Transcript E-learning: Innovation and Out

The “subject savvy” librarian?: making
IL skills relevant at Kingston University
Lyn Porteous
Gill Sims
Kristy Widdicombe
Collaboration with Faculty of Arts & Social
Sciences
School of
Humanities
Partner
Colleges
School of
Economics
FASS
School of
Performance &
Screen Studies
Pre-sessional
School of
Education
School of
Social Sciences
Setting the context
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Teaching Fellowship
Building confidence early in course
 Presence in first year designated ‘academic
skills’ module
 Parity across all fields
 Contribution to independent learning
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Phased Information Skills
As easy as one, two, three…
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Initial
Induction
Interactive
workshop
in induction
week
- Finding
Informatio
n
leaflets
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Academic
Skills
Modules
at
Level One
Subject
approach to
IL
skills
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Embedding
IL at
all levels
-From
presessional to
postgraduate
Making it relevant
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Embedded into the subject area
Becoming “subject savvy”
Building bridges – the importance of collaboration
Case study 1: Film Studies
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Calling the Shots Library Workshop
 “Show and tell”
 Introducing subject keywords
 Beginners guide to searching
 Assessed self-guided workbook
 Feedback & evaluation
Speaking to them in their own language?
From the general…
To the specific…
Subject savvy?
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Be introduced alongside
teaching staff
Attend lectures and become
more aware of the
curriculum
Collaborate with academic
staff and attend meetings
Be aware of current research
interests
Familiarise yourself with the
key terms of the discipline
Library Skills Workbooks
Case study 2: Key features of Politics approach
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Self-guided workbooks
Based on essay question
 Short answers
 Not just multiple choice
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Compulsory part of assessment portfolio
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Online submission
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Instant and tailored feedback
Embedding IL skills into the VLE
Library Skills Button
Case study 3: Psychology
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Independent research early in course
Introductory worksheet
Lecture linked to topic
Seminar
tasks
Compulsory
Assessment
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Marked by librarian
SetHanded
by librarian
in as part of Portfolio:
Discussed by tutors
 Tasks
 Worksheet
How are we developing this?
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Further collaboration between library and academic staff:
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Masterclasses
Liquid liaisons
Induction Podcasts
Compulsory assessment
MENU
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Consult students
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Prior learning of students