WORKSHOP SPEAKERS
Opening Speakers
Day 1: Indigenous Pathways - my experience as an Indigenous Trainee
Yemurraki Egan, Project Assistant, University of Melbourne
Yemurraki has been working at the University of
Melbourne for close to 2 years. He has come through the Melbourne Indigenous
Professional Employment Program, which was introduced to the University when
they implemented their Reconciliation Action Plan. He has spent 1 year as a
Facilities Administrator and close to 10 months in Estate Planning and Delivery.
Join his presentation as he discuss how having experience and exposure in the
building industry can influence a students career pathway. And explains the
importance of giving indigenous people an opportunity to influence the
infrastructure industry.
Day 2: XYX Lab - Monash Space Gender Communication Lab
Nicole Kalms is an Associate Professor in the Department of
Design and founding director of the XYX Lab at Monash University.
Dr Bianca Fileborn is a Lecturer in Criminology in the School of
Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne.
Workshop Session Speaker Bios / Abstracts
**Please note some bios and / or abstracts are yet to be provided
Day 1: Monday, 25 November
Long Term Study - Campus experience from enrolment to exam
Jan Dethlefs
Student spaces shaping communities and cities of the future
Alex Kennedy, James Wilson
Panel: Creating a world class city campus
Alex Lawlor, Finola Reid, Hazel Porter
Student accommodation at Deakin: A unique approach
Vincent Wilson
Tuesday, 26 November
The power of the built pedagogy; a case study in creating environments that promote active student-centred learning
Liz Tudor and Jeroen Hagendoorn
Building a 3D Textbook - Combining Student Learning and Property
Daniel Miller*
The Pop-Up Study Space Project
Johanna Skladzien and Wendy Cronin
The Student Life is Right
Michelle Eattell*
What is the correct ration between EFTSL & informal learning seats on campus? Are we just pulling a rabbit out of a hat?
Caitlin Murray
Learning, not lazing - how students are using informal learning spaces on campus
Michaela Sheahan
Oxford Style Debate: New educational spaces are not a catalyst for direct improvements in learning
Heidi Smith and Alex Lawlor*
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