AADES is the peak professional organisation in Australasia representing school level distance education.
AADES was formed in 1993 and currently has in excess of 1200 members across all Australian states and New Zealand.

In this 60-minute AADES webinar, Sydney Distance Education Teachers will showcase their use of Canva to meet the learning needs of their diverse cohort of students. Participants will explore how Canva can be utilised to create a range of engaging and interactive learning activities and asynchronous learning materials. The release of new Creative Arts, History and Geography, and Personal Development Health and Physical Education syllabuses in NSW, required us to develop learning resources that all teachers could pick up quickly to create learning materials and interactive activities. Date: Thursday 25th June 2026 Time: 1pm AEST More details in article

The Australasian Association of Distance Education Schools (AADES) calls for nominations for its biennial awards recognising teachers and leaders that have improved the learning experiences and outcomes of distance education students. All staff of AADES member schools are eligible to apply or be nominated. The awards include the Project Achievement Award, the Teaching Excellence Award, the Curriculum Design Award and the Leadership Excellence Award. Futher details can be found in the Awards section of this website. Nominations close 5pm (AEST) Friday 24 July 2026.

In this 60-minute AADES session, participants will explore how Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can be used as a practical framework to meet the diverse needs of learners in distance education settings. With increasing enrolments extending beyond geographically isolated students to include learners with a wide range of additional needs, this session unpacks how thoughtfully designed asynchronous and synchronous learning can work together to improve access, engagement, and outcomes for all students.