1. Think before you click?
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steps on the road to
independent learning
Anthony Beal
LILAC conference - Glasgow
11th April 2012

4. Academic Support Programme
Academic Writing
Referencing
Research Skills
Reflective Learning
© West Cheshire College
Springboard

10. Database trial
with learners
and
teaching staff

11. Hook into vocational interests
Hook into vocational interests

12. Assessment Plan
RUFDATA

13. RUFDATA
Saunders, M. (2000). Beginning an evaluation with
RUFDATA: theorising a practical approach to evaluation
planning. Evaluation, 6.1, 7‐21
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fss/centres/cset/eval‐blank/docs.htm

14. Reasons and purposes

15. CoFHE Self-Assessment Toolkit for FE
Learning Resource Services
Information Literacy specific indicators
Quality Indicator and Who Responsible Performance Indicator Evidence
Key Prompts
a) Is there active Curriculum The development of IL is established within
development and managers, LRM these skills is included the teaching and learning
promotion of the role in schemes of work at strategy and /or key skills
of information literacy all levels (CoLRiC M15) policy
skills (IL) in teaching
and learning?
b) Does the LRS A range of information Course reviews
provide support for skills support is
the development of Curriculum / available Records of IL delivery and
information literacy Quality or reader development
amongst staff and Managers ‐ LRM Learner and staff initiatives
students? opinion of the
impact of this provision Surveys of staff and
is sought learners

16. Uses

17. Focus

18. Data and evidence

19. Audience

20. Timing

21. Agency

22. Data Collection

23. I feel slightly rushed more organised and
...be
Enjoyed session.
on the referencing...a down plans on
write
objectivesdiscover
full day session would
Good to of my work
Should have had on
other class
and reflect on every step I
day 1 be great
members are feeling
go. Draught and log
the same as myself
everything from mistakes
about accessing
to learning new skills
information
I really enjoyed the
session, especially
workshop part and Nothing is what it seems
feedback from the at first
tutor

24. Analysis
• 91% positive feedback
• 60% of students showed
an improved
understanding of study
skills
• Of the 111
sessions
delivered, 70
were follow‐ups
and returns by
tutor request

25. Reflection
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• Kick started the process
with PiNs
• Plan to introduce: tutor
interviews, focus groups,
observation
• Difficult to use qualitative
data to produce numeric
analysis
• PiNs good for anonymity
but not for analysing
improvement and success

26. "A teacher is one who makes
himself progressively
unnecessary.“
Thomas Carruthers
http://quoteworld.org/quotes/2456

27. Anthony Beal
ab@rsc-northwest.ac.uk
Twitter: @redsontour