Strand

Room(s)

A - Theoretical

C3, Central Lecture Block

B - International

Commerce 101

C - Technology / General

Commerce 009

D - Subject Area Focus

Commerce 112

E - General

Commerce 111

F - Nuts and Bolts #1

Commerce 117

G - Nuts and Bolts #2

Commerce 113

H - Round Table

Coppertop, Commerce Building

Parallel Session 1: 9th July 11.45AM-12.30PM  

Strand A

Judith Dickson, Lee Krause and Sandie Rudman

Making the Transition to University - An Evaluation of Academic Orientation.

C3, Central Lecture Block

Strand B

Sally Hunter and John Pickering

Establishing Performance Benchmarks for International Students.

Commerce 101

Strand C

Sue Purnell

Calm and composed on the surface, but paddling like hell underneath: The Transition to University in New Zealand.

Commerce 009

Strand D

Gleeson, Michelle Livett and David McFadyen

Development of a Science Transition Program 2000 - 2002.

Commerce 112

Strand E

Jan Millwater

Engaging professional thinking in first year pre-service teachers: Embedding theory in practice through a virtual workplace.

Commerce 111

Strand F

Alan Calder

Strategies for promoting learning communities: Some 'nuts and bolts' solutions.

Commerce 117

Commerce 113

Pamela Herring and Deb Collins

Necessary Fabrics in the "Art" of Retention of The First Year Student: Texas Faculty Training/ Lincoln Student Support.

Commerce 113

Strand H

Janet Depiazzi

University Peer Mentoring... more than just a friendly face (in the sea of academia)?

Coppertop, Commerce Building

Parallel Session 2: 9th July 2.15-3.00PM  

Strand A

Sally Hunter and John Pickering

Establishing Performance Benchmarks for International Students.

C3, Central Lecture Block

Strand B

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Commerce 101

Strand C

Kerri-Lee Krause

Connecting students to academic writing online

Commerce 009

Strand D

Sue Franklin and Mary Peat

Pathways to becoming a professional Biologist: empowering first year students.

Commerce 112

Strand E

Wendy Roberts and Kathleen Krsinich

Language and Literacy Learning Needs and Teaching Strategies on a Bridging Programme.

Commerce 111

Strand F

Felicity Gouldthorp

Personal and Professional Development for First Year Students.

Commerce 117

Strand G

Trish Edmonds and Matilda Kolandaisamy

Survivor: No-one gets voted out! - A Library’s response to students in transition.

Commerce 113

Strand H

Matthew Cairns

The O Week Experience: Integrating Student Associations into the Orientation Week Program to Represent and Advance the Interests of Students

Coppertop, Commerce Building

Parallel Session 3: 9th July 3.30-4.15PM  

Strand A

Sally Kift

Assuring Quality in the Casualisation of Teaching, Learning and Assessment: Towards Best Practice for the First Year Experience

C3, Central Lecture Block

Strand B

Cathie Elder, Rosemary Erlam & Janet von Randow

Enhancing chances of academic success amongst First Year Undergraduates from diverse language backgrounds.

Commerce 101

Strand C

Susan Bambrick

The Satellite/Remote Campus: A quality experience for Australian First Year students

Commerce 009

Strand D

Andrew Nafalski, Mary Ayre and Özdemir Göl

Inclusive engineering curricula - design considerations

Commerce 112

Strand E

Henk Eijkman

Reframing the First Year Experience: The critical role of ‘recognition work’ in achieving curricular justice.

Commerce 111

Strand F

Paul Coleman

First Year Academic Writing: Moving Towards Analysis

Commerce 117

Strand G

Cindy Leigh and Ms Olivia Unite

Bridging Courses and Support Systems for First-Year Nursing Students.

Commerce 113

Strand H

Julie Grove

Peer Mentoring Programs - How Do We Know They Really Work?

Coppertop, Commerce Building

Parallel Session 4: 9th July 4.15-5.00PM  

Strand A

Jill Lawrence

The 'deficit-discourse' shift: university teachers and their role in helping first year students persevere and succeed in the new university culture.

C3, Central Lecture Block

Strand B

Sandra Jones and Piotr Sobiecki

Student-centred learning and international students.

Commerce 101

Strand C

Elizabeth Tindle

Pathological Internet Use (PIU) in University Students: A new addiction.

Commerce 009

Strand D

Louise Hagemeier

Teaching research competency at the Sociology Foundation level: some thoughts and practices

Commerce 112

Strand E

Margot Pearson, Pam Roberts, Clara O'Shea & Mandy Lupton

An inclusive approach to transition in a research-led university.

Commerce 111

Strand F

Bryce Mason

Establishing a Self Access Learning Centre: Reflections on the First Year.

Commerce 117

Strand G

Clara O'Shea

Creating Connections and Campus Community: Facilitating the First Year Experience.

Commerce 113

Strand H

Bernadette Madill

Lecturing as Communication: How lecturers and students understand a lecture event.

Coppertop, Commerce Building

Parallel Session 5: 10th July 8.30-9.15AM  

Strand A

Debbie Plath

Engaging students’ interest in tertiary learning: An experience based model of social work education.

C3, Central Lecture Block

Strand B

Bridget Cameron and Phil Meade

Supporting the Transition to University of International Students: Issues and Challenges.

Commerce 101

Strand C

Nerida Jarkey

Teacher or TV?: Contrasting Modes of Interaction in the Australian University Classroom

Commerce 009

Strand D

Hilary Hutchinson, Catherine McLoughlin and Mara Koplin

Satisfying French Language Students needs in a Climate of Rapid Change: The UNE Experience.

Commerce 112

Strand E

Glenice Watson, Greer Johnson, Stephen Billet

Ready or not? Results of an orientation week survey of education students.

Commerce 111

Strand F

Julia Humphreys and Jane Williamson-Fien

Enhancing the First Year Experience - Identifying Effective Practices at University and Campus/Faculty Levels

Commerce 117

Strand G

Helen Pendreigh

Developing online academic skills online.

Commerce 113

Strand H

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Coppertop, Commerce Building

Parallel Session 6: 10th July 9.15-10.00AM  

Strand A

Frances Quinn and Julie Godwin

Changes for Australian tertiary students: a broad description and case study of learning approaches and student satisfaction in science.

C3, Central Lecture Block

Strand B

Caroline Mason-Rogers

"Strategies for Success in Transition Years" "Ma te huruhuru te mana, ka rere mai" A comprehensive portfolio of retention and success strategies at AUT: seven years on from the 1995 inaugural Pacific First Year Experience Conference.

Commerce 101

Strand C

Margaret Zeegers and Pat Smith

Softening the rock and the hard place: first year education practicum and mentoring at the University of Ballarat.

Commerce 009

Strand D

Anne Matthew

Assessment of Generic Competencies in First Year Units: A Law Degree Case Study.

Commerce 112

Strand E

Tanya Kantanis

Same or different: Issues that affect mature age undergraduate students’ transition to university.

Commerce 111

Strand F

June Slee

Transition experiences of students who are the first in their immediate family to enrol in university.

Commerce 117

Strand G

Judith Dickson, Kerri- Lee Krause and Sandie Rudman

Commerce 113

Strand H

Helen Pennington

Asking more and better questions in the first-year lecture.

Coppertop, Commerce Building

Parallel Session 7: 10th July 11.15AM-12.00PM  

Strand A

Justin Debuse and Jeannie Ledington

First year higher education student metrics and management.

C3, Central Lecture Block

Strand B

Christabel Zhang, James Sillitoe and Janis Webb

Positive Model: facilitating cultural diversity in the first year international Business students' learning at Victoria University.

Commerce 101

Strand C

Di Paez and Maria Raciti

Bridging the gap: Speech recognition technology supporting first year students during transition to higher education.

Commerce 009

Strand D

Janet A Taylor and David Mander

Managing diversity in first year service mathematics course: integration of effective numeracy teaching principles and management theory.

Commerce 112

Strand E

Catherine Lang

How the transition needs of postgraduate coursework students differ from those of undergraduate students.

Commerce 111

Strand F

Marie Emmitt, Vince Callaghan, Wendy Warren & Karen Postill

First Year: The Deakin Way.

Commerce 117

Strand G

Eril McNamara

The Role of Orientation in Shaping & Responding to Changing Agendas.

Commerce 113

Strand H

Karen Commons and Cheryl Robilliard

Initiatives which facilitate successful internationalisation in higher education.

Coppertop, Commerce building

Parallel Session 8: 10th July 1.00-1.45PM  

Strand A

Helen Bonanno

Standing the test of time: revisiting a first year diagnostic procedure.

C3, Central Lecture Block

Strand B

Alison Elliott

Factors affecting first year students’ decisions to leave university.

Commerce 101

Strand C

David Waters

Efficient and effective? Providing academic support for first-year students.

Commerce 009

Strand D

Fowler, Maurice Allen and Judith Mackenzie

A Foundation Unit in Society and Technology for First Year Engineering Students.

Commerce 112

Strand E

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Commerce 111

Strand F

Stuart Levy and Julie Murray

Transition To Success: Analysis of Monash University's DoFS Program and Student Performance.

Commerce 117

Strand G

Patrice Meixsell-Draper

Survival 4 QUT: A Positive Start for First Year University Students.

Commerce 113

Strand H

Dawn Darlaston-Jones, Lisbeth Pike, Lynne Cohen, Alison Young & Sue Haunold

Encouraging Collaborative Learning in Higher Education: Challenging the Traditional Discourse.

Coppertop, Commerce Building