ISANA International Education Association - 19th International Conference
2 – 5 December 2008, Skycity Convention Centre, Auckland


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Provisional Program Overview
   
This program is provisional and will be updated as planning proceeds. The program is subject to change without notice and it is likely some sessions will change. The session and function times may also change in the final program. Please ensure you check this program regularly.

UPDATED: 8pm, 5 November 2008
 
 

Tuesday 2 December

 

A series of half-day (3hr) workshops are available on Tuesday.

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.

See the PD Workshops pages for descriptions of the workshops.

     
0930 - 1000 Registration for morning workshops  
1000 - 1300 International student advising 1 - Providing student support  
1000 - 1300 Working with students with Middle Eastern backgrounds  
1000 - 1300 Foundations for international education  
     
1300 - 1400 Registration for afternoon workshops  
1400 - 1700 International student advising 2 – Critical incident management  
1400 - 1700 Cross cultural diversity and academic success  
1400 - 1700 International student welfare issues and pastoral care  
1400 - 1700 Homestay in action  
1700 - 1800 Being an ISANA office bearer  
     

1300 - 1900

Registration for the conference

 

1800 - 1930

Welcome Reception
Skycity Convention Centre, Auckland

 

 

 

 

Wednesday 3 December

0800

Conference Registration

   

0900

Opening Session

 

Powhiri
The powhiri is a ceremony of welcome extended to visitors by Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand. The traditions and protocol of the powhiri provide an insight into the unique and spiritual world of the Maori, which is as important today as in the past. The various elements of the powhiri serve to ward off evil spirits and unite both visitor and host in an environment of friendship and peace.

 

Welcome to Auckland
Deputy Mayor, Councillor David Hay

 

Invited Speaker: Glenn Capelli
Glenn Capelli has delivered a message of creativity, innovation and thinking smarter to audiences around the world. Glenn Capelli is an expert educator in Thinking and Learning Skills.

1100

Morning Tea (Exhibition Area)

1130

Concurrent Session 1

1130 REFEREED PAPER
How can learning about the structure of research articles help international students?
Phuong Dzung Pho
REFEREED PAPER
Asian students in university clubs: Case studies in leadership and integration
Jirayu Chotimongkol
REFEREED PAPER
‘Culture’ or teaching? Japanese women’s learning experiences in New Zealand high school and university classrooms
Takako Kishimoto *, Susan Sandretto
WORKSHOP
Internationalising Schools
Felicity Fallon, Terry McGrath
1200 REFEREED PAPER
Food, conversations and the wireless: AFIS reaching its constituency, 2002 onwards.
Wai Ken Wong *, Douglas Tsoi *, Wesa Chau, Amgad Elmhdi, Darren Li
NON-REFEREED PAPER
To transition and beyond! Strategies to assist international students' throughout their university experiences
Tristana Sidoryn*, Jo Slade
REFEREED PAPER
The Challenges of Cross-cultural Adjustment: Chinese Students; Homestay Situations in South Australia
Chong Zhou
 
1230

REFEREED PAPER
Re-imagining 'interaction' and 'integration': Reflections on a university social group for international and local women
Vivienne Anderson

REFEREED PAPER
The 3C model: Communicating the important stuff to new internationals
Chris Beard
NON-REFEREED PAPER
Working Together to Build Complete Homestay Solutions
David Bycroft*,
Sylvia Lewohl*

1300

Lunch (Exhibition Area)

1400

Invited Speaker
The Governor-General of New Zealand, the Hon Anand Satyanand, PCNZM, QSO

1500

Afternoon Tea (Exhibition Area)

1530

Introduction to Special Interest Groups

  • Sponsored Students

  • Exchange and Study Abroad

  • Language and Learning Support

  • International Counselling

  • Pre-Tertiary

  • Accommodation

  • Regional Campuses

  • Admissions and Marketing

  • Academic Monitoring

  • Student Advising/Pastoral Care

  • International Office Managers

  • Reporting Officers

1600

Concurrent Session 2

1600 REFEREED PAPER
Intercultural Interactions in a New Zealand University: Pakeha and Asian Perspectives
Lian-Hong Brebner
NON-REFEREED PAPER
Integration & Interaction: It’s Not Just for Providers. Lessons learned from cross-sectoral Quality Assurance in International Education
Gary Bourton            
NON-REFEREED PAPER
Lights, Action, Rolling
Samantha Thompson
Student Safety from Crime
Professor Chris Nyland
1630 NON- REFEREED PAPER
Promoting participation and engagement in city life - City of Melbourne Welcome to International
Students

Cherry Grimwade
NON-REFEREED PAPER
Dr Stanley Theron
REFEREED PAPER
Facilitating Local-International Student Interaction and Integration through Curriculum Development
Dr Shanton Chang
 

1700

Close

 

 

1900

Conference Dinner
Skycity Convention Centre, Auckland

 

 

 

Thursday 4 December

0900

Conference Registration

0900

Study Abroad and Exchange Meeting
Sue Bennett-Williams

   
   

0930

Invited Speaker - Joris De Bres
NZ Race Relations Commissioner

1000

Plenary Session
The hongi welcome campaign – collaborating to maximise goodwill in Christchurch
Sarah Beaven*, Mary Furnari

1045

Morning Tea (Exhibition Area)

1115

Plenary Session
Local-International Student Engagement: Challenging some myths and assumptions
Dr Shanton Chang*, Dr Sophie Arkoudis

1200

Concurrent Session 3

1200 REFEREED PAPER
Welcome to Wollongong-Community action project
Dr Gillian Vogl, Virginie Schmelitschek*, Assoc/P Peter Kell, Anne Maree Smith
NON-REFEREED PAPER
Negotiating trust and respect: relationships between staff members at LTUIC and Middle Eastern
students

Usha Rao*
REFEREED PAPER
Linguistic Constructions of Sociocultural Difference: the initial perceptions of Japanese and German students at a New Zealand university
Anita Perkins
WORKSHOP
Developing programmes to assist international students with re-entry and associated post academic
transitions

Terry McGrath, Paul Stock*, Janeen Mills*
1230 NON- REFEREED PAPER
Weekend Break Program: Encouraging intercultural community connections
Olivia Reid*, Clare Cunnington*
REFEREED PAPER
Connecting, Networking, Integrating: Enriching the relationship between international Muslim students and academic staff in health areas
Ruth Gresham *, Jeannette Walsh
NON-REFEREED PAPER
Narratives of international education:the student perspective
Sarah Ahern

1300

Lunch (Exhibition Area)

1400

Student Panel

1445

Government Panel

1530

Afternoon Tea (Exhibition Area)

1600

Special Interest Groups

1730

Close

 

 

 

Free Evening

 

 

 

Friday 5 December

0830

Conference Registration

   

0900

Invited Speaker - Professor Paul Spoonley
Research Director, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Massey University; Acting Head, School of Language Studies

1000

Panel - Social Cohesion

1020

Morning Tea (Exhibition Area)

1045

Invited Speaker - Professor Colleen Ward
Investigating Attitudes toward International Students: Programme and Policy Implications for Social Integration and International Education

1130

ISANA Consumer Protection Project
Desma Smith

1200

ISANA AGM

1230

Lunch (Exhibition Area)

1330

Concurrent Session 4

1330 REFEREED PAPER
Effect of Interactions between Demographic Variables and Learning Traits on International Students’ Performance
Dr V.K. Varughese
NON-REFEREED PAPER
What they don't tell you: International Students Responding to Third Party Questioning
Andrew Saunders
NON-REFEREED PAPER
Collaboration, Connection and Diversity – an innovative model for enhancing student success
Tina Jenkins, Elizabeth Horrocks, Jennifer Schaffer, Mary O’Connor
WORKSHOP
Showcasing Cultural-mixing Events
Connecting international students,domestic students and community people in campus, classroom and
community situations

Terry McGrath, Sarah Beaven, Jonie Chong, Rey Eriquez
1400 REFEREED PAPER
Building a Connected Community of Learners: The Postgraduate Mentor Program
Rachael Baron*
NON-REFEREED PAPER
Encouraging outbound student mobility: an update from Australian Education International
Tracy Harris
NON-REFEREED PAPER
Responding to diversity in academic settings: Engaging international students in universities in New Zealand
Dr David Pang
1430 NON-REFEREED PAPER
Assessment and diversity: a collaboration between academic staff and learning support staff in a
university

Dr Mary Roberts
REFEREED PAPER
Promoting Global Citizenship Through Educational Travel and Study Abroad Programs in the South Pacific
Prof Michael Tarrant *, Dr Laura Sessions
NON-REFEREED PAPER
Reducing social isolation and loneliness through technological
communication

Shannon Weiley, Jason Sommers*

1500

Closing Plenary Address

1530

ISANA Happy Hour

1600

Conference Close

 

 

 

 
 
 

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