AADES: August 2025 e-bulletin
The AADES: August 2025 e-bulletin is now available. The e-bulletin keeps members informed about the latest events and research in open and distance learning across Australia and New Zealand.
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Instant feedback, smarter data, stronger learning.
For the last couple of years Joel Scott at NTSDE has been developing a range of embedded tasks with rich, individualised, instant feedback along with high repeatability for supporting students in a number of learning areas including Mathematics, Science and Literacy/Numeracy courses. The purpose being to provide opportunities for students to reinforce basic skills and use formative tasks to prepare for summative assessments. Date: Thursday 26th February 2026
Time: 1:00pm AEDT
Details in article.Curiosity: The “why” and “how” of curiosity in learning
In this webinar, Casey Hall shares Open Access College’s journey so far in developing effective learners through curiosity. “Our schooling system quashes curiosity in students.” “Curious people live longer.” “Curiosity killed the cat.” Curious about these statements? Come along and learn why curiosity is important and how to foster student curiosity in the online classroom. See article for recording and presentation slide deck.
“Tech That Actually Works” – Padlet – engaging and interactive class resources using padlet
Discover Creative Classroom Tools.
Join Channen Price from Charters Towers School of Distance Education as she shares her experience using Padlet to enhance student engagement and collaboration. Date: Thursday 13th November 2025 Time: 1pm – 2pm (AEDT). Details in article.Creating engaging learning materials in Canva
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…
What do we really know about K-12 Distance Education?
Prof. Michael K. Barbour explores effective online and synchronous learning in this March 2025 AADES webinar. Learn about key international practices, essential research, and valuable teaching resources.
Webinar – Tasmanian eSchool: Primary Team, how we teach
Don’t miss today’s webinar by the Tasmanian eSchool on how they teach their primary school students. The live webinar will be held at 12.30pm Australian Central Standard Time (SA, NT)/1.00pm Australian Eastern Standard Time (TAS, ACT, NSW, VIC). Open this article for the link to the webinar.
