News from PRACE

Earlier this year ACFE funded some statewide professional development for ACE teachers and managers working with technologies, and PRACE was  invited to lead part of the project. On behalf of PRACE, Michael Chalk met with all the participants at the induction in early May, and since then we have had regular live web conferencing sessions in the ACFE elluminate rooms.

These AccessACE “E-learning circles of professional practice” – also known as research circles – are enabling teachers and managers to join their colleagues in exploring a range of issues, and solving problems in their classrooms. They are a development on the original AccessACE projects of 2007, which PRACE was also involved in.

Here’s Delia Bradshaw’s inspiring presentation on “The Power of e” from the AccessACE e-showcase in May, where the projects were first launched:

Relevant Links:

• original PRACE research for the AccessACE projects in 2007,
• web site for current AccessACE circles of professional practice,
• active online community (”Ning”) for ACE practitioners working with e-learning,
• notes from the AccessACE e-showcase earlier this year.

Tags: AccessACE, e-learning, network, professional development, research circles

The Darebin Neighbourhood House Network organised a fundraiser for the Kinglake Neighbourhood House – a film night on October 8th. The film was “Mao’s Last Dancer” and it was at the Palace Theatre in Westgarth.

The film was well attended by people from neighbourhood houses and community centres all around Melbourne’s northern suburbs. Tickets were $20 each with roughly 50% going to the Kinglake House – thanks to everyone who came and enjoyed the film so that Kinglake NH could benefit.

Here’s the movie trailer:

Tags: bushfire, community, fundraiser, Kinglake, network