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S.P.O.T. on Transitions
Peggy A. Pritchard, Associate Librarian LILAC 2012 University of Guelph, CANADA Parallel Session [email protected] Thursday, April 12th
Tremendous social and emotional development
Pace of academic semester
Increased cognitive demand of university-‐level courses
Formidable transition challenge
Academic library outreach to upper-‐year science teachers
Three components: 1 Lesson plans
Activities introduce students to scholarly literature in their own (familiar) context and require them to use new academic skills
2 Academic skills support resources 3 Additional resources for teachers
Customized to Ontario Science Curriculum subject/course code; grade level; topic; specific curriculum expectations met; required resources; content & teaching strategy of lesson
Require students to find, critically read and analyze scientific journal articles, and summarize their understanding guided by questions posed in writing template
Downloadable modules Searching for scientific journal articles using DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals <http://doaj.org>
Paraphrasing Links to related resources for academic skills development Academic Integrity Guide for University Learning Guide for Time Management
Solution sets “Create your own journal articles assignment” Opportunity for feedback and support
S.P.O.T. has been showcased at the annual conference of the Science Teachers’
Association of Ontario. Response has been overwhelmingly positive.
Learning & Curriculum Support team Information literacy librarian Academic writing specialist Science learning consultant First year learning specialist
Focus Group participants High school science teachers Freshmen students Instructors of first year science courses
S.P.O.T. not limited to Ontario context can be adapted to reflect learning language, content and learning objectives of science curricula in other academic systems
content of research and writing modules, can be extended in higher education
additional resources linked to as-‐is, or used as model for development of new tutorials
Academic libraries can play central role in supporting students’ transition to learning in higher education
S.P.O.T. empowers science teachers and, through them, their students
Access S.P.O.T. through www.lib.uoguelph.ca enter “SPOT for teachers” in search box
Peggy A. Pritchard [email protected]
Forthcoming publication Lackeyram, D., Pritchard, P.A., Garwood, K., & Mathany, C. (in Press). SPOT on transitions: Enhancing 21st century academic literacies in high school science students. In Burhanna, K.J. (ed). In Informed Transitions: Libraries Supporting the Student Transition to College. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.