2020 Conference Proceedings
The 31st ISANA International Education Association Conference (ISANA ONAIR) was held as an Online Conference, 3 – 4 December & 8 – 9 December 2020.
Theme: Turning challenges into opportunities
| Title: | 31st ISANA International Education Association ‘Online’ Conference Proceedings |
| Publisher: | ISANA International Education Association Inc. |
| Place of Publication: | 228 Liverpool St, Hobart 7000 |
2020 Organising Committee
| Conference Committee |
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Bronwyn Gilson (ISANA, National President) Sharon Cook (ISANA, National Vice President – Planning and Development) Samantha Hilbig (ISANA, National Vice President – Professional Development) Molly Bonnefin (ISANA, National Treasurer) Mary Ann Seow (ISANA, Project Officer) |
Referencing
Surname, Initial, The paper title, Conference Proceedings of the 31st ISANA International Education Association ‘Online’ Conference, 3-4 & 8-9 December 2020.
Presentations
Click on the link to open the abstract, slides or other media, where available. Refereed category papers are fully written and blind peer-reviewed papers. All successful Refereed papers will be published in the Transitions Journal and therefore will not be featured on this page. When available in Transitions a link will be added to their record below.
Updates from Authors
If you have additional material you would like included in the proceedings or if you spot any errors that need correcting, please email us at mail@conferencedesign.com.au.
Type |
Theme |
Title (linked to abstract) |
Authors |
| Snapshot Oral (5 mins) | TBA | We have something to share! How Saudi universities turn the challenges of international students into opportunities: A case study of the Islamic University of Madinah | Naif Daifullah Alsulami |
| Oral (25 mins) | Responses in different regions | Be inspired! UKCISA’s International Student Ambassador Scheme | Julie Allen |
| Keynote | Keynote | Platypuses, black swans and the new (not so) normal | Professor James Arvanitakis |
| Oral (25 mins) | Student Experience | Sustaining research students support | Graeme Baguley |
| Oral (25 mins) | Health & Wellbeing | International Student Education Consultation Project: Challenges and good practice in supporting international student’s mental health and wellbeing | Vivienne Browne |
| Oral (25 mins) | Student Experience | Barriers to Internationalisation at Home (IaH): Domestic students’ perspectives in high schools | Manaia Chou-Lee |
| Oral (25 mins) | Health & Wellbeing | International students and COVID-19 | Alison Coelho |
| Oral (25 mins) | Responses in different regions | How Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao responded to the challenge of 2020 in the context of immediate and also ongoing student experience expectations. | Ross Crosson |
| Oral (25 mins) | Accommodation | Creating a Covid Safe Framework for Events in PBSA | Caitlin Dauth |
| Oral (25 mins) | Employment and Employability | Breaking through the limits – WIL ready – work ready at RMIT University Vietnam | Ngoc Doan, Eric Asato |
| Oral (25 mins) | ESOS | Consumer protection and the National Code: How ESOS for students aims to empower international students during their student journey in Australia | Danielle Hartridge, Molly Bonnefin |
| Snapshot Oral (5 mins) | Connectivity – Communication and information | International Student Lounge: Connecting and Engaging Students Online | Rebecca Hodge, Tanya Trebilcock |
| Oral (25 mins) | Cultural Connections | COVID-19 disruption and identity: A reflection and autoethnography of a Beijing based Ph.D. scholar | Stephanie Hollings |
| Oral (25 mins) | Student Experience | Revealing useful student attributes during the recent COVID-19 pandemic | Jacqui Holmes |
| Oral (25 mins) | Health & Wellbeing | Peering through the gap: Training international students in mental health peer work | Hasanah Hussein, Catherine Gayed |
| Oral (25 mins) | Under 18’s | Approving U18 welfare arrangements for offshore students | Lucy Jenkins |
| Oral (25 mins) | Under 18’s | Supporting u18’s in PBSA in 2020 | Angela Kolsch |
| Snapshot Oral (5 mins) | Employment and Employability | What career advice can international students now offer me? Reflections, recommendations, and the roads ahead for international students and their trusty ISAs. | Peter Komsta |
| Oral (25 mins) | Orientation/Online Programs | La Trobe Buddy Program, connecting like minded students for cross cultural friendship and community | Mandy Kitchener, Simon Jeanes |
| Plenary | Plenary | This time next year | Rob Lawrence, Dirk Mulder |
| Keynote | Keynote | Collectively Reimagining Internationalization | Betty Leask |
| Oral (25 mins) | Cultural Connections | Study Melbourne’s student experience initiatives in the face of the coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic | Kathryn Lysons, Chris Lee |
| Oral (25 mins) | ESOS | The pivot to online studies: What about written agreements? | Klara Major |
| Oral (25 mins) | Employment and Employability | Expanding transcultural boundaries: The UniSA regional placement experience | Martyn Mills-Bayne |
| Oral (25 mins) | Community Collaboration | The Connect and Learn Series (a collaborative approach) | Bibiana Moreno, Sahil Puri |
| Oral (25 mins) | Community Collaboration | TEDx meets a Hackathon. INTERCHANGE: A case-study of a virtual employability and entrepreneurship challenge that built the employability skills of students across 8 universities | Natasha Munasinghe, Nuala Myatt-Bocarro, Catherine Reed |
| Oral (25 mins) | Connectivity/Communication | JCU Together – maintaining connection and support through isolation | Louise Myers |
| Oral (25 mins) | Orientation/Online Programs | We’re still here for you – how a university pathway provider has evolved orientation events in an online world | Adele Penning, Rebecca Chow |
| Oral (25 mins) | Health & Wellbeing | Multicultural Community Action Network (M-CAN) – nothing for us without us | Kanwal Saleem |
| Oral (25 mins) | Connectivity/Communication | Disruptive (or constructive) communication practice with future students, agents during COVID-19 in respect to ESOS’s National Code Standard 1-4: Key findings, opportunities for future | Tanveer Shaheed |
| Oral (25 mins) | Health & Wellbeing | Anti Viral – a comic based COVID-19 resource for young people & international students | Aditi Sharma |
| Oral (25 mins) | Employment and Employability | Queensland’s State-wide Talent Program: Providing an innovative approach to enhancing the employability of global talent | Megan Short |
| Oral (25 mins) | Community Collaboration | Launching a new safety project: Start smart to settle well | Desma Smith, Olivia Doyle |
| Oral (25 mins) | Employment and Employability | International students’ perceptions of career readiness in vocational education | Behnam Soltani |
| Oral (25 mins) | Responses in different regions | ISANA NZ’s response to COVID-19 | Caroline Stevenson |
| Snapshot Oral (5 mins) | What do international students want to know about sexual and reproductive health? | Maddison Stratten | |
| Oral (25 mins) | Health & Wellbeing | International students connecting with a sexual health and relationships information kit | Maddison Stratten |
| Oral (25 mins) | Orientation/Online Programs | Inspiring connection: The value of engaging in the context of creating community and connectedness for regional international students | Zita Tattersall |
| Snapshot Oral (5 mins) | Applying my Australian education in Nursing to influence my immediate environment | Ralph Teodoro | |
| Snapshot Oral (5 mins) | Student Experience | Gold Coast Student Hub: Role in Supporting & Connecting Student Community in the times of the Pandemic. | Mohit Trivedi |
| Oral (25 mins) | Under 18’s | An Under 18 program with a difference | Nicolle Walker |
| Oral (25 mins) | Accommodation | Building positive homestay experiences | Jennifer Walsh |
| Oral (25 mins) | Responses in different regions | Queensland’s State-wide Student Support Network: Providing Accessible and Tailored Support Programs | Aleesha Ware |
| Oral (25 mins) | Cultural Connections | When life gives you lemons, make lemonade: Cultural connections without borders | Annette Wheatley |
| Oral (25 mins) | Orientation/Online Programs | eFriends support international students as life goes online | Helen Zhang, Lakna Gunawardana, Yiru (Penny) Wang |
| Snapshot Oral (5 mins) | “The show must go on” | Greg Zaharis, Kris De Liseo |
Sponsors
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