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Booking an Appointment (Learning Advisor)

Appointments with a Learning Advisor

Appointments are 30 minutes long and are currently offered on campus or remotely via video conferencing.

Fair Use Principle: Due to high levels of bookings, appointments with Learning Advisors are limited to a maximum of five sessions per student per semester. If you feel you need more please consult with the Learning Advisor. Multiple bookings through the booking system will be reviewed.

If you cannot find a free session with a Learning Advisor, please submit a general booking request and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Being COVID-safe on campus:

Do not attend a meeting with a Learning Advisor if you feel unwell or have symptoms of any kind, are in isolation or quarantine, or waiting on a test result
Keep your 1.5 metre distance and wear a mask where appropriate
Attend your meeting online to reduce transmission risks where necessary

Learning Advisors can help you to:

Plan your study time
Learn stress management strategies
Understand your subject outline
Understand your assignment requirements
Plan and structure an assignment
Develop academic reading and research skills
Work with you on your writing and building arguments
Give you feedback on your first assignments before you submit them
Develop numeracy skills (maths and statistics)
Prepare for exams
Understand your lecturer and tutor expectations and feedback

Learning Advisors:

do not teach course content
do not provide private tutoring
do not write your assessment for you
do not offer referencing advice. For this please see a librarian.
do not provide enrollment or subject selection advice. For this contact the JCU Student Centre.

What to bring to your appointment:

your subject outline, assessment descriptor and rubric
your assignment or planning document

If it is an online meeting, please email the documents to the Learning Advisor prior to the booked session.

Steps:

Choose a Learning Advisor (take note of their Campus location)
Click the 'Book an appointment' link
Select one of the available times and enter in your details

Consider:

Bookings are available up to a month in advance, and you can only work with one advisor at a time.

Fair Use Principle: appointments with Learning Advisors are limited to a maximum of one session per student per week.

Sessions are available online, via phone, or email.

If you don't know which advisor to book, you can submit a general booking request.

If you are enrolled in Singapore click here.

Choose a Learning Advisor

Mr James Dalitz

Learning Advisor
^{BSc, BEng, GDipEd(Secondary), GCertResMeth, MEDL}

Specialty: Study strategies, understanding and planning assignments, academic writing, mathematics, science, and numeracy support.

Availability: Monday - Friday, 9.30am - 4pm

Location: Online and Cairns Campus

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Dr Maddie Bornschlegl

Learning Advisor
^{CertIV TESOL, BA(Ed), MSc(EdPsy), PhD(EdPsy)}

Specialty: Study planning, unpacking and planning assignments, academic writing, statistics and SPSS.

Availability: Tuesday & Wednesday 9am - 3pm, Thursday 9am - 11am

Location: Online and Cairns Campus

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Dr Melanie Smith

Learning Advisor
^{BA (SocSci), CELTA, DELTA, PhD (Anthr)}

Specialty: Language development (especially for students with English as a Second/Other Language), understanding the requirements for academic writing in an Australian context, assessment unpacking, academic writing, and strategies for succeeding in your studies (study planning, stress/time management etc).

Availability: Monday to Friday 9.00am to 3.30pm

Location: Online and Cairns Campus

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Mr Lyle Cleeland

Learning Advisor
^{BA(SocSc), GDipEd(Sec), GCertTTL, MAAL, CELTA}

Specialty: Study planning, academic writing, critical thinking and critical reading, language development, understanding assignment tasks, essay planning through to essay writing, stress management

Availability: Monday - Friday, 9.30am - 4pm

Location: Online and Townsville Campus

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Ms Lynette Ireland

Learning Advisor
^{DipTeach, GDAppLing (ESL), MSocSci}

Specialty: Academic Writing, Reading and Communication (all types), Academic and Critical Thinking, and Study Management (How to make study work for you).

Availability: Monday 9am-5pm, Wednesday 9am - 12 noon, Friday 9am-5pm.

Location: Online and Townsville Campus

Book an appointment