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2007 Publication Details:

Title of Conference Publication

10th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference 2007 - Conference Proceedings

Conference Publication Editor

Jason Thomas

Publisher

QUT Web Solutions

Place of Publication

Brisbane, Australia

ISBN/ISSN

1 74107 191 7

All Paper Presentations were reviewed in accordance with the DEST E1 classification.

Program

Key:

	Paper presentation
	Nuts and Bolts
	Roundtable Discussion
	Institution Presentations

The presenting author of each submission is shown in bold.

Time	Day 1 - Workshops Wednesday 4 July 2007
8:00am	Registration
8:30am	Workshop 1 - Sharing Responsibility for Engaging First-Year Students George D. Kuh
10:00am	Morning Tea
10:30am	Workshop 1 continues
12:00pm	Lunch - own arrangements
1:30pm	Workshop 2 - How to Design a First Year Module Ruth Pickford
1:30pm	Workshop 3 - FYE: The New Imperative in Australian Universities Yoni Ryan & Noel Meyers
3:00pm	Afternoon Tea
3:30pm	Workshops 2 & 3 continue
5:00pm	Workshops Close
6:00pm - 8:00pm	Welcome Reception - Vino's Riverside

Time	Day 2 - Conference Program Thursday 5 July 2007
7:45am	Registration - Z Block Foyer Level 4
8:45am	Welcome Professor Peter Coaldrake Vice Chancellor - Queensland University of Technology
9:00am	Keynote Address What Matters to Student Success in the First Year of University George D. Kuh Center for Postsecondary Research Indiana University Bloomington USA PowerPoint
10:30am	Morning Tea
11:00am Concurrent Session 1	Warm Welcome; Hot Topics: Cool Program Ms Michele Slatter, Lesley-Anne Petrie, Julia Miller, Flinders University	A clue, a quest and a blog - experimenting with engagement in orientation Andrea Duff, Phillip Lock, Diana Quinn, Helen Johnston The University of South Australia	Feeling prepared for university? Perceived preparedness and expectations of prospective students *Ellen Jansen* University Centre for Learning and Teaching, Jacques van der Meer, University of Otago	Embedding Group Work in the First Year Experience Alanah Kazlauskas, Sophie Gimel, Leighana Thornton, Theda Thomas, Tim Davis, ACU National	If my student is an apple, do I communicate like an orange? Janeene Payne, Nikki Davis, Catherine Meredith, RMIT	FYE UQ Network Presentation
11:45am Concurrent Session 2	A Host with the Most: Reorienting the Campus Welcome Natalie Dowling, Sophie Marsland, University of Melbourne	Engaging Gen Y students at university: what web tools do they have, how do they use them and what do they want? PowerPoint Judy Skene, Lisa Cluett, Josh Hogan, The University Of Western Australia	Enhancing the International Student Experience: The importance of Student Groups and peer support at Edith Cowan University. Cassandra Colvin, Fozzil Jaffar Edith Cowan University	The place of university in the culture of young people. Madeleine Mattarozzi Laming Australian Catholic University	Towards a Global First Year Experience: Understanding the International Exchange and Adaptation of Practice Bill Johnston University of Strathclyde	FYE UQ Network Presentation
12:30pm	Lunch / Poster Viewing
1:30pm	Keynote Address 'Do you YouTube? Wanna come to MySpace? Musings on narcissism in the 21st Century Student' Yoni Ryan Director of the Centre for the Enhancement of Learning, Teaching and Scholarship University of Canberra Paper \| PowerPoint Presentation
3:00pm	Afternoon Tea
3:30pm Concurrent Session 3	First Year Identities: Complementing peer mentoring in Higher Education Craig Cameron Griffith University	Evaluation of the practice and effectiveness of University College London’s Transition Programme Dr Marco Angelini University College London	Still one size does not fit all: Even a multimodal approach to teaching a core communications course PowerPoint Dr Michael Sankey, Eleanor Kiernan, University Of Southern Queensland	I know what being literate means: Student Teacher Accounts Dr Sorrel Penn - Edwards Griffith University	"This is our campus!" - Student perspectives of their first year experience at a new university campus Nick Todd, Julie Ballantyne, University of Southern Queensland	Transitions @ Carseldine
4:15pm Concurent Session 4	Best of both worlds The highlights of two mentoring programs and approaches, at the University of South Australia PowerPoint Tristana Sidoryn, Sophie Relf, University of South Australia	Implementing a Blueprint for Transition Success PowerPoint Dr Karen Nelson, Prof Sally Kift, Ms Tracy Creagh, Queensland University of Technology	Who deserves a chance? Identifying talent that might otherwise be lost in university admissions processes. Catherine Haigh, Pamela Reynolds, Stuart Levy, Monash University	Development of a Career Preparation Program in the School of Accountancy at QUT for First to Final year Students Sherrena Buckby, Trevor Stanley, Queensland University of Technology	Teaching Critical Thinking in an English for Academic Purposes Program using a ‘Claims and Supports’ approach Sonja Elsegood Indonesian Australian Language Foundation	Transitions @ Carseldine
5:00pm	End of Day 1 Program
7:00pm - Late	Conference Dinner Rooftop Level - Rydges Southbank

Time	Day 3 - Conference Program Friday 6 July 2007
8:00am	Registration - Z Block Foyer Level 4
8:45am	Good Morning Revival - Arrival Tea & Coffee
9:30am Concurrent Session 5	The First Year Summit: collecting and using student feedback PowerPoint Leander Kreltszheim, Sophie Marsland, The University of Melbourne	When your first year is your final year: Changing perceptions of practicum through NESB pre-service teachers’ eyes Dr Rebecca Spooner-Lane, Donna Tangen, Dr Marilyn Campbell, Queensland University of Technology	Workload model equity assessment for a first year student advisor within an inaugural health foundation year Ricardo Simeoni, Griffith University	Study Buddy: Engaging students in learning communities Dr Sorrel Penn - Edwards, Dr Sue Thomas Griffith University	Are a few veggie burgers enough? Matthew Brett, Lisa Kavanagh, University of Melbourne	no session
10:15 am Concurrent Session 6	What turns you on? An action research approach to identifying first year student’s perspectives on engagement PowerPoint \| Handouts Nicholas McGuigan, Kirsten MacDonald, Lincoln University	A Staff-Centred Approach to Enhancing First Year Learning and Teaching at the University of New South Wales Dr Stephanie Wilson University of New South Wales	Use and perceptions of a blended learning resource: are student perceptions reflected in their performance? Dr Osu Lilje University of Sydney	Action Learning through Mentoring Bronwyn Blaiklock University of Ballarat	History for Designers: engaging first years across disciplines Dr Alethea Blackler, Dr Jeannie Sim, Queensland University of Technology	no session
11:00am	Morning Tea
11:30am Concurrent Session 7	Hearing the student experience: Listening to individual voices and stories. PowerPoint Cathy Stone, Sarah O'Shea, The University of Newcastle	Teaching novices design history via worked examples Dr Arianne Rourke University of New South Wales	Finding meaning in management: Work-inexperienced students' constructions of management Dr Robert Thompson, Fran Finn, Queensland University of Technology, Simon Best, Access Business Consultants	Creating the productive middle ground: enhancing first year student learning Linda Thies, Viola Rosario, Ruth Lee, Dennis Farrugia, Deakin University	Supporting First Year Student Supporters: an Online Mentoring Model for Supplemental Instruction Leaders Phillip Dawson University of Wollongong	no session
12:15pm Concurrent Session 8	ASSing about - the Arrive, Stay and Succeed Project at JCU Peter Hanley, James Cook University	The 'Get Marketer Challenge': Engaging first year students in an introductory marketing course Dr Sharyn Rundle - Thiele, Kerri-Ann Kuhn, Griffith University	The First Year Experience on an Outer Metropolitan Campus Assoc Professor Craig Zimitat Griffith Institute of Higher Education	Engaging Communities: designing and delivering effectively targeted support to humanitarian entrant students PowerPoint Mr Brian Sweeney University of Tasmania	Find Your Educator... Fresh, Young, Enthusiastic Laurine Hurley, Australian Catholic University	no session
1:00pm	Lunch / Poster Viewing
2:00pm	Keynote Address Learner Empowerment and the First Year Experience Ruth Pickford UK National Teaching Fellow Leeds Metropolitan University UK
3:30pm	Conference Close
3:45	Farewell Afternoon Tea

Posters

A reflection of the foundation studies program at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
Dr Yong Zubairi, Center Of Foundation Studies In Science

Developing a First-Year Japanese Academic Writing Course
Ms Yayoi Oshima, Tokyo University Of Marine Science And Technology

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