research & referencing support in he and fe peter gledhill learning and information services
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Research & Referencing support in HE and FE Peter Gledhill Learning and Information Services Sheffield Hallam University Rita Proctor Learning Resource Centre Sheffield College. Overview Working with Sheffield College Information literacy support at SHU & Sheffield College - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Research & Referencing support in HE and FE
Peter GledhillLearning and Information Services
Sheffield Hallam University
Rita ProctorLearning Resource Centre
Sheffield College
Overview
• Working with Sheffield College• Information literacy support at SHU & Sheffield College• Impact analysis & session evaluations
Information Literacy Framework @ SHU
Sets out the abilities we expect students to have
• Provide integrated information literacy provision appropriate to the level, mode of delivery (e.g., DL/PT) and subject of study and research topic
• Embed information literacy into the learning, teaching and assessment process: (re)approval, course planning
Active learning sessions
Referencing sessions
• Planned with module leaders• Referencing in the context of academic writing• What to reference • How to reference
- citing, quotation, paraphrasing, reference lists & bibliographies
• Examples - using examples of referencing, e.g., journal articles- referencing questionnaires
Working with Sheffield College LRC
• Explored each institution's IL teaching, esp. re: referencing guidance at January session
• Brenda Desmond, LRC Manager at Norton College• additional timely interventions
• Rita Proctor
Interventions at Sheffield College• Research skills• Assignment support• Note taking• Time management• Harvard referencing• Proof reading
Impact• 2011-12: 93% of respondents within the Faculty of D&S
said yes to the statement "Do you think this session will be helpful for your studies?"
• Impact studies: • D&S case study: quality of references increased
form 25% to 76%: http://research.shu.ac.uk/SEEJ/index.php/seej