Contents Kay Hutchfield: Module Leader, IPL Skills for Professional Learning Journey to HE Conference: King’s Hill Facilitating student transition through a taught module

Contents Drivers FacultyInstitutional Curriculum Evaluation Need for study skills in Shared Learning Programme Successful skills module in DipHE Programme Curriculum Development Agreement on need for module Focus on skills specific to HE Include ECDL PDP Piloting of PDP on online systems Central Learning and Teaching Unit established 2001 Institutional issues National Agenda Widening participation Retention Graduate skills

Development of Module Bottom Up Approach Team Construction: Teachers, librarians, IT trainers and technicians, student support team Joint development of philosophy, aim, content, processes and learning material

Theoretical Perspective Andragogy –Highlighting relevance of task to student –Creating a ‘need to know’ / Motivation –Development of individual development plans –Moving students from dependent to independent learners

Contents Module intro: Module intro: - ethos - support - skills audit Week 1 Introduction to Library and Computing Induction Week IT training and ECDL begin Week 2 Assignment: An essay on the process and outcomes of a search for information A pass in one module of ECDL Module assessment Introduce - Reflection - PDP - PROGRESS - Personal tutor Library workshops begin Week 3Week 4 Finding Information Introduce searching for information workbook Meet personal tutor to discuss PDP statement Work on PDP log and first statement Week 5Week 10 Delivery

Results 1.89% of students pass on first attempt 2.ECDL – 75% have successfully completed at least one module of ECDL – this compares with 24% and 41% in previous cohorts.

Discussion ECDL – small group of students who struggle to engage with IT and an even smaller group who do not want to. Research –evaluative study currently underway

Skills for Professional Learning Module Accessing information Recognising reliable sources Reflection Academic writing Critical reading Referencing Problem solving Confidentiality and data protection