Program
| 8.45-9.15am | Registration (Woodward Conference Centre, Law Building, level 10) | ||||
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| 9.15-9.30am | Welcome to Country Uncle Bill Nicholson, Wurundjeri Elder Opening remarks Professor Chi Baik, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne Professor Jamie Evans, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students and Education), The University of Melbourne | ||||
| 9.30-10.30am | Keynote speaker: The power of connection: How belonging shapes student well-being and success in higher education Professor Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, President/CEO and Senior Research Scientist of Do Good Work Consulting Group | ||||
| 10.30-11.00am | Morning tea break | ||||
| 11.00am-12.30pm | Panel session: What should universities be doing to prepare students for an uncertain future? Ngaire Bogemann, President of the National Union of Students (NUS) Professor Nick Haslam, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne Stephanie Taylor, Director Student Success and Wellbeing at Bond University and President of the Australian and New Zealand Student Services Association (ANZSSA) Professor Michelle Turner, School of Property, Construction & Project Management, RMIT University Moderator: Professor Dan Woodman, TR Ashworth Professor in Sociology, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne | ||||
| 12.30-1.30pm | Lunch break | ||||
| Concurrent Sessions (Law Building, level 6) | |||||
ROOM: 611 Research: Working with large data sets to investigate student mental health and wellbeing Chair: Professor Chi Baik | ROOM: 610 Research: National studies of student experience and wellbeing Chair: Dr Tracii Ryan | ROOM: 605 Good practice examples Chair: Dr Samantha Marangell | ROOM: 608 Whole of university approaches / policies Chair: Professor Raoul Mulder | ||
| 1.30-2.00pm | When do we belong? A longitudinal look at student sense of belonging over three years Sarah Walker, The Australian National University | The Student Experience Survey: A major review of items to ensure relevance in a changing world Ali Radloff and Dr Daniel Edwards, Australian Council for Educational Research | Lightening up legal education Dr Bill Swannie and Dr Perla Guarneros-Sanchez, Australian Catholic University | Moving the dial from student disengagement to engagement: insights from a university-wide transformation project at Western Sydney University Kristin Wiese, Associate Professor Tai Peseta and Samuel Suresh, Western Sydney University | |
| 2.00-2.30pm | COMPAS: Checking on Mental health, Providing Alternatives to Suicide Professor Penelope Hasking, Curtin University | Designing for change: An evaluation of wellbeing in Australian architecture students Dr Vicki Leibowitz, RMIT University | Coffee conversations: A students as partners approach to enhance belonging and engagement in higher education Dr Cassandra Iannucci and Matthew Retallack, Deakin University | Teaching language alongside content: A whole-of-college approach benefiting students and teachers Dr Bella Ross and Merian Fernando, Monash College | |
| 2.30-3.00pm | Does Artificial Intelligence use reduce our wellbeing? Dr Joseph Crawford, The University of Tasmania and Associate Professor Michael Cowling, Central Queensland University | An investigation of university students’ Mental Health Service awareness and use Leanne Ngo and Associate Professor Melissa Russell, The University of Melbourne | The development of the wellbeing integrated learning design (WILD) framework: A multi-layered approach to facilitating enabling environments Dr Rachel Colla and Dr Lara Mossman, The University of Melbourne | Mental Health First Aid training for health professional students: From outcomes to impacts Dr Anat Wilson, Mental Health First Aid International | |
| 3.00-3.30pm | Afternoon tea break | ||||
ROOM: 611 Research: Assessment and student wellbeing Chair: Professor Chi Baik | ROOM: 610 Research: Graduate students’ experience and perceptions Chair: Dr Tracii Ryan | ROOM: 605 Good practice examples Chair: Dr Samantha Marangell | ROOM: 608 Whole of university approaches / policies Chair: Professor Raoul Mulder | ||
| 3.30-4.00pm | Assessment choice and student mental wellbeing Dr Puvaneswari P Arumugam, Deakin University | Challenges of isolation and connectedness among graduate students Dr Saule Bekova, The University of Technology Sydney | Coordinating information and intervention: Supporting student transition and wellbeing in large first-year foundation subjects Dr Annelise Roberts and Professor Jacqueline Dutton, The University of Melbourne | From advising to mentoring: Supporting belonging, wellbeing and the student experience Dr Catherine Mann, Dr Abi Brooker, Dr James Thompson, and Associate Professor Jeanette Tamplin, The University of Melbourne | |
| 4.00-4.30pm | Emotions in assessment: students’ experiences and impacts on learning and wellbeing Dr Joanna Tai, Deakin University | Understanding graduate student experience and wellbeing via social media data Dr Ivan Smirnov, The University of Technology Sydney | A game plan to support first-year students: The case study of a game-based orientation day Professor Evelien Opdecam, Ghent University | Building belonging Juliette Morgan, Advance HE | |
| 4.30-6.00pm | Networking event | ||||