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Notice of Special General Meeting - 31 May 2016 Melbourne

Notice is hereby given that a Special General Meeting of Association for Learning Environments Australasia Ltd will be held at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, 1 Convention Centre Place, ...

Published: Tuesday 3 May 2016

Call for Nominations: International Director 2016 - 2019

The current International Director’s role ably filled by Phil Idle, ends in September 2016 so we are seeking nominations for suitable candidates for this three year position on the Executive. 1. Proc...

Published: Tuesday 26 April 2016

Would you like to discuss the Future of Education? Join this free online course #edchatNZ now

Our friends in NZ have advised us of a MOOC - a free, open online course, deliberately designed to develop participant's ability to "discuss education futures in deeper, more complex ways, whilst taki...

Published: Tuesday 26 April 2016
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SCIL Vision Tour 2016

"Learn from Finland", Howard Gardner once advised Americans. Over the last decade or so, this small Nordic nation has become a place where many educators and governments have looked to as a place wher...

Published: Monday 11 April 2016

Most Likely to Succeed WA Chapter Viewing

On 9 March 2016, the Association for Learning Environments Australasia WA Chapter hosted a viewing of the documentary, Most Likely To Succeed to approximately 40 members and colleagues. Starting with ...

Published: Wednesday 6 April 2016

A4LE members vie for WA Architecture awards

Now in its the second year, the WA Institute of Architecture Awards Education category is proving to be immensely popular. It is testament to the development of educational facility design that this s...

Published: Wednesday 6 April 2016

The WA Chapter Mayfield Project participants are ready for Melbourne

The Mayfield project is a collaborative research program coordinated through Learning Environments Australasia that aims to engage young and passionate professionals working in all areas of education....

Published: Wednesday 6 April 2016
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WA Chapter visits newly renovated projects at Curtin University

The March site visit to Curtin University showcased some recent examples of tertiary education facilities on the Bentley campus, including Building 501 School of Education, Robertson Library and Build...

Published: Monday 4 April 2016
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Learning Environments WA Notre Dame Visit 2016

Learning Environments Australasia WA Chapter members recently returned to the University of Notre Dame for what has become an annual day of engagement with third year Education Students on the subject...

Published: Monday 4 April 2016

WA Student Conference Scholarship - apply now

The WA Chapter is pleased to announce that it will be sponsoring a university student to attend the 2016 Regional Exchange Conference. Applications are now open and we welcome interested tertiary stud...

Published: Thursday 31 March 2016
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Bendigo Regional Tour

Montagne Centre, Marist College and Bendigo Senior Secondary College At the Bendigo Regional Tour held in March 2016, we were treated to a trip through the past, present and future of education. As w...

Published: Wednesday 30 March 2016

Job Vacancy - Research fellow position with ILETC project team

The ARC research project is  advertising the key role of Research Fellow with the project team based at the University of Melbourne. This position is part time (.8 FTE), fixed term for four years.  Th...

Published: Sunday 20 March 2016
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Science, the final frontier

It seems that the focus in learning has returned to science. With the federal governments innovation strategy, the concerns about the recent PISA results, and the increased interest in STE[A]M, the sp...

Published: Wednesday 16 March 2016
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Book Review - Ken Robinson's Creative Schools

With the release of the 2016 edu-documentary Most Likely to Succeed, Directed by Greg Whiteley determined to shake the educational landscape across the globe it is an opportune time to look at where t...

Published: Wednesday 16 March 2016

What happens when 16 architects & educators travel together in the wintry north?

We met for dinner in downtown Helsinki on a Sunday night, our first night. We walked from our hotel through snowy streets to the restaurant, where many of us took the when-in-Rome option and chose rei...

Published: Sunday 28 February 2016

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