These courses are delivered Face to Face and are open to everyone to attend; parents, teachers, school executives, principals, allied health and medical professionals as well as students. These courses are held at RIDBC Renwick Centre, around Australia and in some international locations.
Many of these sessions are available through remote access from around the country and world.
These sessions offer the research and practical skills as well as networking opportunities.
Improving the Outcomes of Students who are Blind or have Low Vision in Mainstream Settings 2021
Mainstream teachers will benefit from this one-day workshop by gaining a deeper understanding of the characteristics and learning needs of students who are blind or have low vision.
Improving the Outcomes of Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Mainstream Settings 2021
Mainstream teachers will benefit from this one-day workshop by gaining a deeper understanding of the characteristics and learning needs of students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
Teacher Aides: Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in your School 2021
This course is intended to provide participants with the skills and knowledge required to assist in supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing students in the learning environment.
Teacher Aides: Supporting Students who are Blind or have Low Vision in your School 2021
This course is intended to provide participants with the skills and knowledge required to assist in supporting learners who are Blind or have Low Vision in the classroom environment.
DIR 101: An Introduction to DIR® and DIRFloortime®
This training will introduce and examine the Developmental, Individual difference, Relationship-based (DIR) model, which is an established and recognized framework to understand a child’s development that was developed by Dr. Stanley Greenspan.
It’s more than language: (Re)positioning the role of pragmatics in learning for deaf and hard of hearing children and young people
This one-day workshop will explore the links between pragmatics and social communication. Participants will build knowledge informed by the latest research in the field of pragmatics in deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children and young people, and its application to a range of education settings.
Auslan 2 2021
This 7 week ONLINE course provides participants with an opportunity to build on the foundations that they learned in Auslan 1. Each week, participants will be sent a video of Auslan signs to learn ready for the 1.5-2 hour interactive webinar which will provide an opportunity to consolidate and rehearse the signs in games and activities.
Auslan Assessment 2021
This assessment is offered to those participants that have completed the Auslan 2 course. The assessment is practical and takes up to 30 minutes to complete with an external assessor. You will have an opportunity to test your knowledge and understanding of what you have learnt in Auslan 2.
Accessible Assessment and Teaching Technology Use to Students who are Blind or Have Low Vision
This workshop is offered in 2 sections.
Secondary Mathematics workshop: Supporting Access & Inclusion for students with vision impairments
This event is offered in 2 parts: 1 recorded presentation and a hands-on workshop in 2021.