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INTERCULTURAL INCLUSION ON CAMPUS: ENHANCING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL STUDENTS
TIME: 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
LOCATION: Murdoch University, Perth
FEES: Non IEAA member: $300 IEAA member: $210
Lunch included
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 30 April 2009. Registration is open to IEAA Members and non members.
Please note, numbers are strictly limited and will be available on a first come first serve basis. Please also refer to our Cancellation Policy prior to registering.
OBJECTIVES:
This experiential workshop identifies and critiques good practice on how to create and enhance meaningful opportunities for intercultural interactions between international and local students. Many institutions are beginning to re-focus their international student support efforts on the social and cultural experience of international students on their campuses. Similarly, many are seeking strategies to enhance interactions between international and local students so that the latter can develop attributes of global citizenship and intercultural intelligence. This workshop will use leading Australian and international research, as well as panellists and case studies from various education sectors to enable workshop participants to design and implement innovative and effective intercultural inclusion programs. Participants will further develop their knowledge and skills to enable them to take a lead in the design and implementation of programs suitable to their institutional context.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Management and student support staff in all education sectors responsible for the support and well-being of international students and for allocating resources for this purpose.
WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:
The workshop will provide an up-to-date briefing on the research literature on:
- The concept of intercultural inclusiveness
- What is known of the integration experience of international students
- Barrier to social integration and how these can be overcome on campus
- Strategies to help local students gain the knowledge and skills for the global marketplace through creating interculturally inclusive activities within and beyond the classroom.
The workshop will provide a hands-on exploration of how to budget for, design, implement and evaluate programs to address the challenge of intercultural inclusion using good practice examples implemented within different education sectors within Australia.
WORKSHOP MODE:
Short presentations, discussion, interactive small group work; panel of cross-sectoral staff presenting their good practice examples
PRESENTERS:
Michelle Barker
Michelle is Professor of Management, Griffith Business School and Senior Teaching Fellow (Internationalisation of the Curriculum) in the Griffith Institute for Higher Education She was formerly Deputy Director of AIDAB (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Queensland) and a Social Worker in the Department of Immigration and
Ethnic Affairs with responsibility for the design and delivery of orientation and skills training to refugees, migrants and international students. She has achieved a national and international reputation as a researcher in the areas of cross-cultural adjustment. Michelle won the 2005 Individual Teacher Award in the category of Law, Economics, Business and related studies in the Australian Awards for University Teaching. She led the team that won the 2003 AAUT Award for the application of the EXCELL Intercultural Skills Training Program at Griffith University. Michelle is a co-developer of the best –practice EXCELL program with Prof. Anita Mak from the
University of Canberra.
Cassandra Colvin
Cassandra is currently Manager of International Student Support at Murdoch University. She has been involved in the international education industry since 1996, primarily in roles supporting the needs of international students. In 2006, she received an ISANA Award which recognised the excellence of her work with international students. Further, in 2007, Cassandra led the team at Edith Cowan University which won a Carrick Award in the category of The First-Year Experience. The project was titled: ECU’s International Student Orientation: A model of collaboration, inclusiveness, and student-informed planning."
Dr Amanda Daly
Amanda is a Lecturer in the School of Management at the University of Tasmania. Her primary research focus is international education, in particular the development of students' intercultural competence and the adjustment experiences of sojourning students. Amanda is a qualified Speech-Language Pathologist and has previously acted as International Student Support Coordinator in a New Zealand tertiary institution.
This workshop will also involve practitioners from the Higher Education, Schools, ELICOS and VET sectors as well as an international and local student presenting about their experiences
PRE WORKSHOP RESSOURCES:
Pre-workshop reading will be distributed to all participants to ensure a shared understanding of important concepts.
For further information or assistance, please contact admin@ieaa.org.au or call (03) 9214 5911
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