Past AES Events 2025

Past Learning Events for Adult Educators

January 2025

Workshop: Unlocking the Immunity to Change

Do you or your learners have a personal change goal that has proven resistant to your sincerest intentions, best efforts and plans?

Learn how you can significantly enhance your capacity to deliver on your goals through this enlightening workshop. The Immunity to Change (ITC) approach is based on 30 years of research on adult development theory and developed by Harvard University Professors Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey. This hands-on mind-on interactive workshop is designed to help you understand and overcome the hidden dynamics that prevent personal and professional growth.

Programme Details:

• Date: 24 Jan 2025 Friday

• Time: 2-5.30pm

• Mode: Face-to-Face Workshop

• Venue: Singapore Polytechnic Colours (Please click here to access navigation guide.)

• Facilitators: Mr Lim Peng Hun and Ms Vanisa Lee

February 2025

Webinar: Insights from a Mediacorp DJ Trainer

We are thrilled to invite you to an exclusive webinar with Ms. Margaret Mary Lim (Maggie), a seasoned industry professional who will share her journey in training and coaching aspiring DJs. In this session, she will discuss her approach to coaching new talent in Mediacorp. Attendees will gain valuable insights into how DJ training is conducted where there is an emphasis on both technical proficiency and the creative aspects of the craft in the industry.

You would be guided to:

1. Understand how DJ training is tailored to different learning styles and skill levels in Mediacorp

2. Explore practical coaching techniques for teaching technical skills

3. Learn the importance of fostering creativity and confidence in learners

4. Gain real-world adult learning and training insights through the sharing of challenges and success stories

Programme Details:

• Date: 7 Feb 2025 Friday

• Time: 12-1pm 

• Mode: Online Webinar 

• Speaker: Ms Margaret Mary Lim/ Mediacorp

Learn something new!

If you missed this, check out the recorded session by clicking here!

March 2025

Workshop: Coaching for Educators: Transforming Mindset to enhance Learner Engagement and Success (Run 2)

How often do you, as lecturers or adult educators, feel overwhelmed by the demands of managing learners, meeting their diverse needs, and engaging in constructive conversations that inspire and motivate them to become effective learners? These challenges are common, yet many of us find it difficult to break out of habitual thinking patterns or struggle to make effective decisions in our professional roles.

This session will explore the mindset and awareness necessary to thrive in the workplace. We will examine how coaching can not only enhance your personal and professional life but also improve how you communicate with and support your learners. By understanding key principles of workplace psychology, you will gain valuable insights into addressing learner needs, refining communication, and fostering an environment where both you and your students can excel.

• Date: 28 March 2025

• Time: 2pm-5.30pm

• Venue: Lifelong Learning Institute, Institute for Adult Learning (IAL) Level 7 Multipurpose Rooms MPR705/MPR706, 11 Eunos Rd 8, #07-04 Singapore 408601

• Facilitator: Ms Betsy Ng / Institute for Adult Learning

Learn something new!