Academic Skills Support Event 2012
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The document discusses the Skills for Learning program at Leeds Metropolitan University. It provides an overview of workshops, tutorials, and resources offered to support students' academic skills development. Key details include a variety of drop-in and customized workshops on topics such as academic communication, IT skills, and math/statistics. Tutorials are also available to address individual student needs. Usage of the program has increased over time, as shown by rising attendance statistics. The Skills for Learning team works to continually improve and expand its services through evaluation, technology integration, and responding to university initiatives.
Academic Skills Support Event 2012
- 1. Welcome to Leeds Metropolitan University Skills for Learning Libraries and Learning Innovation
- 2. Housekeeping • Fire alarms and exits • Toilets • Programme alteration
- 3. Skills for Learning Karen Croft Marie Scopes Libraries & Learning Innovation Leeds Metropolitan University
- 4. Skills for Learning website
- 5. Skills for Learning workshops Drop-in programme – University wide Customised workshops Location – teaching rooms/labs in Library
- 6. Skills for Learning workshops Subjects: – Academic communication – IT – Maths & statistical analysis – Information literacy
- 7. Skills for Learning workshops
- 8. Skills for Learning workshops
- 9. Skills for Learning tutorials One to one Individual need Email requests Response times
- 10. Skills for Learning tutorials
- 11. Workshop Attendance Attendance at tailor-made and generic workshops 1800 1600 Academic year Generic Tailor- made 1400 2008-2009 416 457 1200 2009-2010 338 526 1000 Generic 2010-2011 536 1067 800 Tailor-made 600 2011-2012 1285 1605 400 200 0 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012
- 12. Skills for Learning publications
- 13. Skills for Learning Team Skills for Learning Manager Skills for Learning Adviser Academic Skills Tutor (IT) Academic Skills Tutor (academic communication) Academic Skills Tutor (maths & stats) Senior Web Developer Learning Technologist Learning Support Officer
- 14. Promotion Student inductions Freshers’ fairs Promotional events Printed timetables in Libraries & Help Zones Help and Information Point in Library Academic librarians New academic staff Academic staff leaflets
- 15. History of Skills for Learning Stage 1 – 1996-97 Study skills project • University wide project Stage 2 - 1997-99 Website development • Established with the Library Stage 3 – 2004 to present Workshops & tutorials • “Key Skills Initiative” pilot • Mainstream funding in 2006
- 16. Skills for Learning film
- 17. Website
- 18. 100000 150000 200000 250000 50000 0 Sep-06 Nov-06 Jan-07 Mar-07 May-07 Jul-07 Sep-07 Nov-07 Jan-08 Mar-08 May-08 Jul-08 Sep-08 Nov-08 Jan-09 Pages Visited Mar-09 May-09 Jul-09 Month Sep-09 Nov-09 Jan-10 Site Visits Mar-10 12 per. Mov. Avg. (Pages Visited) May-10 Jul-10 Sep-10 Nov-10 Jan-11 Mar-11 May-11 Jul-11 Sep-11 Nov-11 Jan-12 Mar-12
- 19. How we produce it Academic content team Technical Academic staff staff
- 22. Evolving and improving • User testing • Feedback • Systematic evaluation • E-learning developments • University developments • Web design good practice
- 23. m.scopes@leedsmet.ac.uk k.croft@leedsmet.ac.uk skillsforlearning@leedsmet.ac.uk Thank you