2020 On AIR Program

ISANA ON AIR

Registration for ISANA On Air 2020 provides access to all sessions over four days. Unless otherwise indicated all sessions will be recorded for on-demand access after the event.

All times are in AEDT (Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart time). To convert program times to your timezone, CLICK HERE

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Day 1

0945-1530 Thursday 3rd December 2020

0945-1015
Speed Networking
Take this opportunity to meet colleagues and speakers through small group, live meetings.
Participants will be randomly allocated through a series of 5 minute chats. You never know who you might meet!

1015-1030
WELCOME & PRESIDENT ADDRESS
Bronwyn Gilson, ISANA Australia President
Chair: Bronwyn Gilson

1030-1130
KEYNOTE ONE
Platypuses, black swans and the new (not so) normal

Professor James Arvanitakis, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Engagement), Western Sydney University

1130-1200 Exhibition, Networking & Refreshment Break

1200-1330
PANEL ONE: IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Associate Professor Bassina Farbenblum, University of New South Wales
Thomas Costa, Unions NSW
Dr Angela Lehmann, Australian National University
Kevin Tanaya, Council of International Students Australia

Chair: Charlotte Long

1330-1400 Exhibition, Networking & Refreshment Break

1400-1530 BREAKOUT SESSION A Participants may attend any session without prior booking and can switch between sessions as desired. Unless otherwise indicated, all presentations will be recorded for on-demand access for four weeks after ISANA On AIR.
STREAM ONE Chair: Emma Dawson	STREAM TWO Chair: Sarah Sekulic	STREAM THREE Chair: Molly Bonnefin
ORIENTATION/ONLINE PROGRAMS	STUDENT EXPERIENCE	UNDER 18s
eFriends support international students as life goes online Helen Zhang, Lakna Gunawardana, Yiru (Penny) Wang	Barriers to Internationalisation at Home (IaH): Domestic students’ perspectives in high schools Manaia Chou-Lee	Supporting u18’s in PBSA in 2020 Angela Kolsch
We’re still here for you – how a university pathway provider has evolved orientation events in an online world Adele Penning, Rebecca Chow	Revealing useful student attributes during the recent COVID-19 pandemic Jacqui Holmes	Approving U18 welfare arrangements for offshore students Lucy Jenkins
Inspiring connection: The value of engaging in the context of creating community and connectedness for regional international students Zita Tattersall	Sustaining research students support Graeme Baguley	An Under 18 program with a difference Nicolle Walker
La Trobe Buddy Program, connecting like minded students for cross cultural friendship and community Mandy Kitchener, Simon Jeanes
Group live Q&A of speakers	Group live Q&A of speakers	Group live Q&A of speakers

DAY 1 CONCLUDED

Day 2

1000-1530 Friday 4th December 2020

1000-1030
Speed Networking
Take this opportunity to meet colleagues and speakers through small group, live meetings.
Participants will be randomly allocated through a series of 5 minute chats. You never know who you might meet!

1030-1045
WELCOME & RECAP
Chair: Samantha Hilbig

1045-1130
KEYNOTE TWO
Collectively Reimagining Internationalization
Professor Betty Leask, Emeritus Professor, Internationalisation of Higher Education, La Trobe University, Research Fellow at the Centre for
International Higher Education (CIHE) at Boston College US and an Honorary Visiting
Researcher at the Centre for Higher Education Internationalisation at Universita
Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Italy.

1130-1145 Networking & Refreshment Break

1145-1300
PANEL TWO: STUDENTS
Yu (Amy) Shi, Glenunga International High School
Ching Yat (Alistair) Lau, James Cook University
Manfred Mletsin, Charles Darwin University
Prajuli Maharjan, Council of International Students Australia
Michael Sullesta, Council of International Students Australia

Chair: Mary Ann Seow

1300-1310 Networking & Refreshment Break

1310-1410
SPECIAL INTEREST FORUMS
Participants to select which forum they wish to attend during registration. SIFS are interactive discussion groups led by a central chair.

Student Employment, WIL & Greater Outcomes

Providing employability programs in 2020 through innovative solutions

Facilitator: Sharon Cook

Directors & Office Managers, Compliance and Governance

Managing compliance and governance in a changing education landscape

Facilitator: Vincent Blokker

Academic Progress Monitoring

Supporting students and managing changes – working in an ambiguous and conflicting regulatory environment

Facilitator: Charlotte Long

Under 18 Students

Strategies for supporting Under 18 students through 2020 and beyond

Facilitator: Molly Bonnefin

Student Accommodation

Innovative solutions for supporting students living in isolation and studying online

Facilitator: Samantha Hilbig

Transition to Study & First year experience

Strategies for supporting first year students through online study and isolation

Facilitator: Aleesha Ware

Student Advisory Services

Solutions for student engagement and wellbeing – retention, successful partnerships and strategies

Facilitator: Jo Cassidy

Study Abroad & Exchange, Sponsored Students

Study abroad and exchange programs – Innovative solutions to managing the ambiguity and expectations in 2020 and beyond

Facilitator: Peter Komsta

1410-1420 Refreshment Break

1420-1500 BREAKOUT SESSION B Participants may attend any session without prior booking and can switch between sessions as desired. Unless otherwise indicated, all presentations will be recorded for on-demand access for four weeks after ISANA On AIR.
STREAM FOUR	STREAM FIVE	STREAM SIX
ACCOMMODATION Chair: Gary Lee	CONNECTIVITY/COMMUNICATION Chair: Sharon Cook	ESOS Chair: Annette Kalczynska
Creating a Covid Safe Framework for Events in PBSA Caitlin Dauth	JCU Together – maintaining connection and support through isolation Louise Myers	The pivot to online studies: What about written agreements? Klara Major
Building positive homestay experiences Jennifer Walsh	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	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
Live Q&A	Live Q&A	Live Q&A

1420-1500
SNAPSHOT ORALS

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

International Student Lounge: Connecting and Engaging Students Online
Rebecca Hodge, Tanya Trebilcock

What career advice can international students now offer me? Reflections, recommendations, and the roads ahead for international students and their trusty ISAs.
Peter Komsta

What do international students want to know about sexual and reproductive health?
Maddison Stratten

Applying my Australian education in Nursing to influence my immediate environment
Ralph Teodoro

Gold Coast Student Hub: Role in Supporting & Connecting Student Community in the times of the Pandemic.
Mohit Trivedi

“The show must go on”
Greg Zaharis, Kris De Liseo

1500-1530
LARGE NETWORKING GROUPS
Large group live discussions, max 10 pax each for 10 minutes for the duration of the session.

DAY 2 CONCLUDED

Day 3

1000-1415 Tuesday 8th December 2020

0955-1015
Speed Networking
Take this opportunity to meet colleagues and speakers through small group, live meetings.
Participants will be randomly allocated through a series of 5 minute chats. You never know who you might meet!

1020-1030
WELCOME & RECAP
Chair: Sharon Cook

1030-1145
PANEL THREE: OVERSEAS PERSPECTIVE
Bronwyn Gilson, ISANA Australia
Anne Marie Graham, UKCISA, UK
Chris Beard, ISANA NZ
Barbara Kappler, University of Minnesota, USA

1145-1215 Exhibition, Networking & Refreshment Break

1215-1415 BREAKOUT SESSION C Participants may attend any session without prior booking and can switch between sessions as desired. Unless otherwise indicated, all presentations will be recorded for on-demand access for four weeks after ISANA On AIR.
STREAM SEVEN Chair: Louise Myers	STREAM EIGHT Chair: Mary Ann Seow	STREAM NINE Chair: Emma Dawson
EMPLOYMENT & EMPLOYABILITY	RESPONSES IN DIFFERENT REGIONS	HEALTH & WELLBEING
Breaking through the limits – WIL ready – work ready at RMIT University Vietnam Ngoc Doan, Eric Asato	Be inspired! UKCISA’s International Student Ambassador Scheme Julie Allen	International students and COVID-19 Alison Coelho
Expanding transcultural boundaries: The UniSA regional placement experience Martyn Mills-Bayne	ISANA NZ’s response to COVID-19 Caroline Stevenson	Anti Viral – a comic based COVID-19 resource for young people & international students Aditi Sharma
International students’ perceptions of career readiness in vocational education Behnam Soltani	Queensland’s State-wide Student Support Network: Providing Accessible and Tailored Support Programs Aleesha Ware	International students connecting with a sexual health and relationships information kit Maddison Stratten
Queensland’s State-wide Talent Program: Providing an innovative approach to enhancing the employability of global talent Megan Short	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	Multicultural Community Action Network (M-CAN) – nothing for us without us Kanwal Saleem

Group live Q&A of speakers	Group live Q&A of speakers	Group live Q&A of speakers

DAY 3 CONCLUDED

Day 4

1050-1500 Wednesday 9th December 2020

0930-1050
ISANA AGM – Members Only
Registration for AGM is required – CLICK HERE.

1050-1130 Networking & Refreshment Break

1130-1230 BREAKOUT SESSION D Participants may attend any session without prior booking and can switch between sessions as desired. Unless otherwise indicated, all presentations will be recorded for on-demand access for four weeks after ISANA On AIR.
STREAM TEN	STREAM ELEVEN	STREAM TWELVE
HEALTH & WELLBEING Chair: Sharon Cook	CULTURAL CONNECTIONS Chair: Mary Ann Seow	COMMUNITY COLLABORATION Chair: Annette Kalczynska
International Student Education Consultation Project: Challenges and good practice in supporting international student’s mental health and wellbeing Vivienne Browne	COVID-19 disruption and identity: A reflection and autoethnography of a Beijing based Ph.D. scholar Stephanie Hollings	The Connect and Learn Series (a collaborative approach) Bibiana Moreno, Sahil Puri
Peering through the gap: Training international students in mental health peer work Hasanah Hussein, Catherine Gayed	When life gives you lemons, make lemonade: Cultural connections without borders Annette Wheatley	Launching a new safety project: Start smart to settle well Desma Smith, Olivia Doyle
	Study Melbourne’s student experience initiatives in the face of the coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic Kathryn Lysons, Chris Lee	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
Group live Q&A of speakers	Group live Q&A of speakers	Group live Q&A of speakers

1230-1245 Refreshment Break

1245-1345
SPECIAL INTEREST FORUMS
Participants to select which forum they wish to attend during registration. SIFS are interactive discussion groups led by a central chair.