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Australian Government Of fice for

Learning and Teaching.

Support for this webinar has been provided by the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching. The views in this webinar do not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching.

Responding to Diverse Students in

Work Integrated Learning Building institutional capacity to enhance access, participation and progression in Work Integrated Learning (WIL): An Office for Learning and Teaching Funded Project.

Chair: Sonia Ferns, Curtin, ACEN WA

Co-moderator: Dr Deborah Peach, QUT, Project Leader

Guest Speakers:

Eleesa Johnstone, QUT

Cate Gribble, Deakin University

Webinar: 3 September 2014

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Where are you?

• Welcome & Introductions: Sonia Ferns, Curtin University • Project Overview: Dr Deborah Peach, QUT • Financial Hardship and WIL: Eleesa Johnstone, QUT Response from Mary Kelly, QUT

• International Students and WIL: Dr Cate Gribble, Deakin University

Response from David Rowbottom, Curtin University

• Discussion: Facilitated by Sonia Ferns • Conclusion: Sonia Ferns • Feedback poll

Overview of Webinar

Project Overview

Dr Deborah Peach Project Leader, QUT

The Project Team

Dr Deborah Peach Project Leader, QUT

Matthew Campbell Project Co-Leader, Griffith/QIBT

Dr Keri Moore Project Co-Leader, Southern Cross University

Dr Theresa Winchester-Seeto Project Team Member, Macquarie University

Sonia Ferns Project Team Member, Curtin University

Jacqueline Mackaway Research Assistant, Macquarie University

Lainie Groundwater Project Officer, QUT

Project Phases

Guest Speaker: Eleesa Johnstone

Eleesa Johnstone works in the Field Education Unit in the School of Public Health and Social Work at QUT. With qualifications in Social Work, she teaches, support, supervises and liaises with social work and human service students during their field education placement. As part of this role, Eleesa has been working with a group of academics at QUT including Mark Brough, Greg Marston and Phil Crane to investigate student’s experiences of financial hardship while they are on placement. Students studying in these courses are required to complete between 550 to 1000 hrs of learning across two placement periods for their degree at a minimum of 3 days per week. This requirement offers significant benefits for students to fully immerse in the profession yet can present significant challenges for students financially and emotionally. This research offers an opportunity to examine and discuss WIL and how it may be explored to better meet the needs of students, the human service industry, the university and the social work profession.

Discussion Prompts Mary Kelly

Equity Director, QUT

Guest Speaker: Dr Cate Gribble

Dr Cate Gribble is a Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Arts and Education at Deakin University in Melbourne. Cate’s current research focus is on the employment outcomes of international students. Most recently, she has been working on an Australian Research Council Discovery project investigating issues surrounding international graduates and the transition to employment in fields of health, accounting and engineering.

Discussion Prompts Dr David Rowbottom

WIL Coordinator, Curtin University

Expressions of interest to join expert panel

• Establishing Good Practice Guidelines for international WIL in Health Sciences

• Expert panel to develop academic standards for:

learning outcomes

preparation

supervision

assessment

Email BK Tan bk.tan@curtin.edu.au

Improving work placement for international students, their mentors,

and other mentors

Georgina Barton and Kay Hartwig

Judie Kay

President, Australian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) Assistant Director Career Development and Employment RMIT

ACEN 2014 Conference

Feedback Poll: Yes or No

1. Have you used Blackboard Collaborate before?

2. Did you find the session interesting and engaging?

3. Would you attend another ACEN Webinar?

Thanks and Farewell

We look forward to working with you as the project progresses.