DETAILED PROGRAMME · Honouring your past and embracing your future Presented by: Jo Budai, Career Development Centre Our career can be described as a collection of our work, learning

DETAILED PROGRAMME This programme follows the timeline of the

conference and provides extra information.

Thursday 29 and Friday 30 August 2019

Plenary Session: Thursday 29 August 2019

1.30pm to 2.10pm

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The changing face of Otago students?

Presented by: David Thomson, Director of Strategy, Analytics and Reporting

100 years ago, Otago’s student population was predominately Pākehā and male. While students

came to Otago from across the country, most were from Otago or Southland, and very few were

from overseas. In 2019 our students are predominately female, and we have seen over a decade of

growth in Māori and Pasifika enrolments. More of our first-year students come from Auckland than

from Dunedin, and we are also enrolling a record number of international students.

This session will explore the changing face of our student cohort, using our experience of past

change and knowledge of upcoming demographic trends to look at the student face of the future.

Concurrent Session One: Thursday 29 August 2019

2.15pm to 3.00pm

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to the descriptions presented here for more information on the

sessions. You are asked to provide an indication of the sessions

you would like to attend on the application form. This should give

you the information you need to decide.


2.15pm to 3.00pm

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Honouring your past and embracing your future

Presented by: Jo Budai, Career Development Centre

Our career can be described as a collection of our work, learning and other occupational

experiences. All these experiences help shape who we are and what we believe in. Most people give

very little time to reflect on their life in general, let alone putting any thought into what they want to

achieve in the future.

This workshop will give you the opportunity to literally draw out your life journey to date. You will

identify and acknowledge the key experiences that have shaped you and your career to date. With

the focus on identifying the things that excite you and give you energy, you will come away with the

markers that point you in the direction of your true north. In a fun way to keep it light yet meaningful,

you will get better clarity on what you would like to include in your future and why.

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2.15pm to 3.00pm

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It's more than just books! Online learning modules at the University of Otago Library

Presented by: Christopher Seay, Lisa Chisholm, Alexander Ritchie and Scott Venning, Library

A key way that Subject Librarians support teaching and learning is by developing online

learning modules. These modules seek to introduce students to the Library and the basics of

searching for and evaluating resources for their assignments. One such group of modules is

developed by the Humanities team at OU Libraries.

These modules are called OUR (Otago University Research) Skills. This session will introduce the

modules and talk about how the authors redesigned and updated the modules with three key areas

in mind: accessibility, intentional design, and ease of future updating. The session will also discuss

how we completed this work in a very short time frame and how this type of work exists in a state

of permanent beta, never fully complete, but always in use!

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2.15pm to 3.00pm

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Video is the new audio

Presented by: Jeff Ormandy and Jon Bracey, eConferencing

A look at how technology has enabled the University to transition from audio to video

conferencing over the years, touching on how audio conferencing once looked, how Zoom has

helped to change the video conferencing landscape, what part video conferencing plays in the

University's sustainability goals, how staff are using Zoom, and what the future may hold.

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2.15pm to 3.00pm

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Rounding? My Rounding? I’m Rounding? Donuts?

Presented by: Naomi Weaver, Shared Services

Rounding is an operational excellence tool, used to proactively collect feedback about

service performance. This concept originates from hospitals where various health practitioners

would round on their patients (Grey's Anatomy anyone?). The University of Otago Operations Group

is the first non-hospital area to use a tool called MyRounding to facilitate the rounding process.

Rounding involves a list of questions that are asked routinely, so when I'm Rounding you get the

opportunity to tell me what you think, but you probably won’t get any donuts.

This presentation will explain what the point of this all is, and a bit of an insight into what we are

finding out as well as what happens to the information collected.

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2.15pm to 3.00pm

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Te Reo Māori – He Timatanga: An introduction to the Maori language

Presented by: Parker Ormond, College of Education

During this highly interactive and enjoyable session you will look at how to use basic oral and

written greetings in the University context, as well as how to pronounce names and common words

correctly and confidently.

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Plenary Session: Thursday 29 August 2019

3.15pm to 3.55pm

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Responding to a critical incident: Reality meets compassion

Presented by: Nick Bates, Head, Cumberland College; Dave Scott, Proctor; Mark Chamberlain, Catholic

University Chaplain

On 5 June 2017, Ryan Adamson, a Cumberland College mentor, and 2016 Cumberland Resident of

the Year, passed away. Ryan's death was a shock to family and friends, he was a treasured member

of the College and a role model to many. We will reflect on the reality of dealing with this critical

incident, focusing on the team response from University staff; contemplate Ryan's legacy, honouring

his contribution to the College; and observe the ways Ryan's legacy lives on into the future.

Concurrent Session Two: Thursday 29 August 2019

4.00pm to 5.00pm

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Tours As the numbers for each tour are limited, we will attempt to place you on your first choice. The tours

will however be filled on a first come, first served basis.

Clinical Services Building, Dental School

Explore the state-of-the-art facilities in this recently opened building.

Historical tour of the campus

A highly informative and interesting walk through the main campus, with a look at both

old and new buildings and their unique history and features.


4.00pm to 5.00pm

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Tours

The University’s Anatomy Museum

Explore the wonders of the anatomy of the human body at the W.D. Trotter Anatomy

Museum and hear its history and the personalities involved in making the Museum

what it is today.

The Hocken Library

This tour gives participants a chance to see behind-the-scenes at Hocken Collections, one

of New Zealand’s foremost heritage institutions. The tour will delve into the stacks of the

Library and Archives, and into the Pictorial Collections to see some of the treasures that

the Hocken holds.


4.00pm to 5.00pm

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Tours

Mellor Laboratories and Sciences precinct

Explore the cutting-edge upgrade to the Sciences teaching and learning spaces,

including a flexible “super-lab”.

Redevelopments on campus

Take a look through some recently redeveloped buildings, reimagined using modern

design concepts: St David II and Otago Business School.

A stroll through the University’s memory bank

The aim of Corporate Records Services is to preserve the University’s corporate memory

for future generations. Come along and see examples of the material they hold on to.

Plenary Session: Friday 30 August 2019

9.10am to 10.00am

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Keeping up with the robots: The changing face of careers and employability

for tertiary students

Presented by: Jackie Dean, Jo Budai, Yvonne Gaut, Petra Hass and Lynley Soper, Career Development

Centre

Every day we hear about fears that robots will steal our jobs and render human work obsolete, that

only STEM skills will be marketable in the future, and that 70 per cent of the jobs our children will

do are not even invented yet.

The recent World Economic Forum list of skills required into 2022 however suggests an evolution of

transferable skills, not a revolution.

So what are the changes that are occurring in the wold of work into the future? This presentation

will look at mega trends across the recruitment sector, evolution of transferable skills in the future

and what you can do to navigate it.

Concurrent Session Three: Friday 30 August 2019

10.25am to 11.10am

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Leadership with a small L

Presented by: Suzy Keene, HR Learning and Development

This interactive workshop is designed to explore the idea of leadership as a practice even

when you have no formal authority. We will also discuss the idea of self-leadership. By the end of

this session you will have discussed the following:

What does leadership mean to me personally?

Are there other ways to look at leadership than just formal authority?

What type or form of leader do I wish to be and for whom?

Emergency preparedness at the University of Otago

Presented by: Andrew Ferguson, Office of Risk, Assurance and Compliance

This session will cover the history of emergency preparedness at the University of Otago,

recent emergency events and future work being carried out in this area.

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10.25am to 11.10am

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Embracing the future of project portfolio management

Presented by: Andy Jenkins, Project Management Office

This session will demonstrate how portfolio, programme and project management will

become increasingly important to the University of Otago by combining insights and trends from

across New Zealand and the globe to demonstrate how managing projects can create a positive

change in the way our organisation operates.

WRAP – Wellness Recovery Action Plan

Presented by: Carina Perner, Health and Safety Compliance

Have you ever wondered how to actually make a plan around your mental health and wellbeing

and what it means to you? This is your chance of exploring your 'stressors', early warning signs and

most importantly your tools and what works for you and what doesn't!

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10.25am to 11.10am

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ACC – work vs not-work injuries

Presented by: Cath Logan, Health and Safety Compliance and Jenni Whibley, Shared Services Payroll

This will be an interactive workshop that will help attendees gain an understanding of the process

when an employee has an injury, either at work or outside of the work environment. You will come

away with a toolkit that will help manage a very complex process.

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Concurrent Session Four: Friday 30 August 2019

11.15am to 12.05pm

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Evolving spaces @ the University of Otago Library

Presented by: Mark Hughes, Library

A portfolio of photos with commentary will be shared, relating to the various library spaces

and their evolution since the opening of the ISB at the beginning of the 21st century. Themes will

include the Student Learning Environment, and the changes in the way we provide Client Services

to people who come into the Library. Student feedback is regularly assessed, acknowledged, and

incorporated into the Library’s Strategic Planning Programme.

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11.15am to 12.05pm

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The AskOtago Knowledgebase

Presented by: Lhizz Browne and Lucy Atkinson, AskOtago

AskOtago’s knowledgebase and interactive forms allow our customers to quickly access

information online at any time and on any platform. Research shows that many customers prefer

to use a self-help option first as long as they can be assured that the information is current and

reliable. The AskOtago Knowledgebase Administrators, Lhizz and Lucy, want to collaborate with all

areas of the University to create an up-to-date, relevant and accurate source of University

knowledge and processes.

How do you as staff members see self-help working to enable you to assist and communicate with

your customers? Join Lhizz and Lucy to find out more about the AskOtago knowledgebase and share

your experiences of using the system.

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11.15am to 12.05pm

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National Poisons Centre

Presented by: Lucy Shieffelbien, National Poisons Centre

The National Poisons Centre is a service unit within the Department of Preventive and

Social Medicine and for the past 54 years has been delivering a nation-wide poisons advice service

which is free to members of the public and health professionals alike. The Centre is staffed by

professional staff who work on a 24/7 roster saving the lives of people who have been poisoned.

Keeping yourself safe online

Presented by: Richard Feist, IT Assurance & Cyber Security

This session will cover tools and tips for staying safe online – both at work and in our

personal lives.

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Concurrent Session Five: Friday 30 August 2019

1.00pm to 1.45pm

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The University of Otago's Next Strategic Plan – an interactive discussion

Presented by: Ian Telfer, Strategy, Analytics and Reporting

The University of Otago has commenced the development of its next Strategic Plan. This

session will provide an opportunity for professional staff to discuss their ideas about the future

direction of the University.

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1.00pm to 1.45pm

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Moving ponds and building bridges – the transition to university and the role of the

Schools’ Liaison team

Presented by: Rhonda Brodie, Cheryl Caldwell, Prajesh Chhanabhai and Iain McGilchrist, Schools’

Liaison

Year 13 is filled with the stress of exams, sports and cultural events, part time jobs and a busy social

calendar. It’s also a time for big decisions and life changing choices. This session will take you back

to the good (or bad) days of high school where we will discuss the work our Schools’ Liaison team

does to help Year 13s navigate their way to tertiary studies in a world where there seems to be

countless options. We’ll take a look at what the University of Otago school leaver cohort ‘looks’ like

and how this has changed over time, and how professional staff at the University can make a

difference when working with these students who often present as ‘sharks’ on the surface, but are

often wobbly goldfish underwater.

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1.00pm to 1.45pm

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The bequeathal of bodies

Presented by: Carol Dunstone, Anatomy

A potted history of anatomical dissection and the use of human cadavers in medical

training from Ancient Greece to the Modern Day. I’ll talk about the origins of cadaveric dissection

and how the Body Bequest Programme came about here in Otago, covering the who, why, and how

of the bequeathing of bodies to our Medical School and then what happens once we receive a

bequest. Anyone with a morbid curiosity for what happens behind the doors of a modern anatomy

department will find something of interest in this presentation.

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1.00pm to 1.45pm

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Technology update

Presented by: Emerson Pratt, IT Support Services

Emerson Pratt, Senior Manager of IT Support Services, is going to expand on his well-received

presentations from the previous conferences and give an update on the technologies that students

are currently using and discuss how we, as a University, might better leverage these technologies.

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Plenary Session: Friday 30 August 2019

1.50pm to 2.35pm

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Learning in the dark

Presented by: Dr Karyn Paringatai, Programme Coordinator, Master of Indigenous Studies

A lecturer in Te Tumu School of Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies, Dr Karyn Paringatai primarily

teaches Māori language acquisition and Māori performing arts. She has researched pre-European

Māori teaching methods and incorporated some into her teaching.

Dr Paringatai says, “One particular method that has proven effective in the teaching of performing

arts was to immerse the students in darkness in order for them to focus on what they are hearing

and not what they are seeing whilst they learn the lyrics and tune/beat to waiata/haka. Teaching is

a two-way process: my students learn from me; and I from my students. I believe learning should

be engaging, challenging and student-centred.”

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DETAILED PROGRAMME · Honouring your past and embracing your future Presented by: Jo Budai, Career Development Centre Our career can be described as a collection of our work, learning