ALLU at AW
Academic Language and Learning Unit assistance for staff and students
Academic Language and Learning (ALL) staff at Albury/Wodonga campus work closely with teaching staff to develop the academic speaking, writing, reading, and numeracy skills required for successful learning for students. To achieve those ends, the ALL Unit staff provide workshops and advise students on learning strategies. They provide student consultations based on referrals from teaching staff. They also teach/co-teach in undergraduate and postgraduate subjects.
Support Services for Students
Seeking academic assistance at university
There are a number of ways of seeking assistance with academic issues. Questions can be asked of the lecturer /tutor at the end of a session, on the LMS or by email. Staff on the Albury-Wodonga campus have regular consultation times set aside for students. In addition Student Learning Assistants are located in all campus libraries. Student Learning Assistants are experienced and successful students who are employed by the Academic Language and Learning Unit to assist fellow students with study help. They are easy to identify in their red T shirts.
Students can also seek consultations with an ALL Unit lecturer in several ways:
- By attending Open Access where no referral or appointment is required. Open Access occurs daily from 12:00 to 13:00 (during the teaching semester) at the Student Association meeting room in the Student Amenities Building, The Hangar.
- By booking a Workshop on Request with two or more other students who share an academic issue. Booking forms are found on faculty noticeboards.
- By referral for an individual consultation of 1-hour from a La Trobe staff member via the online Student Referral Form.
Services for staff
The Academic Language and Learning lecturers in Albury-Wodonga work with staff in all faculties to enrich the teaching and learning experiences of students and staff by embedding academic language and learning into all disciplines.
Albury-Wodonga Academic Language and Learning lecturers work with academic staff to:
- Advise on teaching, learning and assessment strategies
- Collaborate on course and subject design to best assist student needs
- Teach/co-teach specific undergraduate subjects, tutorials or workshops
- Provide expertise in academic language, learning and assessment design.
- Deliver demonstrator training and tutor training programs on academic language and learning issues.
- Collaborate on teaching and learning in higher education research projects.
- Design and deliver embedded subject workshops, seminars and lectures on academic language and learning.
- Develop flexible and hard-copy resources on academic language and learning.
- Collaborate on bridging and cornerstone subjects.
Faculty staff are invited to discuss requirements.
To request a workshop or lecture, please contact the Albury Wodonga ALL Unit early in the year so that your request can be accommodated.
To refer your students for an ALL individual consultation, please use the online Student Referral Form.
