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Effective information skills, teaching & learning for FE/sixth form colleges
A popular Library Association workshop on 20 March, in London
 

The changing economic and political context of further education is leading
colleges to examine every aspect of the service they provide for students.

Many librarians/learning resource managers see the active development of
information skills work as a crucial element of their strategy to enhance
the status of the library/learning resource centre and maintain a high
profile within the college.  In many colleges the growth of SNVQs and GNVQs
has increased the need for students to acquire a range of information
handling skills and has provided new opportunities for librarians to work
collaboratively with lecturers.

The move towards various versions of resource based learning has given
further stimulus to information skills work. Librarians already work to
promote information skills teaching.  However, recent research has shown
that many colleges would like to develop their approaches and offer more
sustained programmes of information skills.

Benefits from attending
Participants will examine a variety of activities for use with students and
will consider how to enhance their own approaches as well as sharing ideas
and revisiting the theories underpinning effective practice. 

By the end of the event participants will have:
*       identified the skills that students need to handle information
effectively in the context of the FE curriculum
*       considered some learning principles underpinning effective
information skills work
*       shared examples of effective practice in teaching information skills
*       identified strategies for promoting information skills work within
their own college

Who will benefit from attending?
College and sixth form librarians interested in developing information
skills, teaching and learning, or those with experience in this work who
wish to refresh their ideas.

Programme
9.30    Registration and coffee
10.00   Welcome and introductions
10.10   *     Which key skills do students need to
                       develop in order to use resources
                       effectively?
        *       Who should teach what and where?
        *       Learning theory for effective teaching
	
                (Coffee will be taken at 11.15am)

12.45   Lunch
1.45    *    Teaching strategies for information
                     skills
                    Group activities/exercises to develop
                     skills.
                *    Developing information skills: 
                    institutional strategies

(Tea will be taken at 3.00pm)
4.30    Close

Places are limited to: 24

Workshop leader: 
Sharon Markless, Education Adviser, Thames Department of Postgraduate
Medical and Dental Education.

Fees
Personal members £125 plus VAT (£21.87) £146.87
Institutional members £151 plus VAT (£26.42) £177.42
Non members £175 plus VAT (£30.62) £205.62
Student/Unwaged member £25 plus VAT (£4.37) £29.37

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return it by fax to Professional Development on 020 7255 0561.
Alternatively, to provisionally book a place please call us on 020 7255
0560, textphone 020 7255 0505, or email [log in to unmask]

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