ISANA2011 Conference

Innovations in working with diverse students

Educational institutions need to find new and innovative ways of engaging with their diverse body of students. In an age of social and interactive media, often, institutions are finding it hard to keep up with the technology and to understand the new patterns of engagement amongst young people. Areas of service delivery such as student support, academic support, counselling, information provision are all affected by new patterns in communication. Questions have been asked within educational institutions around; What needs to be done in terms of how we engage with diverse groups of students? What resources are essential? Where are students getting their information? Do all students use these social technologies? In the Homestay context, how do we moderate internet use?

In 2011, the ISANA Conference will explore innovations in how we engage with diverse groups of students constructively. The Conference is also calling for papers reporting on institutions' experience of working with new technologies and programs, in the effort to engage with students more effectively.

Sub-themes include:

The Social Web - Mobile Apps – Virtual communities

Innovations in support programs
New ways of engaging international students
New trends in student information seeking behaviour

Who Should Attend

Australian and New Zealand delegates from the following professions and organisations should attend this conference ...

International student advisors and counsellors
Exchange/Study Abroad coordinators
Coordinators of student services
Language and study skills staff
NZAID and AusAID liaison officers
International office administrators
Admissions officers
Accommodation officers
Students and teachers
International marketing managers
Government personnel
Overseas government, consulate and embassy officials
International educators from around the world
International education and recruitment agents
Researchers in international education
Supporting companies such as accommodation providers and insurance providers

About ISANA

ISANA began as the Overseas Student Advisers’ Network (OSAN) in 1989. It was formed as a special interest group of the Australian and New Zealand Student Services Association (ANZSSA), as a network of people in new roles of delivering support services to international students. OSAN, later renamed the International Student Advisers’ Network of Australia, conducted conferences, and addressed issues of international student experiences in Australia. It very rapidly expanded to include New Zealand members and, in 2002, a New Zealand branch was formed. It has also expanded well beyond being of interest just to student service personnel to encompass all aspects and professions involved with international education. Because of the expansion of membership in 1999 ISANA adopted the name, ISANA: International Education Association Inc.

For more information about ISANA visit www.isana.org.au

Latest Information

Important Dates

Final refereed papers due	11 Nov 2011
Non-refereed papers due	11 Nov 2011

Invited Speaker Paper Available

Click here to download Gayle Woodruff's full paper.

Optional IELTS session (includes afternoon tea, bookings essential)
Why IELTS continues to be the world’s most popular highstakes English language test
RSVP by Friday 25 November 2011 ielts.communications@idp.com 03 9612 4558

Women's Health Connect Project: Sexual health promotion for female international students 2011
Visit the website to download the report.

2011 Bursary Winners

AEI Bursary winner: Suraya Hamid, University of Melbourne: Exploring Malaysian students’ perspectives of online social networking (OSN) use for higher education

IDP Bursary winner: Elena Verezub & Hua Wang, Swinburne University Of Technology: A training program to enhance communication skills of international students

Unilodge Bursary Winner: Beibei Chiou, AUT University: International education, student migration and government policy: A comparative study of Australia and New Zealand