Events

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Cultural Talk Story Series | The Ainu: Irankarapte

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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HAWAII, USA: We invite you to sit down at our table to learn about indigenous communities near and far via our digital Cultural Talk Story Series.

Ideas for Involving Young People in Co-Designing their City

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

WOLVERHAMPTON, UK: Learn from Youth Lab Wolverhampton about approaches for working with young people to involve them in co-designing their city, particularly through arts and culture. Supported by Actors of Urban Change.

Shannon Malloy - Fourteen - Author chat

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Facebook - Pre-Recorded Video

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Facebook - Pre-Recorded Video

WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA: Molloy tells us about, ‘Fourteen’, the award-winning journalist’s memoir of growing up gay in regional Queensland. Being fourteen is hard, but as Shannon tells us, it does get better.

Mangrove Habitats and Coastal Resiliency

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

FLORIDA, USA: Join us for a walking tour of the beach, from the dunes to a mangrove estuary. “Wood” you believe that mangroves help stabilize Florida’s coastline ecosystem AND prevent erosion?

Cardboard Picasso Faces Workshop for 9 - 14 Year Old's

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA: Our School Holiday Workshop Leader Tammie will show you how to make a Cardboard Picasso Face using paint and recycled materials.

Beginning and End of the Bomb talk story series | That Unforgettable Morning

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

HAWAII, USA: We invite you to learn about resiliency during unprecedented times via our digital Beginning and End of the Bomb talk story series.

Captain Compost Show

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA: Kids - meet Captain Compost, King Carbon and Nelly Nitrogen in the Wollongong Botanic Garden, as they show us what you need to build your very own compost!

Resume Refresh with VU Polytechnic's Skills and Jobs Centres

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: This short video will feature a series of tips to give your resume a makeover, and provide you with an edge in today's competitive job market.

Lifelong Learning: Transitions, Changes and Learning across Working Life

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

AUSTRALIA: This presentation will refer to the experiences and learning of 30 Australians who comprise both male-female, Australian born, migrant and refugee migrant and from a range of educational and occupational backgrounds.

How to Keep your Relationships Healthy during Lockdown

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Join Stephanie, a local psychologist and ABA therapist as she shares her strategies that you can implement at home to maintain healthy relationships with your loved ones.

Storytelling in the Age of AI: How to Convert Complex Technology into Compelling Business Stories

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Not winning new business? Can’t convey what your technology really does? You’re not alone. Most businesses struggle to pitch their idea. The result? Great ideas get lost, simply because the pitch was too tech-driven, or too hard to understand.

ART SMART: Where we are in place and time with Eugene von Guerard

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA: ART SMART nurtures the exploration of individual creativity and expression through structured lesson plans outside the classroom context.

Eye of the Storm: Hurricane Hunters

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

FLORIDA, USA: In this episode, you’ll learn about hurricane science and fly into the eye of the storm with hurricane hunters.

Ready, Aim, FIREBALL!

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

FLORIDA, USA: Ready, aim, fireball! Today we’ll create an intense fireball, a visible vacuum, and an air cannon. The results are shattering!

Where are the jobs? with VU Polytechnic's Skills and Jobs Centres

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Learn some up-to-date tips on developing your job search techniques in this short video presentation with Catherine from VU Polytechnic's Skills and Jobs Centres.

Hoverboards

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

FLORIDA, USA:Where we’re going, we don’t need roads! Fly over to MODS’s latest Virtual Camp Discovery video to see a model of what Guinness World Records calls an “autonomously powered personal levitator,” the hoverboard!

U3A Share Ideas of How to Keep Learning and Connected

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

WOLVERHAMPTON, UK: U3A members share in this short video ideas to keep learning and connected during uncertain times.

Summer Seaweed

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

FLORIDA, USA: Have you seen Sargassum seaweed? South Florida beaches are filled with this floating brown algae each summer. Today, “kelp” us explore where it comes from and why there is so much of it!

Reusable Cutlery Wraps

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA: Cut out plastic cutlery by making your own cutlery wraps from a tea towel.

How to make Beeswax Wraps to Preserve Food

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Join Greg from Ben's Bees who will be showing us how to make Beeswax Wraps at home to preserve food.

How to talk with Children about the Climate Crisis and other Big Issues

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: In this informative discussion and Q&A with Professor Ann Sanson, explore ways of which to respond to children's fears about big issues in the world.

Let's Make Hatay 'Kunefe' At Home!

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YouTube

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YouTube

HATAY, TURKEY: Join Chef Yunus Yavuz, Fatma Dodurka and Alara Dodurka to make the signature sweet of Hatay called ‘Kunefe’. In this workshop, you will learn tips of making yummy kunefe at home.

Cultural Talk Story Series | Stolen Voices, Stolen Innocence

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

HAWAII, USA: We invite you to sit down at our table to learn about indigenous communities near and far via our digital Cultural Talk Story Series.

Cultural Talk Story Series | Māori: Ngā Pae Wānanga a Hine

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

Available Anytime

YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

HAWAII, USA: We invite you to sit down at our table to learn about indigenous communities near and far via our digital Cultural Talk Story Series.

Job interview confidence with VU Polytechnic's Skills and Jobs Centres

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: This presentation is designed to help boost your confidence when it comes to interviewing for a job.

Meet Beast Boy!

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

FLORIDA, USA: Today you’ll meet Beast Boy, an American alligator that lives at MODS. Learn about this native keystone species and its habitat, the Florida Everglades. See you later, gator!

Cultural Talk Story Series | The Sámi: The Land of the Green Gold

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

HAWAII, USA: We invite you to sit down at our table to learn about indigenous communities near and far via our digital Cultural Talk Story Series.

No Dig Vegetable Garden

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA: Learn how to grow your own delicious vegetables in 4 easy steps by building at no dig garden full of nutrients to supercharge your produce at the Wollongong Botanic Garden.

Beginning and End of the Bomb talk story series | Nurturing Peace Builders

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

HAWAII, USA: We invite you to learn about resiliency during unprecedented times via our digital Beginning and End of the Bomb talk story series.

The Slick Truth: Oil Spills

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

FLORIDA, USA: Today, we’ll uncover the slick truth about oil spills and their major impact on our ecosystem.

Eye of the Storm: Forecasting a Hurricane

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

FLORIDA, USA: In this episode, you’ll hear from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), which provides the well-known cone of uncertainty during storm season.

Knitting for Beginners

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Join Brenda, a local knitting tutor, who will show you the basic lessons to start a knitting project including knitting equipment, casting on, knitting a scarf and more!

Tastes of Asia Cooking Series

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Join local tutor and business owner Koi Camilleri for a series of Thai cooking demonstrations of popular dishes including Chicken Satay Skewers, Pad Thai Noodles, Papaya Salad, Sushi and Taro Pearls in Coconut Milk.

Eye of the Storm: National Weather Service

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

FLORIDA, USA: In this episode, we’ll hear from the National Weather Service in Miami (NWS), the essential organization that uses technology to develop and send out all severe weather forecasts and warnings.

How to Make Educational Videos

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

WOLVERHAMPTON, UK: This is a CPD (Continued Professional Development) session for all those who are having to adapt their teaching style. Learn how to topics like pre-production and filming, editing and uploading.

Free English course for Spanish Speakers

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Speak to Me Website

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Speak to Me Website

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA: Join the team from Speak to Me and enjoy engaging in a range of free online teaching resources, available anytime.

How to Sew a Face Mask Without a Sewing Machine

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Join Lucy as she shows you how to stitch a face mask without a sewing machine. Lucy's process is super easy, anyone can do it!

Fire Magic

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

FLORIDA, USA: Let’s get fired up! Today, we will harness the power of fire. Please don’t try this at home. This video is HOT, HOT, HOT!

Floristry for Beginners Series

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Join local business owner Amanda for a series of beginner floristry tutorials and create a variety of arrangements including a bouquet, a floral vase arrangement, a terrarium, a ceramic pot arrangement and a mason jar arrangement.

Food in Small Spaces: An Introduction to Permaculture in the City

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

ALTONA, AUSTRALIA: Kat Lavers discusses how permaculture design can help you create an abundant garden that makes the most of your time, space and effort, while adapting to the changing climate.

DIY Water Filters

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

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YouTube - Pre-Recorded Video

FLORIDA, USA: Water you doing right now? Get ready to learn about water runoff and why it can be harmful to our environment. Go with the flow as we show you how the aquifer works in Florida. Swim by for today’s video on H2O.

Adult Learners Week

1–8 September 2020

Adult Learners Week Website

1–8 September 2020

Adult Learners Week Website

AUSTRALIA:Adult Learners Week is celebrated at the beginning of Spring with hundreds of events and activities promoting the benefits of learning. 1–8 September 2020

Education Disrupted, Education Reimagined

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Pre-Recorded webinar

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Pre-Recorded webinar

DOHA, QATAR How we can best optimize this time of crisis to rapidly innovate and embed system-wide change in our schools and education systems?

Activity Challenge for Children

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WOLVERHAMPTON, UK: Learning can take place anywhere including the home and online. Here is an activity challenge resource from our network in order to keep you active, learning and entertained!

Events

Participate in online events from cities around the world.

2020 Global Learning Festival