Transition Forum

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Transition Forum

• Are a few veggie burgers enough?

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Are a few veggie burgers enough?

• Student run BBQ
• Challenge is effective implementation of what we
  have already agreed to be important

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The Melbourne Model

• Broader access
• Stronger student cohort experience
• Melbourne experience

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The Melbourne Model and disability

• Melbourne Model
• Broad Access
• Learning Communities
• Melbourne Experience

• Issues
• More students
• Part time students
• Extracurricular participation
• Breadth subjects

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Melbourne Model Opportunities

• Factor in diversity whilst planning
• Curriculum design
• Curriculum commission recommendations
• Course approvals processes
• Curriculum delivery
• Inclusive teaching strategies
• Staff awareness of services

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Categorising students with a disability?

• Upfronters
• Fresh starters
• Acquired

• Disclose early
• Higher supports needs
• Can succeed and fail
• Crisis disclosure
• Age of onset (mental health, risky behaviour)

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Upfronters

• Plan for a diverse student group
• Early scholarship selection
• Utilise learning technologies
• Encourage upfronters to be disability pilots
  for their cohort

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Fresh starters Acquired

• Flow on effect of upfronters strategies
• Identify those at risk early
• Return to study after health issue guidelines
• Welcome diversity in communications material

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In summary

• Opportunity to integrate inclusion as we move
  towards Melbourne Model
• DLU has ideas and are active in move to the
  Melbourne Model
• DLU welcomes additional ideas and opportunities
  for collaboration