Making Enrichment Work by Stephen & Hannah

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Enrichment activities organised by the library and learning resources centres of Westminster Kingsway and Guildford Colleges.

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Stephen Wickens & Hannah Bennett

At Westminster Kingsway and Guildford Colleges

Making enrichment work

Stephen Wickens & Hannah Bennett

Westminster KingswayOne of London’s largest collegesLCs at Kings Cross, Victoria, SohoLearner Experience Team

Guildford CollegeLargest College in SurreyLRCs at Guildford, Merrist Wood & Farnham

Our learning centres

Stephen Wickens & Hannah Bennett

OED definition: 1) improve the quality or value2) make wealthy or wealthier

Literature review :Hornby, S. & Glass, B. (eds) (2008) Reader development

in practice: bringing literature to readers London: FacetHartley, J. (2002) The reading groups book Oxford:

Oxford University PressCILIP Practical Guides – Reader development &

Reading Groups CoFHE Bulletin #118 Spring – Display ideas

(www.carelpress.co.uk)

Enrichment

Stephen Wickens & Hannah Bennett

ESOL book clubReading togetherWord searchesBook reviewsSix book challengeBenefitsLesson plans!Weekly

ESOL writing competitionsDevelop themes with curriculum staffPrizes with cash value!Prize giving at partyPublicity throughout collegeBenefits

Enrichment at Westminster Kingsway

Stephen Wickens & Hannah Bennett

ESOL computer clubLow computer skillsAllow for progression/lesson plansVocabularyBasic evaluation of informationLesson plans!Weekly

ESOL conversation clubsTour guidesPublic library linksJeremy Kyle!

Enrichment at Westminster Kingsway

Stephen Wickens & Hannah Bennett

Mel GibsonGraphic novel expertBenefits

Catherine JohnsonAuthorCreative writing workshopBenefits

Author visits

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Links to book clubs and lessonsFood and drink!Organisational challenge!

Film nights

Stephen Wickens & Hannah Bennett

LGBT week

Technology/e-book roadshows

VolunteeringSkills champions

Roadshows and displays

Stephen Wickens & Hannah Bennett

Book swapBook huntStudents’ recommended reads

World Book Day

Stephen Wickens & Hannah Bennett

CommunicationWorking at relationships with curriculum staffIdentifying the most library friendly

curriculum staff!Indentifying enthusiastic students!Marketing, marketing, marketing!

Publicity throughout collegeClass visitsLiaison with other colleaguesWeb2.0?

What makes it work?

Stephen Wickens & Hannah Bennett

Liaison with Student Services Initiating a relationshipMeetingsPlanning Key Themes Freebies/ FlyersSafe Sex Drop-insSupport for World Book Day

Enrichment at Guildford College

Stephen Wickens & Hannah Bennett

Banned Books (Diversity Week)Making the LRC sexy and exciting!

National Poetry Day Velcro PoetryInteractive

Displays

Stephen Wickens & Hannah Bennett

You have heard to extreme sports, You might of heard to extreme ironing... Well this an Extreme Reading Photography Competition.

Photos are now being used to promote the service.

Extreme Reading Competition

Stephen Wickens & Hannah Bennett

Displays, Quizzes, Competitions, Freebies, Recommended reads, Themes, Book wall

World Book Day

Stephen Wickens & Hannah Bennett

Marketing toolsPosters/ PostcardsStaff notices/ Staff bulletinDigital Photo frameBluetoothTwitterThe VLECollege Facebook pagesStudent Services Publications

Marketing Guidelines Which tools to use and when?

Marketing & Guidelines

Stephen Wickens & Hannah Bennett

ParticipationInformal feedbackBorrowing & quiz statisticsComments BooksFocus groups

Measuring Impact

Stephen Wickens & Hannah Bennett

Stephen Wickensstephen.wickens@westking.ac.uk@stephenwickens

Hannah Bennetthbennett@guildford.ac.uk@HannahRBennett

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