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This paper will outline a Murdoch University Equity project, Unilink which invites Year 10 students from a local senior high school to pair up with undergraduate student mentors from Murdoch University to narrate and record their experiences of university life using youth-friendly media. Year 10 students, who expressed an interest in attending this university as a post-school option, were encouraged to attend university for a week and document their experiences, and those of their mentors, using cameras and video recorders. Students were invited to interview a range of university staff and students in order to gain a better understanding of university culture and academic life. The videotapes were edited into a composite tape to be used by staff and students to inform other high school students about their experiences, and the possibilities offered by a university education. The value of such cross-institutional links and the evaluation of the mentors and mentees is discussed.
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About the
Author
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Jenny Silburn is an Equity lecturer on
the Murdoch campus, and works closely with Gerri
Box, the Equity Projects Officer. Together they
are reponsible for the co-ordination of
programmes such as UniAccess and Uniquest,
designed to facilitate equitable access to
university. Jenny also provides ongoing learning
skills support to students in Student Learning.
Gerri Box's current role as Equity Projects Officer involves working closely with Jenny in coordinating access and equity programmes at Murdoch University. Along with ensuring access for under-represented groups comes the important task of assisting these students to negotiate the new tertiary landscape.
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Contact Details
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Jenny Silburn, Lecturer, Student Learning,
Murdoch University, South Street, Murdoch,
Western Australia 6150 Tel. +8 9360 2508 Fax +8
9310 8480
e-mail: silburn@cleo.murdoch.edu.au
Gerri Box, Equity Projects Officer,
Murdoch University, South Street Murdoch,
Western Australia 6150 Tel. +8 9360 6146 Fax +8
9360 6502
e-mail: g_box@central.murdoch.edu.au
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