ECA Learning Hub online modules are interactive and self-paced. They include text, interactive activities, self-reflection opportunities and often feature video interviews. You can use each module as many times as you like during a 12-month period from date of purchase. Selected ECA Learning Hub modules are NESA endorsed for teachers accredited at the Proficient Teacher level. Click any title below to explore further. Courses which are not included as a part of a standard ECA Learning Hub Subscription are marked with an asterisk (*)
Online modules
- Documenting and assessing children’s learning—Dr Anne Kennedy (NESA)
- Documenting and assessing children’s learning: Part II —Clarendon Children’s Centre (NESA)
- Outdoor learning—Siobhan Hannan (NESA)
- Partnerships with families—Anne Stonehouse AM (NESA)
- Developing and maintaining a QIP—Dr Luke Touhill (NESA)
- Duty of care for workers—ECA & third-party experts (NESA)
- Duty of care for managers and supervisors—ECA & third-party experts
- Bullying and harassment for employees—ECA & third-party experts
- Bullying and harassment for managers and supervisors—ECA & third-party experts
- Using critical reflection—Dr Jennifer Cartmel (NESA)
- Partnerships with communities—Judy Radich (NESA)
- Early Childhood Nutrition—Katie Harding
- Supporting child-led inquiry—Neville Dwyer (NESA)
- Visual art and creativity in your curriculum—Gai Lindsay (NESA)
- Supporting children’s self-regulation ages 3-5 years—Dr Kate Williams (NESA)
- Reconciliation in action Part 1—Tracey Simpson (NESA)
- Reconciliation in action Part 2—Tracey Simpson (NESA)
- Maths is everywhere—Jenni Connor (NESA)
- Technology in early childhood—Dr Joanne Orlando (NESA)
- Supporting Children’s self-regulation: ages up to 3 years— Andrea Nolan& Karen Bonson (NESA)
- Environments for learning: indoor learning spaces—Dr Luke Touhill (NESA)
- Education for sustainability—Julie Gaul & Deb Watson (ECEEN) (NESA)
- Working with the ECA Code of Ethics—Catharine Hydon
- STEM in early childhood— Dr Kate Highfield (NESA)
- Walking with children on their journey to literacy: practitioner perspectives (NESA)
- The value of play—Luke Touhill (NESA)
- Understanding and making art: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art in early childhood settings—Jo Krabman
- Start Early – respectful relationships for life— a bundle of three modules (NESA)
- Partnerships with families for inclusive practice—ECA & third-party experts, (NESA)
- Partnerships with professionals for early childhood inclusion—ECA & third-party experts (NESA)
- Supporting language development in the early years – Christine Andell (NESA)
- Routines and transitions: embracing opportunities for learning – Karen Winderlich (NESA)
- Understanding behaviour: Supporting children with Autism Spectrum Disorder—Autism Queensland (NESA)
- Managing challenging exchanges–responding professionally—Jennifer Ribarovski (NESA)
- Encountering and interpreting the principles of Reggio Emilia — Reggio Emilia Australia Information Exchange (REAIE)* (NESA)
- Understanding sleep and safe sleep practices in Early Childhood Education and Care— The Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
- Music in Early Childhood— Dr Amanda Niland
- Participatory Planning— The Floorbooks Approach— Claire Warden*
- An Introduction to the Early Years Learning Framework— Early Childhood Australia
- Introduction to the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education and Care services— Early Childhood Australia
- STEM inquiry: co-constructed environments for curious minds—Little Scientists Australia
On-demand webinar recordings
The ECA Learning Hub offers on-demand studio-quality webinars, presented by a range of experts in the Early Childhood Education and Care sector.
- Supporting bilingualism during early childhood—Dr Ruth Nicholls
- Doing IT: Practical tech advice for children’s learning and development—Daniel Donahoo
- Acting Ethically: Exploring the ECA Code of Ethics—Catharine Hydon
- Play-Based Learning: Using the pedagogical play-framework—Dr Susan Edwards
- A good place to be a child: creating effective early learning environments—Dr Luke Touhill
- Practically STEM—Anita L’Enfant
- Making Quality Visible—Sarah Louise Gandolfo
- Education for Sustainability: Now or never, a time for urgent change – Sue Elliot
- Spatial reasoning and STEM in the early years – Kym Simoncini
- Let’s Talk: Creating a culture of learning – places of teaching and learning for everyone – Anne Stonehouse and Michelle Gujer
- Seven myths about young children and digital technology: where we are in 2017 – Lydia Plowman
- Anti-bias approaches in early childhood—Dr Red Ruby Scarlet
- Settling multiple children in ECEC settings—Cindy Davenport
- Privacy awareness in children’s services—Catharine Hydon
- Emotion coaching: A transformational tool—Beth Macgregor
- Where to start when using Australian Early Development Census data in your setting—Dr Jessie Jovanovic
- Professionalism, paperwork and pedagogy: Leading professional practice in long day care—Jane Bourne, Professor Karen Thorpe and Associate Professor Susan Irvine
- Playing with gratitude—Rod Soper
- The Planning Cycle: Rediscovered—Rod Soper
Access modules and on-demand webinars (excluding some third-party or partner developed content, noted with an asterisk*) as a part of a Learning Hub Annual Subscription, or purchase each title individually.
Live webinar recordings*
The ECA Learning Hub also provide recordings of all previously live webinars held between 2014 and 2016. These webinars are only available for individual purchase through the Learning Hub website and are not included as a part of an ECA Learning Hub annual subscription.
- Supporting children’s imaginative play … pitfalls and possibilities!— Bev Flückiger &Julie Dunn
- Having fun with maths and numeracy in early childhood— Jenni Connor
- Screen time and young children—what are the issues?— Dr Erin Howie & Leon Straker
- The great outdoors— Luke Touhill
- Building Leaders in Early Childhood— Lisa Palethorpe
- Using technology to genuinely enhance learning in the early years— Joanne Orlando
- Disappearing childhood – what is the role of media and marketing— Lesley-Anne Ey
- Children’s sexual development—Pam Linke
- Putting children’s rights into action— Emma King & Marie Stuart
- Supporting effective transitions to school and school age care— Sue Dockett
- Self-regulation development: strategies for working with children and parents— Dr Kate Williams
- The inclusion series: meaningful participation in ECEC— Margaret Smith
- Music and learning for the young child— Lucy Baigner
- Supporting transition to school for children with additional needs—Emma Pierce
- Making curriculum decisions: exploring the planning process— Catharine Hydon
- Being an intentional educator—Anne Kennedy
- Teaching young children to manage their emotions in early childhood education and care settings—Kaylene Henderson
- The 2017 Re-Imagining Childhood Conference keynotes and concurrent sessions, including,
- Ethics and politics in early childhood education and care—Professor Peter Moss
- Constructing a community of passion and pleasure—Professor Susanna Mantovani
- Documentation as a transformative tool for change and for the becoming of democracy— Professor Gunilla Dahlberg
- Learning to live together in culturally diverse societies of the pacific: Culturally responsive pedagogy—Professor Lester Rigney
- People who are ‘like me’ and people who are not— Professor Martin Westwell
- Stories—Professor Peter Moss
Online learning modules in development and for release shortly
- Art and artistic practice in early childhood
- Leadership in early childhood
*This course is not available as a part of a standard Learning Hub Annual Subscription that is hosted on an external platform or Learning Management System. If you have any questions or would like to purchase this module for an external platform, please contact the ECA Learning Hub via phone on 1800 356 900 or email.