Lesley and Tracey will explore how successful learning is defined by learners in the ACE sector and how this can inform the programme interventions and activities offered in this learning context. They will also examine a learner-centric mechanism for ongoing evaluation and review of the interventions and activities ACE providers offer.
Lesley has an extensive background working in the higher education, corporate and Government sectors. She is involved in a broad range of research projects covering topics such as mentoring programme evaluation, supporting dyslexic learners, literacy & numeracy, enhancing professional practice, and leadership capability development.
Tracey is Education Manager at Wairarapa REAP and has been project lead on the Ako Aotearoa, Central Hub project in which feedback was collected from 43 learners enrolled in adult and community education (ACE) programmes in three New Zealand REAPs to discover what they perceive is successful learning and how their learning experience and outcomes are supported by the REAP.