Learning isn’t just a week-long exercise; it’s a lifelong journey. That’s why Pathways Awarua extended its Festival of Adult Learning activities to enable learners to make the most of their learning content throughout the year.
Pathways Awarua celebrated the Festival of Adult Learning by inviting all learners to participate in daily prize competitions based on the points they’d accumulated across the platform throughout the year. Daily prizes included supermarket vouchers, and the main draw at the end of the week featured a Samsung Galaxy tablet.
Pathways Awarua is a free learning resource available to any adult and young adult who wants to improve their reading, writing or maths skills for work and life. There are six learner pathways that focus on literacy and numeracy, as well as five applied learner pathways that deliver content for driver licences, safety requirements for the workplace, and personal money management, while at the same time strengthening literacy and numeracy competencies.
Michael Grawe, Pathways Awarua Professional Learning Manager says each pathway module completed earns learners a certain number of points, with modules designed to be completed in 20 to 30 minutes.
“The pathways are designed for people who are starting their learning journey and come to us with a range of skills and backgrounds. We’ve been operating since 2011, and in that time we’ve reached over 230,000 learners,” he says.
“Our learning is designed so that learners pick up literacy and numeracy skills as they focus on topics that excite and interest them, with literacy and numeracy built into the modules. During the Festival of Adult Learning, we kept all our learners engaged with updates via our social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.”
To motivate learners to begin, extend, or continue their learning journey, Pathways Awarua gave away seven prizes during festival week. Six $100 Woolworths gift cards were raffled among all learners who completed between 100 and 500 points within a set module, and a Samsung Galaxy tablet was awarded to one lucky learner who completed more than 1000 points across all modules.
Michael reminds ACE members that following festival week Pathways Awarua is offering two free professional development courses. These webinars cover an introduction to Pathways Awarua, including the learner interface and educator dashboard, as well as strategies for learner engagement.
You can find out more and register online or contact Michael directly at michael@pathwaysawarua.com