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Kay Hutchfield: Module Leader, IPL Skills for Professional Learning

Journey to HE Conference: King’s Hill

Facilitating student transition

through a taught module

Contents

DriversFaculty Institutional

Curriculum Evaluation• Need for study skills in Shared

Learning Programme• Successful skills module in DipHE

Programme

Curriculum Development• Agreement on need for

module • Focus on skills specific to HE• Include ECDL PDP

• Piloting of PDP on online systems

Central Learning and Teaching Unit established 2001

Institutional issues• National Agenda• Widening participation• Retention• Graduate skills

Development of Module

Bottom Up Approach

Team Construction:

Teachers, librarians, IT trainers and technicians, student support team

Joint development of philosophy, aim, content, processes and

learning material

Theoretical Perspective

Andragogy

– Highlighting relevance of task to student

– Creating a ‘need to know’ / Motivation

– Development of individual development plans

– Moving students from dependent to independent learners

Contents

Module intro: - ethos - support- skills audit

Week 1

Introduction to Library and Computing

Ind

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W

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IT training and ECDL begin

Week 2

Assignment:

An essay on the process and outcomes of a search for information

A pass in one module of ECDL

Module assessment

Introduce- Reflection- PDP- PROGRESS- Personal tutor

Library workshops begin

Week 3 Week 4

Finding InformationIntroduce searching for information workbook

Meet personal tutor to discuss PDP statement

Work on PDP log and first statement

Week 5 Week 10

Delivery

Results

1. 89% of students pass on first attempt

2. ECDL – 75% have successfully completed at least one module of ECDL – this compares with 24% and 41% in previous cohorts.

Discussion

• ECDL – small group of students who struggle to engage with IT and an even smaller group who do not want to.

• Research –evaluative study currently underway

Skills for Professional Learning Module• Accessing information• Recognising reliable sources• Reflection• Academic writing• Critical reading• Referencing• Problem solving• Confidentiality and data protection