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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.
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 a student at JCU Brisbane click here.
If you are a student at JCU Singapore click here.
If you are a staff member making a referral click here.
Choose a Learning Advisor
Mr James Dalitz
Learning Advisor
BSc, BEng, GDipEd(Secondary), GCertResMeth, MEDL
*Inclusive Practice Award Winner 2023
Specialty: Study strategies, understanding and planning assignments, academic writing, mathematics, science, and numeracy support.
Availability: Monday - Friday, 9.30am - 4pm
Location: Cairns Campus and off campus (via video call, phone call or email)
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 - Friday 9am - 4pm
Location: Cairns Campus and off campus (via video call, phone call or email)
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: Cairns Campus and off campus (via video call, phone call or email)
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: Townsville Campus and off campus (via video call, phone call or email)
Dr Zoe Pettifer
Learning Advisor
BSc(Hons), PhD(Physics)
Specialty: Numeracy, mathematics, scientific writing, study strategies, stress management.
Availability: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm
Location: Townsville Campus and off campus (via video call, phone call or email)
Mr Allan Carman
Learning Advisor
BEd. DipTeach(Secondary Science)
Inclusive Practice Award Winner 2023
Speciality: Numeracy support, science, mathematics, understanding and explaining assignments, study strategies.
Availability: Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 5 pm
Location: Townsville Campus and off campus (via video call, phone call or email)