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CAUL Meeting. Case study in relationships: Flexible Education Unit University Library. Context & drivers. External drivers T&L priorities recent – FEU established in 2002 Student experience a focus – integrated service provision Growth agenda Multi-campus operation Limited resources
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CAUL Meeting Case study in relationships: Flexible Education Unit University Library
Context & drivers • External drivers • T&L priorities recent – FEU established in 2002 • Student experience a focus – integrated service provision • Growth agenda • Multi-campus operation • Limited resources • Institutional and individual
Practice /1 • Management arrangements • same division, share accommodation • Management committees eg TSMG • Policy development • eg Info. Literacy, support for students out of hours & off-campus) • Initiatives/projects • FY Experience, academic integrity, systems developments eg digital repositories
Practice /2 • Submissions/proposals • Space, research (COLIS) • Research projects eg COLIS metadata • Teaching • enabling programs, Engineering project • Information sharing • briefing sessions (Service Desk etc), liaison days, Grad Cert.
Practice /3 • Liaison arrangements with schools/faculties • Different models and a WIP • Building developments (ref student experience) • Learning Hubs, office space • Prof. Development • Information literacy, web accessibility, Grad Cert.
Themes and Issues Themes • Informal and formal collaboration • Convergence Issues • Cultural interoperability • Shared language • Different cultures, histories & IT experiences • Embedding collaborative approaches at the operational level
Case: Information Literacy & Generic Attributes • Early initiatives – enthusiasm and constraints • Context and Framework • PVC T&L • FEU • Generic Graduate Attributes • Information Literacy Policy
Information Literacy and Generic Attributes • FEU and Library have parallels in • Roles for Generic Attributes & Information Literacy • Approaches and strategies • Current IL Projects • Faculty of Science, Engineering & Technology • New Medical Curriculum
Information Literacy and Generic Attributes New Medical Curriculum • 5 theme areas (“no subjects”), Case-based learning • Librarians part of New Curriculum Working Group for Theme 5 “Integration” • IL Curriculum based on ANZIIL Information Literacy Framework • IL learning and teaching timetabled • Foundation for Evidence Based Practice and research
Information Literacy and Generic Attributes • Information sharing • Management discussion • Joint Library/FEU day (sharing ideas & strategies)
Liaison with schools • FEU Learning Developers and Liaison Librarians are different • Liaison Librarians need to develop credentials • Liaison models are different • Convergence? How far?
Future • Further collaboration • Areas for particular attention include • Liaison approaches in schools • More joint project work embedding good practice eg generic graduate attributes • IT system developments eg digital repositories and management of objects (eg metadata)
Questions • Do organisational structures matter? • Tips on how to work together in approaches at school level • What are the burning issues for us all in collaboration? • Systems development and integration • Support for students • Staff development and support • ?