In their shoes: Understanding the international student perspective

Australia/Melbourne 10.00am | Mon 25 February 2019
USA/Los Angeles 3.00pm | Sun 24 February 2019
UK/London 11.00pm | Sun 24 February 2019
(Convert the time zone here)

Presenter:
Jason Cormick-Dockery – Student Learning Advisor – La Trobe College Australia
Abraham Punnen – Student Administration Officer – La Trobe College Australia

As educators, we often forget what it is like to be a student. In particular, an international student. In addition to this, it is challenging to empathise with international students unless we ourselves have studied in a second language. We do our best as educators to ensure teaching is inclusive of international students, but often forget to do this due to constraints such as prioritising with delivering content.

In this event, Jason Cormick-Dockery and Abraham Punnen will discuss barriers to learning faced by international students and will make recommendations for institutions and educators, including having subjects that promote intercultural differences.