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Workshops - Tuesday 2 December 2008 |
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Pre-conference workshops are
not included in the conference registration fee. You can
book these workshops when you register for the conference using
the online registration form or, if you wish to attend the
workshops only, by emailing Conference Design,
info@cdesign.com.au.
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Morning Sessions |
1000 - 1300
Max 40 participants
Members:
AUD$120.00
Non-Members:
AUD$160.00
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International student advising 1 – Providing student support
Facilitator: Sylvia Hooker
This aspect of international student advising looks at the role
of an adviser, the regulatory framework (Australia and New
Zealand) in which we work, the dimensions of responsibility
advisers have in supporting international students and the
resources they can link to and use in achieving hi standards of
support and advice for their students. This workshop is
appropriate for all professionals in international education
sectors and will enhance skills and provide better understanding
of roles in advising whether new to the field or experienced it
will provide development and refreshment for the work that you
do.
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1000 - 1300
Max 40 participants
Members:
AUD$120.00
Non-Members:
AUD$160.00
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Working with
students with Middle Eastern backgrounds
Facilitator: Mohammed Kamal
This workshop provides valuable insights into the Culture and
behaviours of Middle Eastern students and assist advisers and
teachers in working with them for successful academic and living
outcomes. Those choosing to come to this work shop will gain
good insider understandings as well as useful skills in
relating. The result for workshop attendees will be growing
confidence and comfort in working with Middle Eastern students.
Some of the insights will prove invaluable and will help to make
you admired and respected and valued by your Middle Eastern
students.
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1000 - 1300
Max 40 participants
Members:
AUD$120.00
Non-Members:
AUD$160.00
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Foundations for
international education
Facilitator: Terry McGrath
This workshop is a good introduction to student advising and is
a very suitable to those who are new to working with
international students or who have had no formal training or
simply want to refresh on the range of insights and skills
needed to work amongst international students in modern
educational environments. The material covered in the workshop
provides a comprehensive foundation for working in international
education. The workshop is suitable for teachers, lecturers ,
community service workers, support service staff, marketing,
admissions, and general staff that have anything to do with
international students in the course of their work
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Afternoon Sessions |
1400 - 1700
Max 40
participants
Members:
AUD$120.00
Non-Members:
AUD$160.00
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International
student advising 2 – Critical incident management
Facilitator: To Be Advised
This workshop will greatly assist you in planning for events you
really never want to see happen but from time to time they do.
Critical incidents do occur and how we handle and react to them
can ensure our students are well cared for and helped through a
difficult time. This workshop will help you to adopt a
professional approach to critical incident management and thus
ensure the educational environment in which you work gains a
good reputation for how such things are handled. Besides that
you will gain ideas, skills, knowledge and resources that will
prepare you to function in the event of a critical incident.
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1400 - 1700
Max 40
participants
Members:
AUD$120.00
Non-Members:
AUD$160.00
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Cross cultural
diversity and academic success
Facilitator: Dr Shanton Chang
The multicultural classroom is a challenge to many teachers and
support staff alike. The complexity of background of cultures
often encountered in such settings can be a challenge. This
workshop provides insights that will enable successful
negotiation of those challenges and will give teachers and
support workers alike confidence in working in diverse cultural
settings. This workshop will provide good insight into handling
multicultural settings and help you in the development of
awareness and skill as you work in such settings
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1400 - 1700
Max 40
participants
Members:
AUD$120.00
Non-Members:
AUD$160.00
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International student welfare issues and pastoral care
Facilitator: Dr Felicity Fallon. Terry McGrath
This workshop examines a number of the issues for international
student welfare that are commonly encountered and provides
insight into proactive programmes that can address such issues
before they become critical and thus reduce their impacts. A
balance between preventing issues arising to critical levels and
understanding and appropriately handling the issues will be
covered in this workshop.
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1400 - 1700
Max 40
participants
Members:
AUD$120.00
Non-Members:
AUD$160.00
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Homestay in action
For
International Education Professionals: Homestay Officers,
Marketers, Recruiters, Admission Officers, Advisors, Counsellors
and Unit heads
Facilitator: Sylvia Lewohl
Australia and New Zealand's excellent educational facilities and
access to quality support services, including homestay, are
enormous draw cards for students seeking a world-class
education.
Although the concept and objectives of homestay as a supportive
and culturally enriching option is not new, a greater awareness
of the needs of students, regulations and legislation, as well
as the capability of institutional staff and homestay providers
is needed.
As a homestay coordination service grows, there needs to be a
clear understanding of the stakeholders' responsibilities.
Homestay programs must be managed to a high standard under
appropriate policies and guidelines to benefit both student and
host families as well as the institution. Homestay coordination
services not functioning under any particular guidelines or
policies are at risk of not delivering a sufficiently high
standard of service. In such cases, students within the program
may face difficult situations, and experience problems resolving
matters. With clear, established policies, these situations can
be avoided. Consequently, providing and managing homestay has
become an important and complex process in international student
services.
This presentation provides participants with the opportunity to
develop and increase their knowledge of homestay issues across
the international education industry by covering a range of
topics including:
- Identifying
and meeting client needs;
- Effective
communication and information;
- Managing and
monitoring homestay placements;
- Developing
systems and policies to maintain and improve standards; and
- Meeting
legislative, regulatory and duty of care obligations.
Presentations
Accommodating the Needs of Middle Eastern Students
Ruth Gresham, Manager, Community Relationships,
University of Newcastle
Australian Homestay Network: Working together to build
complete Homestay Solutions
David Bycroft, Founding Director, Homestay Management
Pty Ltd
International Student Safety
Prof Chris Nyland, International Education Security
Research Unit, Monash University
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1600 - 1800
Free |
Being an ISANA office
bearer
Facilitator:
To Be Advised
Topics discussed will include: National Office bearing, Branch
Office, SIG discussion, Event management, Manual and web sites.
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