This course provides an introduction to braille for those who wish to learn the Braille alphabet, numbers and some simple Braille contractions.
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To register, please click on the Register link at the bottom of the event description. Alternatively print off the Continuing Professional Education Course Registration Form (PDF 319KB) below. Fill it out and fax/post it to RIDBC Renwick Centre.
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Braille Courses
When: Open for 2013 Registrations
Location: Distance Learning
Course Code: 211
Presented by: This course was developed by Dr Frances Gentle
Hearing Impairment Courses
When: Wednesday 26 June 2013
Location: Victorian Deaf Education Institute
Course Code: 227
Presented by: Dr Alys Young
This workshop will cover three inter-related issues associate with modern professional practice in partnership with families with deaf children. This event has been accredited for 6 CEUs by the AG Bell Academy and 7.5 CPD by the Audiological Society of Australia.
This event is being run by our partners, the Victorian Deaf Education Network.
Hearing Impairment Courses
When: Monday 1 July 2013
Location: RIDBC Renwick Centre
Course Code: 226
Presented by: Dr Alys Young
This workshop will cover three inter-related issues associate with modern professional practice in partnership with families with deaf children. This event has been accredited for 6 CEUs by the AG Bell Academy and 7.5 CPD by the Audiological Society of Australia.
Hearing Impairment Courses
When: Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 July 2013
Location: Riverside Hotel, Southbank, Brisbane, Queensland
Course Code: 228
Presented by: International and Australian presenter program
This symposium is an opportunity to learn about the research being conducted in Deafness Education in Australia and around the world.
Hearing Impairment Courses
When: 3:30-5:30pm 9 July 2013
Location: RIDBC Renwick Centre
Course Code: 230
Presented by: Marc Marschark
This presentation will describe some of the differences between deaf and hearing learners, differences that can either help or hinder learning in formal and informal settings but need to be recognized by parents, teachers, and students.
Hearing Impairment Courses
When: 3:30-5:30pm 11 July 2013
Location: RIDBC Renwick Centre
Course Code: 231
Presented by: Marc Marschark
Deaf education and research have had a long but uneasy relationship. It is time to abandon myths, clear up misunderstandings, and re-examine some of our assumptions about raising and educating deaf children.
Hearing Impairment Courses
When: 5-7pm, 17 July 2013
Location: Victorian Deaf Education Institute, 597 St Kilda Road Melbourne VIC
Course Code: 232
Presented by: Marc Marschark
This presentation will describe some of the differences between deaf and hearing learners, differences that can either help or hinder learning in formal and informal settings but need to be recognised by parents, teachers, and students.
Hearing Impairment Courses
When: 5-7pm, 18 July 2013
Location: Victorian Deaf Education Institute, 597 St Kilda Road Melbourne VIC
Course Code: 233
Presented by: Marc Marschark
Deaf education and research have had a long but uneasy relationship. It is time to abandon myths, clear up misunderstandings, and re-examine some of our assumptions about raising and educating deaf children.
This event is being run by our partners, the Victorian Deaf Education Network.
Hearing Impairment Courses
When: Monday 22 July 2013
Location: Metropolitan Region Support Services, 141 Merton Road Woolloongabba (BRISBANE)
Course Code: 271
Presented by: Staff from the RIDBC Renwick Centre and Education Queensland
This course is intended to provide participants with the competencies required to assist in supporting learners with hearing loss in the learning environment.
Hearing Impairment Courses
When: Tuesday 23 July 2013
Location: Metropolitan Region Support Services, 141 Merton Road Woolloongabba (BRISBANE)
Course Code: 272
Presented by: Staff from the RIDBC Renwick Centre and Education Queensland
Mainstream teachers will benefit from this one-day workshop by gaining a deeper understanding of the characteristics, expectations, and needs of students with hearing loss. They will also attain a heightened awareness of the potentially important role that they can play in improving the educational outcomes of students with hearing loss.