8th National PASS Forum

Agenda

The 2012 Forum will feature two days of engaging workshops, panel discussions, refereed papers, and poster presentations from institutions across Australia and the Asia Pacific Region, as well as the presentation of the 2012 PASS Leader Awards. Both staff and students will have the opportunity to network and share ideas with fellow members of the Australasian PASS Community and gain insights into best practice for tertiary Peer Learning programs.

The 2012 Agenda will be released closer to the date.

To see the 2011 Forum agenda please look below or to download the 2011 Forum program, including abstracts, in PDF format click here.
Access the list of proceedings from the 6th National Forum in 2010 here.
Access the list of proceedings from the 5th National Forum in 2009 here.

7th National Forum Agenda (Last Year, 2011)

Wednesday 28th September, 2011

Time	Wilarra	Marra	Kirralaa
8:15-9:30	Registrations, Foyer, Level 2
9:00-9:15	Introduction/Welcome, Wilarra - Sally Rogan, Head, National PASS Centre
9:25-10:15	A Tough Crowd: Maximising Student Satisfaction in your PASS Sessions Peter Nicholls, Miranda Blake, Jamila Bird, Claudia Ashkar Monash University	Designing professional development for peer-leaders: A practical exploration of resources and activities Kellie Morrison University of Sydney	Free Range PAL: The Benefits of Increasing Student Autonomy Jenny Altherr, Amy Preston Macquarie University
10:15-10:45	Morning Tea, Foyer, Level 2
10:45-11:35	Avoiding Reteaching: Where is the line? Marcus Colla, Bridget Hickey, Matt Sakaris, Nidhi Verma, Julia Orpin University of Tasmania	Transcending Barriers: the benefits of PASS for International Students Melissa Zaccagnini, Jessie Wang, Kevin D'Souza University of Wollongong	Promoting Excellence and Sustainability in Peer Learning Programs: Sustainability beyond the PAL subject Penelope Watson, Theodore Souris Macquarie University
11:45-12:40	Invited Presentation for Staff Does PASS actually work, how do we know, and how can we prove it? Preliminary results from a systematic review on the effectiveness of PASS. Phillip Dawson, Jacques Van der Meer, Jane Skalicky, Kym Cowley	Invited Presentation for Students Leader networking and activity brainstorming Nicholas McGhie, Ryan Hanson, Ben Kotzur, Patrice Albert-Thenet, Jason Coates, Rachel Pope-Couston
12:40-1:40	Lunch at The Grace Brasserie, Level 2
1:45-2:35	Efficient Planning for Effective Learning: The Importance of Preparation for PASS Nicholas McGhie, Ryan Hanson, Brittany Reeves University of Wollongong	Mobile Learning: twenty-first century responses to an age-old problem? Jacques Van der Meer Otago University	Juggling PASS on a Multi-Campus University Mark O’Toole, Felicity Ware, Cassandra Masters, Francois Brun, Priya Gupta, Neha Kullar University of Western Sydney
2:45-3:20	Poster Presentations and Afternoon Tea, Foyer, Level 2
3:30-4:20	The PASS Presenter: discover your performance potential Namita Bhojani, Peter Nicholls Monash University	Enhancing Peer Learning through interdisciplinary conversations Danielle Moore, Leonie Blaker, Hazel Buchhorn, Jane Skalicky University of Tasmania	LAWPAL Online, one year on: Lessons learned in online supplemental instruction for external students Thomas Gaffney, Theodore Souris Macquarie University
4:30-4:45	Close of Day 1, Wilarra
7:00	Forum Networking Dinner at Blackbird, Darling Harbour

Thursday 29th September, 2011

Time	Wilarra	Marra	Pinaroo Room 4
9:00-9:50	“The Pitch”: How do you sell PASS? Brittany Reeves, Bunmi Ogunbona, Kate McDowell, Dean Austin University of Wollongong	When things just 'click': clicker technology for innovative and engaging Peer Assisted Study Sessions Briony Supple, Joseph Ianni, Sanja Hercegovac Victoria University	The Case Study Approach: Putting Theory Into Practice Farhan Ali, Amay Broota University of Sydney
10:00-10:50	Managing the growth of PASS through a self – sufficient Senior Mentor Program Melissa Stephen, Jessica Wilkinson, Alex Cousley University of Wollongong	Counteracting re-teaching: Creating a strong questioning strategy via video-based training Joash Kwek, Lan Wei University of Sydney	Refereed Paper: Video-based Supplemental Instruction: Creating Opportunities for success Clare Power, Lyn Armstrong University of Western Sydney
10:50-11:15	Morning Tea, Foyer, Level 2
11:20-12:00	Presentation of the Australasian Peer Leader Awards, Marra
12:00-12:45	Panel Discussion, Marra How do we strategically sustain the momentum of PASS?
12:45-1:45	Lunch at The Grace Brasserie, Level 2
1:50-2:40	Skill development in 1st year Law students: An evaluation of peer assisted learning across two law units Tracey Carver, Natalie Cuffe Queensland University of Technology	Man vs. PASS: Overcoming the challenges of being a PASS Leader David Reid, Elise Bedwell, Jacqueline Jezzard University of Wollongong	Promoting Excellence and Sustainability in Peer Learning Programs: Creating a PAL subject Penelope Watson, Theodore Souris Macquarie University
2:50-3:40	Peer Learning Research Incubator Phillip Dawson Monash University	How to enrich learning between facilitators: the benefits of observation, peer review and collaboration Shirley Hu, Joshua Spencer University of Sydney	Are two heads better than one? The benefits of having two leaders per session Tanja Maley, Victoria Woolley Macquarie University
3:45-4:00	Afternoon Tea, Foyer, Level 2
4:00-4:30	Dissemination, evaluation and close of forum, Marra