Useful websites

Bringing the learning home: Programs to enhance study abroad outcomes in Australian universities

Authors: Jan Gothard, Greg Downey, Tonia Gray.
This Office of Learning and Teaching funded project provides learning and teaching materials that support study abroad and exchange amongst Australian students. Ten learning teaching modules are framed around appropriately structured and conceptualised learning outcomes.

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Finding common ground: Enhancing interaction between domestic and international students

Authors: Sophie Arkoudis, Chai Bail, Shanton Chang, ian Lang, Kim Watty, Helen Borland, Amanda Pearce, Josephine Lang (2008-2010).
These resources were developed as part of an ALTC project which investigated local and international student interaction within teaching and learning contexts. A key outcome from the project was the development of a six-dimension conceptual framework, the Interaction for Learning Framework. This framework underpins each of the resources produced through the project, including a DVD and Guide for academics.

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The international student lifecycle, Higher Education Academy

This site offers a comprehensive bank of resources aimed at enhancing international students’ learning outcomes through the formal and informal curriculum.

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Cross-cultural supervision

This site contains resources developed from interviews and focus groups with international higher degree research candidates and supervisors about their experiences. These resources were developed as part of a Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) project.

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People behind the research

Professor
Betty Leask

Pro Vice Chancellor Teaching and Learning

La Trobe University

ALTC National Teaching Fellow: ‘Internationalisation of the Curriculum in Action’, awarded by the Australian Government 2010

T: +61 3 94796052
E: b.leask@latrobe.edu.au

EDITOR IN CHIEF: Journal of Studies in International Education
HONORARY VISITING FELLOW: Centre for Higher Education Internationalisation (CHEI) Università Cattolica del Sacre Cuore, Milan
WINNER: IEAA 2015 Excellence Award for Distinguished Contribution to International Education
WINNER: EAIE 2016 Tony Adams Award for Excellence in Research
LA TROBE: https://www.latrobe.edu.au/ltlt/about/staff-profiles/profile?uname=BLeask