In 2022, deafConnectEd developed two new videos to raise awareness about literacy and study skills because we know many learners are concerned about their English skills. We plan to do more work on this topic in 2023.
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Earlier this year, deafConnectEd supported Melbourne Polytechnic with promotion and enrolment for another Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40116) specifically for Auslan users, with the aim of growing our Auslan teaching workforce. The course started in July with 13 learners who are now more than halfway through their studies. The course is delivered entirely … Read more
Have you ever wondered about how signs are organised in Signbank? Or what the difference between a variant and variation might be? Or how to best search for a sign in Signbank? Click on the following image to see a video by James with some useful information about the Auslan online dictionary: More videos and … Read more
In 2019, Melbourne Polytechnic was the proud recipient of a grant from the Victorian Department of Education and Training to enable several much needed projects. One of these projects was the tailoring of a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment to meet the needs of Deaf people interested in becoming educators in the accredited education … Read more
These two modules were developed for anyone interested in or already working as a notetaker, with a particular focus on notetaking for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Both modules provide valuable information, practice activities and resources. Feedback has been extremely positive, with more than 200 people now registered: The format is excellent, … Read more
Thursday 13 December saw a group of 23 Auslan teachers coming together for a successful and much anticipated workshop. The day was facilitated by Dr Adam Schembri (University of Birmingham) and Stef Linder (Expression Australia). Practical activities were also led by teachers from Melbourne Polytechnic’s Auslan team: Ramas McRae, Alexander Straub and Ida Rogers. The … Read more
Alana Roy shares her advice for how to deal with stress.
Simon Andersson talks about his experience as a mentor at his former workplace. Captions coming soon.
Studiosity is on-demand study help with academic literacy skills and core subject support.
It is crucial that deaf/hard of hearing people enrol in the course they want to study early as much as possible. To see why it is important to do so, have a look at the captioned video.
