Library Service who presents A Good Read this week - not so much a review, but more a reflection on the important role of parents in developing early literacy in babies and very young children.

Acknowledgement

Thanks to the support of the South Australian Government, through the ACE and Community Partnerships Unit of the South Australian Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology, Learning Works is produced at PBA FM in Adelaide. In addition, selected items from Learning Works will be forwarded each month to some 20 community radio stations around Regional South Australia. Further information from Tony Ryan on 0408 883 334.

PBA FM also acknowledges the support of the Law Foundation of South Australia. As a community legal education initiative, programs on young people and the law will be broadcast from time to time throughout 2009.

Your Comments and Suggestions

The Learning Works team values your feedback on content and on the website, also suggestions for future items. We also value hearing about the use of any Learning Works items in Adult Community Education and/or in schools. Email Tony Ryan - learningworks@pbafm.org.au