Global Experience Workshops

The below workshops have been developed specifically for Global Experience students. Designed to be interactive and engaging, they will expand your global knowledge and build on your Global Experience network.

Workshops centre around the following three themes: Global Issues, Skills for Global Leadership and Global Understanding.

Each workshop you attend will be counted as 10 points toward your Experience Suite activities, to a maximum total of 30 points. Criteria for receiving points is 'active participation' in the workshops.

Please register your attendance below. All workshop pre-readings and resources are available via the Global Experience learnonline resource.

Global Issues

Global Leadership

Global Understanding

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Workshop Title	Global Health and Development
Facilitators	Dr Helen Bradley	Register
Date and Time	2pm-5pm Tuesday 21st August 2012
Location	City East Campus
Workshop Description	The aim of this workshop is to prompt students to consider the contribution they might make, no matter what their profession, to the improvement of global health. Internationally health has improved markedly since the mid 19th Century. However, there are still millions of people living in poverty with less than their equitable share of resources or good health. There is a need for educated professionals to utilise their skills to contribute and support the development of communities internationally. This workshop provides students with an insight into working in international development and the resources to seek out suitable opportunities.
Workshop Resources	Workshop pre-readings will be provided.

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Workshop Title	Human Rights and Post Colonial Issues
Facilitator	Dr Ian Goodwin-Smith	Not offered in 2012
Date and Time	TBC
Location	TBC
Workshop Description	This workshop exposes students to important human rights discourses as embodied in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and seeks to engage students with the language of the declaration such that they can discover and explore postcolonial critiques of dominant human rights discourses. The aim of the workshop is to encourage students to reflect on their own formulations of what human rights mean and why they are an important consideration for emergent professionals, whilst forging a space for profoundly important considerations of cultural difference in those reflections.
Workshop Resources	Workshop pre-readings will be provided.

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Workshop Title	Global Concepts of Family
Facilitator	Virginia Hussin	Not offered in 2012
Date and Time	TBC
Location	TBC
Workshop Description	We are all born into some kind of family but have you ever wondered: - What the role of the family is in contemporary society? - What are some of the key trends in marriage and divorce? - What is the future of the family? In this workshop you will explore the role of family across cultures considering questions such as what makes for a successful family, the effects of global diversity and change on families. You will join in discussions and activities that enable you to share your thoughts and experiences of family membership.
Workshop Resources	Workshop pre-readings will be provided.

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Workshop Title	International Aid Programs: Principles, Practices and Ethical Considerations
Facilitator	World Families Australia	Not offered in 2012
Date and Time	TBC
Location	TBC
Workshop Description	This workshop facilitated by members of World Families Australia aims to assist students in developing a framework for understanding the principles of international aid programs and the challenges and ethical considerations associated with the establishment and management of these. Students will develop their own aid programs in response to a given scenario and will have the opportunity for feedback and guidance from WFA Program Officers who have direct involvement with aid programs.
Workshop Resources	Workshop pre-readings will be provided.

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Workshop Title	Tourism and Globalisation: Holidays, Hedonism, Helping Others and Engaging with Humanity
Facilitator	Dr Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, Margaret Brodie	Closed
Date and Time	TBC
Location	TBC
Workshop Description	This workshop will explore relevant literature on the role of tourism and travel in global society. Students will examine a variety of types of travel and tourism including conventional holidays, pilgrimages, volunteer tourism, ecotourism, solidarity tourism, and student exchanges (with examples from around the world) Students will also engage in a critical discussion of the tourism and travel options available and what benefits each offers.
Workshop Resources	WorkWorkshop pre-readings will be provided.

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Workshop Title	Speaking Globally- Part 1
Facilitator	Diana Carroll	Register
Date and Time	11am-2pm Wednesday 9th May 2012
Location	Bradley Forum, Level 5 Hawke Building, City West Campus
Workshop Description	This workshop will be delivered over two sessions, and students must attend both workshop sessions. The workshop addresses the basics of public speaking with an emphasis on international audiences and cultural sensitivity. The first part of the workshop series looks at the importance of effective public speaking particularly in a global context. Students will have the opportunity to write and prepare their own presentations during the workshop for feedback.
Workshop Resources	Workshop pre-readings will be provided.

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Workshop Title	Speaking Globally- Part 2
Facilitator	Diana Carroll	Register
Date and Time	11:30am-2:30pm Friday 18th May 2012
Location	GK5-24, City West Campus
Workshop Description	This workshop will be delivered over two sessions, and students must attend both workshop sessions. The second part of the workshop series looks at the basics of effective public speaking from the perspective of matter- what is communicated, and manner- how it is communicated. Students will have the opportunity to practice their own public speaking skills in a supportive environment.
Workshop Resources	Workshop pre-readings will be provided.

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Workshop Title	Living the Ex-Pat Life
Facilitator	Diana Carroll	Register
Date and Time	2pm-5pm Wednesday 5th September 2012
Location	Bradley Forum, Level 5 Hawke Building, City West Campus
Workshop Description	What are the realities of life as expatriate? How does a newly-arrived student or graduate find their feet and adjust to real life "out there"? What are the problems, feelings and emotions a new expat can expect to experience? Living the Ex-Pat Life draws on the literatures of relocation and expatriatism combined with media reports of expatriatism and the presenter's own experiences of living and working in the UK, Germany, Singapore, Hong Kong and elsewhere as a monolingual professional. The personal and professional "adjustments" you have to make settling into the new country will be explored. How do you experience, and manage, "culture shock" in the new location? We will also discuss the problems you may face on your return home after your expatriate experience. Living the Ex-Pat Life will help you develop a more realistic understanding of life as an expatriate. It will help you make appropriate decisions about living and working overseas. Is the ex-pat life for you? This workshop will help you decide.
Workshop Resources	Workshop pre-readings will be provided.

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Workshop Title	Networking your way to career success
Facilitator	Barbara Doherty	Closed
Date and Time	11am-2pm Thursday 15th March 2012
Location	Bradley Forum, Level 5 Hawke Building, City West Campus
Workshop Description	Effective global networkers have a skill set and understanding of how to adapt it in different cultural spheres. Strengthening relationships through effective engagement locally or globally is dependent on our ability to communicate, understand and network. Communicating across cultures and acquiring the nous to live and work in a different culture or within a global community requires many new competencies. The workshop will encourage students to reflect, question and challenge their mindset so they can create more prospects, alliances and opportunities which will impact their careers now and in future.
Workshop Resources	Workshop pre-readings will be provided.

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Workshop Title	Powerful Self Promotion
Facilitator	The Frank Team	Register
Date and Time	11am-2pm Tuesday 31st July 2012
Location	Bradley Forum, Level 5 Hawke Building, City West Campus
Workshop Description	In this workshop students will explore what a personal brand is, why it is important and explore their own personal branding. A variety of stories, examples and tips are used to demonstrate how to create a lasting positive impression and students will learn how to communicate their own personal brands in the context of a job interview.
Workshop Resources	Workshop pre-readings will be provided.

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Workshop Title	Reading the World
Facilitator	Diana Carroll	Register
Date and Time	11am-2pm Wednesday 3rd October 2012
Location	Bradley Forum, Level 5 Hawke Building, City West Campus
Workshop Description	Where do you find the latest information about what is happening in the world? How can you access diverse voices to help you formulate a balanced and realistic understanding of world affairs? Reading the World will introduce you to a range of reliable, up-to-date information sources you may never have considered before. Mainstream, specialist and niche media, as well as corporate, government , and not-for-profit sector publications, will be examined to help you develop a considered, balanced and realistic world-view. This hands-on workshop will also benefit you more generally by expanding your reading and research habits and introducing you to new sources of reliable, accurate information. All students will have the opportunity to read, use, and discuss a range of materials during the workshop.
Workshop Resources	Workshop pre-readings will be provided.

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Workshop Title	Camp Coorong	Register
Facilitator	Tom Trevorrow and Ellen Trevorrow
Date and Time	4pm Friday 5th October- Sunday 7th October 2012
Location	Off-campus
Workshop Description	This 2 day workshop provides participants with an opportunity to learn about Ngarrindjeri heritage and culture, develop a better understanding of Ngarrindjeri traditions and relationships to the land. Facilitated by Tom and Ellen Trevorrow, you will hear about Ngarrindjeri's feelings for land and culture, learn basket weaving techniques, learn about the environment, animals, medicine and food plants of the Coorong and go adventure kayaking to Coorong cultural sites. This intensive workshop will assist participants in developing better understandings of Ngarrindjeri traditions and way of life before European invasion. Accommodation, meals and transportation will be provided for all participants. Note- Transport will be provided for participants departing City West Campus. A $20 deposit is required to secure a place in this workshop- places are strictly limited. You must attend a compulsory pre-departure workshop at 2pm Tuesday 2nd October 2012 in order to participate in this intensive workshop. Your active participation in this workshop will reward you with 20 points towards your Experience Suite.
Workshop Resources	A participant workbook will be provided.

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Workshop Title	Grounding the Global: Engaging with the local essence of place- Lartelare An Aboriginal Case Study, Port Adelaide
Facilitator	Margaret Brodie, Syd Sparrow and Dr Freya Higgins-Desbiolles	Closed
Date and Time	TBC
Location	TBC
Workshop Description	This workshop will offer unique insights into the Port Adelaide area by exploring the story of a Kaurna family's connection to a site on the Port Adelaide River known as the Lartelare site. The site is located within metropolitan Adelaide and the descendants of the Lartelare hold an oral tradition that goes back some 150 years telling of Kaurna connections to country and the historical acts of dispossession. The workshop will allow students to critically analyse the essence of place and the concept of place attachment as seen in their experience of the Lartelare site. Students will be asked to reflect on how this case study might have wider connotations for their global travels and how they would source diverse understandings of place and place attachment from diverse and global perspectives. Note- transport will be provided for participants departing City West Campus.
Workshop Resources	Workshop pre-readings will be provided.

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Workshop Title	Excellence in Experiential Learning and Leadership (ExcelL) Part 1
Facilitator	Dr Amanda Daly	Register
Date and Time	10am-12pm Thursday 11th October 2012
Location	Y2-58, City West Campus
Workshop Description	This workshop will provide students with an understanding of cultural differences and develop skills and knowledge to work and live in a global community. This workshop series are conducted over two sessions and will use cultural diversity, student experiences and role-plays to develop specific intercultural skills. Note- attendance at both sessions is required for successful completion of the series.
Workshop Resources	Workshop pre-readings and resources are available here. A participant workbook will be provided.

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Workshop Title	Excellence in Experiential Learning and Leadership (ExcelL) Part 2
Facilitator	Dr Amanda Daly	Register
Date and Time	10am-12pm Thursday 18th October 2012
Location	Y2-58, City West Campus
Workshop Description	This workshop will provide students with an understanding of cultural differences and develop skills and knowledge to work and live in a global community. This workshop series are conducted over two sessions and will use cultural diversity, student experiences and role-plays to develop specific intercultural skills. Note- attendance at both sessions is required for successful completion of the series.
Workshop Resources	Workshop pre-readings and resources are available here. A participant workbook will be provided.

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Workshop Title	Chinese Cultural Awareness
Facilitator	Chinese Language and Cultural Advice	Register
Date and Time	1-4pm Wednesday 15th August 2012
Location	The Bradley Forum, Level 5 Hawke Building, City West Campus
Workshop Description	This workshop will provide students with an introduction to Chinese cultural awareness and will include: an introduction to China and Chinese language, Chinese communication styles, how to build a long-term relationship with Chinese colleagues, doing business in China and working with Chinese people. A must attend for any students interested in working or doing business in China.
Workshop Resources	A participant workbook will be provided

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