Accessible by Design
Materials built from the start to be accessible, relevant and effective for learners from diverse backgrounds.
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Career Journey
A career built on clarity.
More than 15 years with EAL and ELICOS students in Australia and the Middle East, across community colleges, TAFEs and RTOs — now language, literacy and numeracy support and EAL resources at Career Calling.
The Record
Where the practice was formed
Current Role
Instructional Designer & Resource Writer
Career Calling
Developing and validating EAL resources, so that materials are accessible, relevant and effective for learners from diverse backgrounds.
Focus areas
- Writes EAL materials for vocational learners, in language they can actually work with.
- Validates resources as part of the writing process, not as an afterthought.
- Keeps materials relevant to the course the student is enrolled in.
- Supports students’ educational journeys as a contributor to the Career Calling team.
Specialisation
Language, Literacy and Numeracy Support
Vocational students with specific language and literacy needs
LLN support across a wide range of courses — Community Services, Early Childhood, Education Support, Floristry and Design among them.
Career
EAL and ELICOS Teaching
Australia and the Middle East
More than 15 years working with EAL (English as an Additional Language) and ELICOS students — the classroom experience that sits under every resource written since.
Settings
Community Colleges, TAFEs and RTOs
A variety of educational settings
Work across the sector gave valuable insights into diverse learning environments, and into how differently the same material lands in each of them.
Foundation
A Passion for Teaching
Where the work started
The starting point, and still the measure — whether the learner in front of the material can use it.
What the Journey Built
The capabilities
What years in the EAL classroom add up to at the resource-writing desk.
Validation Discipline
EAL resources developed and validated together, so what goes to learners has already been checked.
Breadth of Setting
Community colleges, TAFEs and RTOs — insight into how diverse learning environments actually operate.
Language and Literacy Focus
LLN support for vocational students with specific language and literacy needs, course by course.
Keep exploring
The credentials behind the resources
The teaching experience, the LLN specialisation and the EAL practice that sit behind every resource.