I have no personal expertise in this but I will chip in anyway and offer an idea that came up at a conference last month. The conference was on careers management skills and one institution (I wish I could remember which) had careers materials and a careers officer in a corner of a café. Perhaps this could work to some extent for learning support (though obviously not for confidential work). Outreach and coffee in reach?!

 

Nicola.

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: learning development in higher education network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jane Mullen
Sent: 16 February 2007 12:46
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Subject: Re: Central or locally provided support

Dear Jo,

When I first  arrived at Huddersfield there was no room for me in the School and I had to use the library...... begrudgingly. There is some research on how students use libraries and the fact they enter them with a clear mission- surprisingly seeking advice with their work is often not high on the list. Hence, take up in the initial months was low, but when I moved into the School and was more visible to both lecturers and students things really took off. Numbers of students rose considerably and liaison with colleagues led to a range of new developments. We are fortunate at Huddersfield, due to a HEFCE funded project, to have then taken this School based model across the University and it has proved extremely successful, but that's not to say that it doesn't have some draw backs.However, my advice is stay where you are!

Regards

Jane

-----Original Message-----
From: learning development in higher education network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of JOCELYN DONACHIE
Sent: 16 February 2007 09:26
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Subject: Central or locally provided support

Dear all,

 

I am fairly sure this issue has been raised previously but it has now become an issue for me so I would welcome comments, invitations to visit, etc.

 

At present I lead a Learning Development Unit based firmly in one faculty.  Our work is a mix of one to one support and targetted lectures, much as Pat Hill describes.

 

There is a suggestion that this support becomes centralised: ie placed within the uni library rather than in a faculty.  Although I understand the rationale behind this, I  would welcome comments from similar experience elsewhere.

 

Thanks,

 

Jo

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