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Appointments are 30 minutes and available either on campus or online via video consultation.
You can book with the next available Learning Advisor using the button below, or choose a specific Learning Advisor by scrolling down.
If no appointments are available, please submit a general booking request and we will do our best to assist you.
Fair Use Principle
To help us support all students fairly, consultations are intended to build independent learning skills. Multiple or excessive bookings may be reviewed by Learning Centre staff.
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)
Book an on campus appointment in Cairns (Smithfield)
Mr Lyle Cleeland
Learning Advisor (he/him)
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 (she/her)
BSc(Hons), PhD(Physics)
Inclusive Practice Award Winner 2024
Specialty: Numeracy, mathematics, statistics, writing in the sciences, study strategies, stress management.
Availability: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm
Location: Townsville Campus and off campus (via video call, phone call or email)
Sue Gollagher
Learning Advisor
BA, CELTA, DELTA, MEd, GC (Writing, Editing, Publishing) GC (University Teaching & Learning), FHEA
Speciality: Academic and professional writing, academic research writing, language development, effective use of GenAI tools, critical reading and note-taking, understanding and planning assignment tasks.
HDR support: Writing support for research students.
Availability: Monday to Friday 8:30am – 4:30pm
Location: Townsville Campus and off campus (via video call, phone call or email)
Dr Meng Zhang (Meg)
Learning Advisor
BA(Ed), M.ED. PhD (Higher Education)
Specialty: English as a Second or Additional Language (ESL), academic writing, academic skills, qualitative research methods
Availability: Monday - Friday 8.30am-4.30pm
Location: Online and Townsville Campus
Dr Jenny Kelly
Learning Advisor (she/her)
BN, RN, GradDipEd (Adult), MA, MPH, CELTA, PhD
Specialty: Study planning, understanding and explaining assignments, academic writing, qualitative research skills
Availability: Monday - Tuesday 9.30 am – 4.00 pm, Wednesday 9.30 am – 12 pm
Location: Online and Townsville Campus
Dr Martina Mylrea
Learning Advisor
BSc BEd MEd(Learn Tech) PhD
Specialty: Numeracy, academic writing, academic skills, study skills, quantitative research methods, statistical analysis.
Availability: Monday – Wednesday 8.30am – 4.30pm, Thursday 8.30 – 12 noon
Location: Townsville Campus and off campus (via video call, phone call or email)