With respect to Nicola's cafe idea - this is something which some Maths
tutors have set up here at Portsmouth (Maths Cafe) to help
self-referring students with numeracy issues. One of my Academic Skills
Unit colleagues joins this drop-in once per week, and this is proving
successful - possibly slightly more so than when we have done the same
in the University Library in previous years.
Martin Hampton
>>> Nicola Jo Mellor <[log in to unmask]> 16/02/2007 15:01 >>>
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.
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From: learning development in higher education network
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pauline Ridley
Sent: 16 February 2007 14:54
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Subject: Re: Central or locally provided support
Thanks Jane.
We have five separate campuses here with a library on each site and
only a partial fit between Schools and sites. I'm trying to find out
optimum location for a potential new advisory service, given limited
staffing and space available anywhere at any level. Does anyone have
experience to add to what's been said here so far about relative merits
of different locations?
Pauline
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From: learning development in higher education network
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jane Mullen
Sent: 16 February 2007 12:46
To: [log in to unmask]
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
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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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