Program

8.45-9.15amRegistration  (Woodward Conference Centre, Law Building, level 10)
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
9.30-10.30amKeynote 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
10.30-11.00amMorning 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
12.30-1.30pmLunch 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

3.00-3.30pmAfternoon 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

4.30-6.00pmNetworking event

Abstracts