Dr Kath Lynch

Staff

• Mentoring programs for academics
• Curriculum and assessment design
• Small and large class teaching practices
• Induction and training programs for sessional staff
• Academic professional development for international and transnational teaching

Students

• Student transition programs
• Student academic study skills seminars
• International student academic advisement

Teaching

• Course Co-ordinator and Curriculum Designer: CS192 Professional Development 1C
• English as a Second and Foreign Language
• International Education Language Testing System programs
• Co-lecturer of academic skills into courses:
  • Computer Theory: Skills for Writing Scientific Essays
  • Research Methods: Skills for Managing Research Deadlines
  • Introduction to IT: Oral Presentation and Report Writing Skills
  • Introduction to IT: Team Work and Project Management Skills
  • Computer Ethics, Law and Marketing: Team Project Strategy Skills

Research interests

• The current research project is investigating the preparation of academics teaching in Australian university transnational programs by exploring their readiness to manage academic and non-academic issues prior to departure, offshore and upon returning home.
• Action research projects investigating ‘optimum modes’ of academic professional development, specifically in the fields of inclusive teaching practice working with international and diverse student cohorts.
• Academic transition of international students to western learning environments and non-English speaking background students’ transition to Australian higher education institutions

• PhD: Australian Universities' Preparation and Support for Fly-in Fly-out Academics
• MEd: The Academic Adjustment of Japanese Students to Western Learning Environments
• Grad Dip Ed: Major in Adult Education Principles, Policy and Practice and Cross Cultural Communication Competencies
• Grad Dip Ed: Major in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and Further Adult and Community Education
• BEd: Major in Language Acquisition Skills and Educational Methodology
• Dip Ed Teaching

Former and current professional bodies, affiliations and registrations

• QIG – RMIT Qualitative Interest Group
• IELTS, TOEFL and Cambridge Certificate Examiner
• IEAA – International Education Association of Australia
• RICE – RMIT International and Comparative Education
• MMRN – RMIT Migration and Mobility Research Network
• IEAA – International Education Association of Australia
• ATEM – Association for Tertiary Education Management
• ANZSSA – Aust and New Zealand Student Services Association
• ANZCIES – Aust and NZ Comparative and International Education Society
• ISANA – International Student Advisors Network of Aust. and New Zealand
• Western Australian State Primary and Secondary School Teaching Board

IELTS textbook

Contributor/ Special Editor: IELTS Passport to Success

Conference papers

• College of DSC – Graduate Research Conferences
• Co-Editor ‘8th ISANA International Conference Proceedings
• ANZCIES Victorian Conference – Culture and Pedagogy in Offshore Teaching
• ISANA National Conference (Paper and Workshop): Academic Boundary Setting
• ANZCIES National Conference – Academics Preparation Teaching in TNE Program
• ARNISI Vic Trans-Cultural Psychiatry Unit; Culture, Race and Community Seminar

Seminars and training manuals

• Academic Advisors Manual
• Sessional Teachers’ Manual
• IELTS Staff Training Seminars
• International Student Handbook
• ESOS Staff Development Training Seminars
• African Virtual University Facilitators Manual
• RMIT Vietnam CS and IT Facilitators Manuals
• Guide for Recruiting and Supporting Sessional Staff
• Managing Cultural Diversity in Research Supervision
• Student Study Skills booklets: ‘Exam Preparation Guidelines’, ‘Culture Clash Clues’

Tenders and education grants (in collaboration)

• Japanese Business English Short Program – La Trobe University
• Peoples Republic of China Teacher Exchange – Curtin University
• Vietnamese Interim Pre-departure Program – University of Melbourne
• Nepali Technical and Vocational Fellowships – University of Melbourne
• Indonesian Technical and Vocational Fellowships – University of Melbourne
• Lao Teachers Professional Development Program – University of Melbourne