Joanne Dearlove

Dip Teach, Grad Dip TESOL, MA (Sydney)

Lecturer
Learning Development
University of Wollongong, Lotus Campus

Joanne’s is a recent, part time appointment (March 2005 and 10 hours per week) to Wollongong’s Learning Development team and she works solely on the Loftus campus. She comes to Wollongong with 15 years’ experience in learning development at the University of Western Sydney, where she established the first Learning Centre for the then network member the University of Western Sydney – Nepean.

Joanne’s work at Loftus involves all modes of direct student support :

• integrated academic literacy instruction
• parallel tutorials in academic literacy
• workshops and individual consultations.

Integrated Academic Literacy Instruction

• ACCY 100 : Accounting 1A (as prepared for subject tutors by Alisa Percy)
• EDUF 111 : Education 1 Child Growth and Development (both as prepared by Bronwyn James and as prepared by herself)

Parallel Tutorials in Academic Literacy

• EDUF 204 : The Exceptional Child
• EDUF 301 : Research Methods

Workshops

• Reading for Assignments
• Essay Writing
• Oral Presentation Skills
• Referencing and Plagiarism
• Exam Preparation

Publications

Farrell, H., Pastore, C., Handa, N., Dearlove,J., & Spalding, E. (2004). Initiating the New Battlers, 15th International ISANA Conference, Melbourne. (a refereed paper)

Tiernan,J. (2001). “LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION! How does this affect the operations of Learning Centres? Some personal reflections from the position of an ex-head.” In JANZSSA . 18, pp 88 - 98.

Tiernan,J. "Critical Literacy - An Australian Perspective" North Central Reading Association Conference, Dearborn, Michigan USA October 1995 and Minnesota Association of Developmental Education Conference, St Cloud, Minnesota, USA, October,1995. (a refereed paper)

NBEET (1994) Resource Implications of the Introduction of Good Strategies in Higher Education for Disadvantaged Students" Commissioned Report No 30. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service [Chief Investigator for Good Strategies related to students from LBOTE]

Cobbin,D., Barlow,A., Trampus,D., and Tiernan,J. "Evaluation of Tertiary Academic Performance of Students Who Completed the UWS Nepean New Start Program" Access and Equity Symposium, University of Southern Queensland, April,1992.

James,B., Tiernan,J. and Tasker,R. "Language Requirements for Success in First Year Undergraduate Chemistry Short Answer Examination Questions" ANZSSA 8th Biennial International Conference, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, January,1993.

Tiernan,J., Cobbin,D., and Barlow,A. "Results of a Tertiary Preparation Program Addressing Access and Opportunity Issues for the Educationally Disadvantaged. "ANZSSA 8th Biennial International Conference, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, January,1993.

Tiernan, J., Maklad, S., and Cobbin,D. "Unistart : Tertiary Access and Opportunity for the Educationally Disadvantaged" ANZSSA 8th Biennial International Conference, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, January,1993.