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Learning Excellence Series: The Newcastle Offer
- 1. Edubites Learning Excellence Series #1 The Newcastle Offer
- 2. Learning Excellence Series We see this as a fantastic opportunity to engage in some wide-ranging discussions with a number of stakeholders https://ncleducators.wordpress.com/
- 3. Introduction The Newcastle Offer • Tools to support learning • Learning Spaces • Learning Events • Learning Resources • Learning Engagement • Learning in Context • Share your ideas on flipcharts
- 4. Plan for today…. • Marc Lintern - activities in the Careers Service • Jo Geary - activities in the Library • Chris Graham - Numbas and ASK • Helen Webster - services provided by the Writing Development Centre
- 6. Learning Excellence Series We see this as a fantastic opportunity to engage in some wide-ranging discussions with a number of stakeholders
- 7. Plan for today…. Marc Lintern Activities in the Careers Service
- 8. Careers Service Marc Lintern Director of Student Development and Careers Services
- 10. Careers Service • Careers information advice and guidance • Start Up Advice • Employer events and on campus recruitment • Employability awards • Employability modules • Career Insights Programme (Partners Students) • Placement Year, Internships and Jobs On Campus
- 11. 40 40 50
- 12. Compete 9% Decide 53% Confirmed 8% Plan 30% Career Readiness All courses All stages Decide – early planning, no clear ideas Plan – some ideas in mind, not sure how to get there Compete – ready to apply for jobs, applying but so far unsuccessful Confirmed – job, course or own business in place
- 13. Medicin e English Engineering Decide Plan Compete Confirmed
- 14. Employability and Enterprise Strategy, June 2016 • Academic Lead for Student Employability and Enterprise • Workload allocation, recognition, training and development • School Employability and Enterprise Action Plans • Student cohort data, Career Registration, engagement data, destination data • Quarterly Employability and Student Enterprise Forums • Annul Employability and Student Enterprise Conference
- 15. Activities Decide Plan Compete Options with your subject Personal strengths, interests & motivations Work shadowing etc. Employer & alumni sessions Enterprise Challenges Internships & placements Preparing for careers fairs etc. CV writing Linked In Profiles Application forms Practice interviews Assessment centres Finding hidden jobs Start up essentials etc.
- 17. Careers Service Marc Lintern Director of Student Development and Careers Services
- 18. Plan for today…. Jo Geary Activities in the Library
- 19. Refurbishments, study space increases and a more business-like look and feel The Library’s contribution to modern learning Jo Geary 2017
- 20. Over the last few years • 2010: Completion of Wolfson BS5454 Special Collections Store (approx. £200K) • 2011: Large Level 2 computer cluster refurbishment (approx. £50K) • 2012: Purchase and fit-out/lighting/heating/ventilation of the Team Valley Research Reserve (approx. £2M) • 2012: Removal of 15,000 linear metres of book stock from levels 3 and 4 to create 300 additional study spaces and additional supporting infrastructure (e.g. toilets) (£1.4M) • 2013: Refurbishment of level 1 Special Collections Reading Room (approx. £80K) • 2014: Pop-up Library including furniture, student IT and other set-up infrastructure (£100K) • 2014: Completion of phased refurbishment of Law Library (approx. £100K) • 2015: Pop-up Libraries Spring and Summer terms (approx. £40K) • 2016: Marjorie Robinson Library Rooms (phase 1) incl. building purchase and partial refurb (£6.956M), and YourSpace refurb (phase 1) (£105K) • 2016
- 21. This year 2017: • YourSpace: removal of compact shelving to provide additional 100 study spaces (£180K) • Walton refurb incl. additional 75 study seats (£305K) 2018: • Marjorie Robinson Library Rooms (phase 2) full refurbishment including all building infrastructure (£5.5M)
- 22. YourSpace 2015
- 23. YourSpace 2016
- 24. YourSpace 2017
- 25. YourSpace 2017
- 30. What’s next? 2018: Marjorie Robinson Library Rooms (phase 2) full refurbishment including all building infrastructure (£5.5M) Total Provision 850 seats Cafe Social Learning Academic Skills Room Group Study Silent study PCs
- 31. Marjorie Robinson Library Rooms 2017
- 32. Marjorie Robinson Library Rooms 2017
- 34. Plan for today…. Chris Graham NUMBAS and ASK
- 35. Chris Graham’s slides on NUMBAS available at: http://www.mas.ncl.ac.uk/~ncmg2/presentations/2017-11-08-mathsbites/
- 36. Plan for today…. Helen Webster - services provided by the Writing Development Centre
- 37. Edubites: The Writing Development Centre Dr Helen Webster Head of the WDC @ncl_wdc Writing Development Centre Explore the possibilities
- 38. @ncl_wdc Writing Development Centre Explore the possibilities The Writing Development Centre
- 39. @ncl_wdc Writing Development Centre Explore the possibilities How do we work? • Remit: • Writing as process, not just product • ‘Writing’, ‘text’ and diverse assessment genres • Developing skills, not giving answers • Ethos: • Aspirational, not remedial or deficit • Student-centred, student-led, empowering • Academic literacies, communities of practice • Tailored to discipline and level • Content and delivery pedagogically underpinned
- 40. @ncl_wdc Writing Development Centre Explore the possibilities The Writing Development Centre Develop your academic skills • Take effective notes • Think critically • Interpret essay questions • Understand assessment criteria • Read efficiently • Argue convincingly • Plan assignments • Manage your time • Express ideas confidently • Revise effectively • Critically review literature • Structure essays • Use drafting & editing techniques • Make the most of lectures & seminars • Manage your dissertation or PhD thesis • Avoid plagiarism • Improve your exam technique
- 41. @ncl_wdc Writing Development Centre Explore the possibilities What do we offer? • One to one tutorials • Workshops embedded in Schools • Collaboration and consultation on study skills teaching • Peer Mentor Training • PGR training • Online resources • Writers’ Groups • Drop in (Nov 2017)
- 42. @ncl_wdc Writing Development Centre Explore the possibilities Challenges: • Awareness and understanding of what we do • One to one service is heavily used and oversubscribed • Schools workshops in high demand • Generic activities – usefulness and attendance?
- 43. @ncl_wdc Writing Development Centre Explore the possibilities The WDC Ethos Student-centred, Student-led, Inclusive, Non-remedial, Aspirational, Confidential, Non-judgemental • One to one • Personalised, tailored to subject and level, student-led • Regular team and individual ‘supervision’ • Workshop • Students setting the agenda • Academic staff consultation
- 44. @ncl_wdc Writing Development Centre Explore the possibilities WDC current practice, future plans • Meeting the needs • One to one database • Greater involvement in mechanisms such as staff student liaison committees and peer mentoring schemes • Exploring new formats • Evaluation and feedback • One to one • Workshops • Communication • Website review: policy, customer care agreement, navigation
- 45. libhelp.ncl.ac.uk Phone 0191 208 7944 Text / SMS 0191 328 0570 Email libraryhelp@ncl.ac.uk Live 24/7 chat libhelp.ncl.ac.uk@ncl_wdc @NULibraries newcastleunilibrary