1. Strategies for academic success:
ALF members’ approaches to embedding academic skills development into the curriculum
Presentation by
Jackie
Chelin
Deputy Director of Library Services
21 June 2016

2. Context
UWE L&T project undertaken (2013/4) to investigate the value and impact of librarians’ interventions on student skills development (LIVES)
Students’ perceptions of embedded skills interventions within their programme/module were overwhelmingly positive
Barriers to embedding included:
Perception that students already have (or do not need) the skills
A feeling that skills teaching could be done at a single point
Lack of staff / curriculum time
Lack of awareness of the offering

3. Context (cont.)
The Academic Literacy Forum workshop (2015) on the subject of embedding academic skills support within programmes indicated:
There is a strong consensus that collaboration is key to developing embedded approaches to skills development
That reflective and problem solving approaches to assessment are particularly appropriate
The need to engage students (and staff) through various incentives is of paramount importance.

4. Today’s activities Discussions about selected case studies:
To test/validate the findings from the L&T project and the 2015 ALF workshop
To challenge and feed back on examples of “embedding” presented in the case studies
To “measure” support for embedded approaches
ALF members and library staff will be available to provide further explanation and to encourage completion of the question sheet.

5. Thank you for your participation
Please take a handout with contact details and links to resources - and don’t hesitate to follow up with any of us.