Leone Wheeler's blog

Summary of Friday Forum - Lifelong Learning for Life and Work 22 September 2023

Posted October 23, 2023 - 15:21 by Leone Wheeler

This summary hgihlights two presentations at the Wyndham Learning City's Friday Forum from George Osborne, Advantages of extending the Learning City Approach into other areas of Local Government and beyond, and Maren Klein, Learning and/or earning: Tensions between learning for the economic sphere (jobs) and learning for well-being/democracy.

Principles and Processes of Community Engagement; reflecting on engaging with diverse communities - 27 October, 930-1030 AEDT

Posted October 23, 2023 - 14:58 by Leone Wheeler

Our next Friday Forum on 27 October 2023, hosted by Leone Wheeler, Hon. CEO of the Australian Learning Communities Network, (a partner in PASCAL's Learning Cities Network) will delve into the principles and processes of community engagement and their practical application across diverse communities.

Hosting a Local Learning Festival: Tips and Tricks for Beginners

Posted June 22, 2021 - 09:15 by Leone Wheeler

Lara Pugh, Project Leader Learning City for Wollongong City Council, NSW, Australia, a member of the Australian Learning Communities Network, is keen to learn about running a local learning festival. Lara recently interviewed members of the LearnWest Learning Network about how they went about organising their recent Learning for Earning Festival.

Ripples - December 2020. Newsletter of the Australian Learning Community Network (ALCN)

Posted December 21, 2020 - 15:14 by Leone Wheeler

The Australian Learning Community Network is pleased to provide the latest news from around the network.

We are particularly pleased to feature stories about innovation and entrepreneurship from the ALCN Roundtable which was a partnership between the ALCN, Wyndham City Council, and PASCAL. Enjoy reading!

Ripples - Winter 2020 Newsletter of the Australian Learning Communities Network (ALCN)

Posted June 1, 2020 - 01:16 by Leone Wheeler

Please find featured below and attached the Winter 2020 issue of the newsletter Ripples, from the Australian Learning Communities Network (ALCN):

Annual Report of the Australian Learning Community Network (ALCN)

Posted May 14, 2020 - 01:50 by Leone Wheeler

It is with great pleasure that I attach the Australian Learning Community Network Annual Report 2019-2020. In particular, I highlight the activities of our learning communities. For example, read about:

Al Wakra Municipality – Local Action on the UN Sustainability Goals

Posted March 22, 2018 - 15:41 by Leone Wheeler

A series of activities and speeches were held at three secondary schools in Al Wakra on 13 March 2018 to inform students about the UN Sustainability Goals, especially Sustainability Goal 4.

Measuring impact of community development programs in the City of Hume

Posted June 28, 2016 - 00:18 by Leone Wheeler

For the past three years members of the Hume Learning Community, City of Hume, Melbourne, Victoria, have been working as a Community of Practice to trial a cost/benefit analysis approach to measure the impact of individual learning city programs. This approach is adapted from the Robin Hood Foundation in New York.

Outcomes from 2nd International Conference on Learning Cities

Posted October 19, 2015 - 19:02 by Leone Wheeler

The Conference Secretariat has now written to all participants to say that the 2^nd International Conference on Learning Cities held in México City in September was a resounding success. This conference builds on the work of the first conference held in Beijing in 2013, in particular,

Unlocking the potential of urban communities: Case studies of twelve learning cities

Posted July 3, 2015 - 13:52 by Leone Wheeler

The Coordination Team of the Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) at the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), announce that they are about to publish case studies showcasing examples of twelve cities from around the world which use the learning city approach to achieving a range of economic, social, cultural and sustainable development goals.