AADES is the peak professional organisation in Australasia representing school level distance education.
AADES was formed in 1993 and currently has in excess of 1200 members across all Australian states and New Zealand.

In this 60-minute AADES session, participants will explore how Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can be used as a practical framework to meet the diverse needs of learners in distance education settings. With increasing enrolments extending beyond geographically isolated students to include learners with a wide range of additional needs, this session unpacks how thoughtfully designed asynchronous and synchronous learning can work together to improve access, engagement, and outcomes for all students. Date: Thursday 4th June 2026 Time: 1pm AEST Details in article.

The 2026 AADES Conference will be held in Sydney on the 3-4 September 2026. The theme for the conference is Lead Learn Thrive. The conference venue is the Sofitel Wentworth, Sydney. AADES is the peak organisation in Australasia supporting and representing P-12 public online, virtual and distance education teachers and schools. ‍The biennial conference is an opportunity to showcase online and distance learning pedagogies and practices with a focus on building connections, making contributions so that all students thrive. Workshop proposals are due by Friday 8 May 2026 through the form linked in this article.

The AADES Annual General Meeting will be held online on Thursday, 19 March 2026 at 2:15pm AEDT. Members are invited to attend. More details in article.