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Student Learning Advisors: A remarkable and Valued Service Leonie Stevens

Student Learning Advisors: A remarkable and Valued Service Leonie Stevens Academic Language & Learning Unit (ALLU) Graeme Oke, Faculty Librarian and Acting Team Leader, Science Technology and Engineering. 6 th December 2012.

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Student Learning Advisors: A remarkable and Valued Service Leonie Stevens

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  1. Student Learning Advisors: A remarkable and Valued Service • Leonie Stevens • Academic Language & Learning Unit (ALLU) • Graeme Oke, • Faculty Librarian and Acting Team Leader, • Science Technology and Engineering. • 6th December 2012

  2. Student Learning Advisors: A remarkable and Valued Service • La Trobe University

  3. Background

  4. La Trobe University • Peer mentoring programs - focus on student learning support • Collaboration between ALLU, library staff & academic staff the key to success • Nicholas Szorenyi-Reischl from the Academic Language and Learning (ALLU) Unit & Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Centre (CTLC). • Kerryn Amery, Associate University Librarian, Information Services. • Service point at La Trobe University was deemed to be in the library

  5. Pilot

  6. La Trobe University • October 2011 • Ran for six weeks on all campuses • Structure: • As per original proposal, one coordinator (postgrad) • and general SLAs on each shift • Limitations: No statistics-keeping method No feedback from student/clients No feedback from SLAs, except for questionnaire to Bundoora SLAs afterwards, main points which were • Need for some kind of identifying uniform (i.e. t-shirt) • Need for better location

  7. Evolutionto the 2012 Program

  8. La Trobe University • Name change • Name change to; • Student to Student Learning Assistance Initiative • Prime Library locations secured • Recruitment procedure developed • Red t-shirts • Statistics collection program • More comprehensive training

  9.  2012 - Training

  10. Required input from multiple areas & multiple campuses. Library champions Katie Wiese, Andrew Tuft, Kerryn Amery, Graeme Oke, Jeanette Dazkiw, Tracy Robertson, Linda Sheridan, Heather Hulett, Iris Ambrose, Maureen Speed, Mina Nichols-Boyd ALLU champions Leonie Stevens, Nicholas Szorenyi-Reischl, Emily Krisenthal , Karin Moses, Ann Kuypers, Paul Brosche, Nalenie Ramjaun, Meg Rosse, Craig Horton. • La Trobe University

  11.  Results

  12. La Trobe University • Total enquiries (across 5 campuses) - 8569 • Albury-Wodonga 407 • Bendigo 1068 • Melbourne 6370 • Mildura 295 • Shepparton 340

  13. La Trobe University • Categories • Assignment help 2050 • Library enquiries 1531 • General information 1077 • Study 687 • Referencing 663 • Directions 636 • Research 587 • IT/Printing 529 • Language support 172* • Quantitative skills 50 • Exam preparation 39

  14. Feedback from Library

  15. La Trobe University • A valued service. • Great stories of collaboration. • A learning experience.

  16. Feedback from students

  17. Feedback from students • La Trobe University

  18. Feedback from Student Learning Advisors

  19. Feedback from Student Learning Advisors • La Trobe University

  20. Questions?

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