Refereed Paper

Thinking about thinking: integrating self reflection into an academic literacy course.

Stella

Granville

Refereed Paper

The Faculty Mentor Program in the Sciences: an innovative approach to supporting student learning

Julie

Godwin

Refereed Paper

First Year Renewal to Engage Learners in Law

Sally

Kift

Nuts & Bolts Session

Simulations: Learning by Playing Around

Philip

Reece

Nuts & Bolts Session

A Web-based tool for improving students' writing skills

Gail

Huon

Round Table Discussion

The First Year Experience and Interdisciplinary Teaching: Meeting the Challenges

Paul

Makeham

12.30pm - 1.30pm

Lunch

1.30pm - 2.15pm

Keynote Address: Which way frm here? Passion, Policy and Practice in First Year Higher Education

Dr Kerri-Lee Krause

Centre for the Study of Higher Education

2.20pm - 3.00pm

Concurrent Sessions

Presentation

Paper Title

Presenter's name

Presenter's Surname

Refereed Paper

Even foundation level students can get the HOTS for science!

Rowan

Hollingworth

Refereed Paper

The impact of full time employment and family commitments on the first year experience of full time students

Craig

Zimitat

Refereed Paper

A map. a bicycle and good weather:  The transition to undergraduate study.

Sue

Purnell

Nuts & Bolts Session

The mind of the first-year student: Practical implications of insights from lifespan developmental psychology

Helen

Pennington

Nuts & Bolts Session

You're a real teacher, aren't you?

Robyn

Thomas

Round Table Discussion

Graduate Attributes: Challenges for First Year Curricula in Arts Degrees

Kate

Chanock

3.00pm - 3.30pm

Afternoon Tea

3.30pm - 4.10pm

Concurrent Sessions

Presentation

Paper Title

Presenter's name

Presenter's Surname

Refereed Paper

Assessing First Year Students: A Case for Mixed Mode Assessment

Douglas

Morgan

Refereed Paper

An investigation of international students' academic and social transition requirements

Stuart

Levy

Refereed Paper

Look before we leap: investigation before implementation when addressing student drop out

Edda

Simeoni

Nuts & Bolts Session

Pathways to University: A Scholarship Programme to Facilitate the Transition of Second Chance Learners to the First Year of Higher Education

Jane

Terrell

Nuts & Bolts Session

Building Community on Campuses - the role of mentor programs

Peter

Hanley

Nuts & Bolts Session

Using Institutional Research Projects to Improve Student Retention Management

Bill

Johnston

4.15pm - 5.00pm

Concurrent Sessions

Presentation

Paper Title

Presenter's name

Presenter's Surname

Refereed Paper

The First Year Experience:  Starting with the Student 

Kerry

Howells

Refereed Paper

Improving Student Diversity Through Transition Support at the University of Western Australia

Judy

Skene

Refereed Paper

In your 'own' words:  Learning advisers on student difficulties with avoiding plagiarism during the transition to university 

Paul

Parker

Nuts & Bolts Session

An integrated strategy for student service delivery to enhance the first year experience

John

Carlson

Nuts & Bolts Session

Access to Tertiary Studies:  What Helps and What Hinders

Helen

Anderson

Round Table Discussion

Culture and Knowledge: Teaching foreign notions to foreign students

Salah

Kutieleh

5.00pm - 5.30pm

Poster Discussion Session

Presentation

Poster Title

Presenter's name

Presenter's Surname

Poster

The Small Business Experience: 'Real Life' Learning from an Interdisciplinary Perspective

Tim

O'Donovan

Poster

Finding information - introducing first year students to library research skills

Clare

Glanville

Poster

A First for First Years...Curtin University's First Orientation Week

Amy

Dawson

Poster

Inhibiting and Enabling Factors Affecting Indigenous Students Decisions to Continue or Withdraw from Tertiary Studies

Douglas

Morgan

Poster

Academic Issues for First Year Students in the Growing Cultural and Educational Diversity of Universities: A Staff and Student Development Agenda

Kerry

O'Regan

Poster

Introduction to Medical Studies (IMS): a transition program for sponsored Malaysian international medical students

Wayne

Hodgson

Poster

Implementing & Evaluating First Year Transition Initiatives

Clare

Rhoden

Poster

'School to University' Transition Program for Engineering Students

Kanchana

Jayasuriya

Poster

Meeting needs for student convenience - higher education @ EdNA Online

Nelly

Ivanova

Poster

Multicultural Competence of First Year Experience Instructors: Enhancing the Transition to Higher Education

Brenda

Marina

Poster

Helping Students through the Administrative Maze

Dianne

Hagan

Poster

An Individual Approach

Clare

Power