Enhancing the whole university experience for international students. Type of snapshot Policy or strategy for learning literacies Central services provision e.g. library, learning development, e-learning, ICT Provision in the curriculum: separate skills/literacies module What was the context for this snapshot? The initiative is based in the School of...
Developing Academic Skills for Humanities Students The course is solely embedded within WebCT so is not visible to those not taking the course. Type of snapshot Provision in the curriculum: separate skills/literacies module What was the context for this snapshot? School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, Level 7 course taken...
Student writing: what makes it work? http://www.learningdevelopment.plymouth.ac.uk/wrasse Type of snapshot Central services provision Learner-led provision What was the context for this snapshot? The context was a recognised need to improve standards of academic writing, critical thinking and reflection across the institution. Specific challenges at the University of Plymouth included...
A resource for supporting academic referencing practice http://skillsforlearning.leedsmet.ac.uk/ Type of snapshot Central services provision e.g. library, learning development, e-learning, ICT What was the context for this snapshot? This resource was originally developed as a print-based guide to referencing practice called ’Quote, Unquote’ which was adopted as a standard by most...
Little books to support academic skills http://[email protected] Type of snapshot Central services provision e.g. library, learning development, e-learning, ICT What was the context for this snapshot? This resource was developed from one publication - the ‘Little Book of Skills for Learning’ which was a small printed booklet (103 x 143...
I-Guides: Byte-sized Pockets of Information http://i-guides.posterous.com Type of snapshot Central services provision e.g. library, learning development, e-learning, ICT What was the context for this snapshot? We are the learning support team for the faculty of humanities and social sciences. We provide guidance and support in study skills literacies. This is...
i-Spy – tutorials to help you work with information http://www.herts.ac.uk/about-us/learning-and-teaching/blended-learning-institute/projects/blu-teachers-and-blu-associates-research-projects/projectispy.cfm Type of snapshot Policy or strategy for learning literacies Central services provision e.g. library, learning development, e-learning, ICT Provision in the curriculum: skills/literacies addressed in topic module What was the context for this snapshot? Learning and Information Services (LIS)...
Be wise, don’t plagiarise! A team effort http://www2.napier.ac.uk/ed/plagiarism Type of snapshot Central services provision e.g. library, learning development, e-learning, ICT What was the context for this snapshot? The Be Wise, Don’t Plagiarise! website is an institutional teaching and learning resource which was launched in 2006 by what was then known...
A flexible and accessible online study skills resource Type of snapshot Central services provision e.g. library, learning development, e-learning, ICT Accessible online provision available pre-entry, to support transition What was the context for this snapshot? Figure 1. www.napier.ac.uk/getready 'Get ready for university study' was originally developed to support students joining university...
ISIS : Information Skills & IT skills where you are, when you need them Type of snapshot Central services provision e.g. library, learning development, e-learning, ICT What was the context for this snapshot? We were aware of lots of good ‘stuff’ out there on different websites – both within...