Abstract
This session examines embedding student support in faculty programs. Ursula
Wingate (2015) advocates for academic and professional staff to teach
collaboratively with curriculum-integrated programs to better support students’
academic literacy. This model has many strengths, however, it is also pertinent
to consider how other kinds of support programs may work in the faculty embedded program space. The English Connect program at Monash provides
students with English language and intercultural communication skills in the cocurricular space using a peer model. In 2018, this program piloted having
specific faculty offerings to engage students in communication skills directly
relevant to their discipline. Working with Monash Business School and the
Faculty of Arts, two different models of faculty embedding were used to best serve the differing needs of these student cohorts. This paper describes the specific ways that these programs were designed and the methods by which they are supporting students using the peer model within academic spaces.
Wingate (2015) advocates for academic and professional staff to teach
collaboratively with curriculum-integrated programs to better support students’
academic literacy. This model has many strengths, however, it is also pertinent
to consider how other kinds of support programs may work in the faculty embedded program space. The English Connect program at Monash provides
students with English language and intercultural communication skills in the cocurricular space using a peer model. In 2018, this program piloted having
specific faculty offerings to engage students in communication skills directly
relevant to their discipline. Working with Monash Business School and the
Faculty of Arts, two different models of faculty embedding were used to best serve the differing needs of these student cohorts. This paper describes the specific ways that these programs were designed and the methods by which they are supporting students using the peer model within academic spaces.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | STARS (Students, Transitions, Achievement, Retention & Success) Conference Proceedings |
| Publisher | Monash University |
| Pages | 1-5 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2019 |
| Event | Students, Transitions, Achievement, Retention and Success Conference 2019 - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 7 Jul 2019 → 10 Jul 2019 https://unistars.org/papers/STARS2019.pdf |
Conference
| Conference | Students, Transitions, Achievement, Retention and Success Conference 2019 |
|---|---|
| Abbreviated title | STARS 2019 |
| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Melbourne |
| Period | 7/07/19 → 10/07/19 |
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