Friday 11 July 2003

Time

Presentation

Presenter

Organisation

9.00am - 9.40am

Concurrent Sessions

Presentation

Paper Title

Presenter's name

Presenter's Surname

Refereed Paper

Reflections on teaching science students the skills of self-reflection and self-directed learning

Shelley

Yeo

Refereed Paper

Working with diverse students:  Can lessons learnt in South Africa be applicable in Pan-

Pacific region?

Theda

Thomas

Refereed Paper

The transition of 'at risk' students: strategies of success

Stuart

Levy

Refereed Paper

First Year at Uni

Helen

Cameron

Nuts & Bolts Session

'Uni for a Day': Taking the mystery out of university life

Kathryn

Boin

Round Table Discussion

The role of student associations in breaking down social isolation for students

Eril

McNamara

9.50am - 10.30am

Concurrent Sessions

Presentation

Paper Title

Presenter's name

Presenter's Surname

Refereed Paper

Tertiary Undergraduate Literacy Integration Program (TULIP): An innovative appraoch to tertiary teaching and learning

Patricia

Cartwright

Refereed Paper

Enhancing Aspirations through Access and Equity Programs: Griffith University

Sharon

Broughton

Refereed Paper

The impact of extracurricular roles impact on retention: a social exchange theory perspective

Craig

Zimitat

Nuts & Bolts Session

Promoting an Integrated Campus-wide Approach to First Year Student Retention

Cathy

Stone

Nuts & Bolts Session

Implementing an applied skills & scholarship unit as a means of developing generic skills (and minimizing attrition).

Paula

Callan

Round Table Discussion

Supporting Indigenous Transition Students: Issues for Consideration

Douglas

Morgan

10.30am - 11.00am

Morning Tea

11.00am - 11.45am

Keynote Address:The First Year Experience

Professor Geoff Wilson

Previous Vice-Chancellor, Deakin University

11.50am - 12.30pm

Concurrent Sessions

Presentation

Paper Title

Presenter's name

Presenter's Surname

Refereed Paper

Plagiarism detection and prevention. Pedagogical implications for lecturers of first year students

Ursula

McGowan

Refereed Paper

Maori Student Retention and Success: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Relationships

Ruth

Gorinski

Refereed Paper

Recognising excellence when we see it: Early steps in the development of an institutional award

Cath

Fraser

Nuts & Bolts Session

'U-connect - For all new students' - An online orientation pilot

Claire

Nabke-Hatton

Nuts & Bolts Session

Peer Mentoring the First Time Around: Is it all a matter of negotiation?

Karen

Postill

Nuts & Bolts Session

Assisting Transition: Campus Initiatives and Community Links

Jane

Williamson

12.30pm - 1.30pm

Lunch

1.30pm - 2.10pm

Concurrent Sessions

Presentation

Paper Title

Presenter's name

Presenter's Surname

Refereed Paper

Successful partnership in learning support for first-years: How a faculty-funded Learning Centre support programme enhances the transition and performance of first-year business students

Julie

Trafford

Refereed Paper

Contesting 'Transitions' and (Re-)Engaging with 'Subjectivities': Locating and Celebrating the Habitus in Three Versions of 'the First Year Experience' at Central Queensland University 

Patrick

Danaher

Refereed Paper

Filling the gaps: Students perceptions of university affordances

Glenice

Watson

Nuts & Bolts Session

Working with First Year Female Muslim Students

Heather

Nicolson

Nuts & Bolts Session

The Auckland University of Technology Student Mentor Programme and first year student orientation

Melanie

Cooke

Nuts & Bolts Session

Is 'Freshman' English the Way to Go?

Michael

Paton

2.15pm - 3.00pm

Student Panel

First & second year students

QUT & University of Queensland

Closing Address

Dr Duncan Nulty

Conference Convener

3.00pm - 3.30pm

Afternoon Tea