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Learning Resources Forum January 2010 i-skills and User Education Jackie O’Brien

Learning Resources Forum January 2010 i-skills and User Education Jackie O’Brien. How has this been possible at Kidderminster College’s LRC?. INNOVATIVE LRC MANAGER Jill Edwards decided about five years ago that Kidderminster College needed a Learning Resource Facilitator.

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Learning Resources Forum January 2010 i-skills and User Education Jackie O’Brien

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  1. Learning Resources Forum January 2010 i-skills and User Education Jackie O’Brien

  2. How has this been possible at Kidderminster College’s LRC? INNOVATIVE LRC MANAGER Jill Edwards decided about five years ago that Kidderminster College needed a Learning Resource Facilitator.

  3. HOW DOES IT WORK? • The Learning Facilitator is:- • Very proactive • Very enthusiastic ………….to the point of being annoying • Very keen and excited about i-skills • Word of mouth

  4. WHAT HAPPENS TO A NEW STUDENT WHEN THEY ARRIVE AT KIDDERMINSTER COLLEGE’S LRC? • Induction which is subject specific based on the Cephalonian method • During first half term they have an i-skills session • During their course they have assignment workshops

  5. LRC INDUCTION QUESTIONS If my dog ate my library book what should I do? If I dropped my memory stick into my bubble bath could I buy a new one from the LRC?

  6. “Information literacy is knowing when and why you need information, where to find it, and how to evaluate, use and communicate it”.CILIP (2003)

  7. i-skills • How to tackle an assignment • Information sources • Skimming, Scanning and Summarising • Bibliographies • Referencing • Plagiarism

  8. ASSIGNMENT WORKSHOPS • Booked by a tutor after a consultation • LRF has a copy of the assignment • Last 1-3 hours • Offered to all curriculum areas

  9. SUCCESSFUL ???

  10. SUCCESSFUL ??? I am very busy Happy Independent Learners Happy tutors Happy LRC staff

  11. The Future • Alternative Induction Method • Reluctant Tutors • Qualified Staff • Independent Learners • Independent Learners

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