Event welcome: Marie Scopes.

1. Welcome to Leeds Metropolitan
University
Skills for Learning
Libraries and Learning Innovation

2. Housekeeping
• Fire alarms and exits
• Toilets
• Programme alteration

3. Skills for Learning
Karen Croft
Marie Scopes
Libraries & Learning Innovation
Leeds Metropolitan University

4. Skills for Learning website

5. Skills for Learning workshops
 Drop-in programme – University wide
 Customised workshops
 Location – teaching rooms/labs in Library

6. Skills for Learning workshops
 Subjects:
– Academic communication
– IT
– Maths & statistical analysis
– Information literacy

7. Skills for Learning workshops

8. Skills for Learning workshops

9. Skills for Learning tutorials
 One to one
 Individual need
 Email requests
 Response times

10. Skills for Learning tutorials

11. Workshop Attendance
Attendance at tailor-made and generic workshops
1800
1600
Academic year Generic Tailor-
made 1400
2008-2009 416 457
1200
2009-2010 338 526 1000
Generic
2010-2011 536 1067 800
Tailor-made
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12. Skills for Learning publications

13. Skills for Learning Team
 Skills for Learning Manager
 Skills for Learning Adviser
 Academic Skills Tutor (IT)
 Academic Skills Tutor (academic communication)
 Academic Skills Tutor (maths & stats)
 Senior Web Developer
 Learning Technologist
 Learning Support Officer

14. Promotion
 Student inductions
 Freshers’ fairs
 Promotional events
 Printed timetables in Libraries & Help Zones
 Help and Information Point in Library
 Academic librarians
 New academic staff
 Academic staff leaflets

15. History of Skills for Learning
Stage 1 – 1996-97
Study skills project
• University wide project
Stage 2 - 1997-99
Website development
• Established with the Library
Stage 3 – 2004 to present
Workshops & tutorials
• “Key Skills Initiative” pilot
• Mainstream funding in 2006

16. Skills for Learning film

17. Website

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19. How we produce it
Academic
content
team
Technical Academic
staff staff

22. Evolving and improving
• User testing
• Feedback
• Systematic evaluation
• E-learning developments
• University developments
• Web design good practice

23. m.scopes@leedsmet.ac.uk
k.croft@leedsmet.ac.uk
skillsforlearning@leedsmet.ac.uk
Thank you