1. Improving student engagement with reading and independent study through reading lists
Presentation by
Matt Durant (Collections Librarian)
Phil O’Shaughnessy (Subject Librarian)
Adam Sheppard (Senior Lecturer)
20/06/17

2. Overview Introducing ourselves
Activity – how do our students experience reading lists?
Adam Sheppard: using readinglists.uwe.ac.uk in 2016/17 
The benefits of the software
Phil
Intro to the workshop (5 mins) 
Activity - print off a number of examples where students are asked to do some reading or use a resource (20 mins) 
Participants explore the strengths and weaknesses of each example in encouraging students to read
Wrapping up activity (5 mins) 
Against backdrop of the activity, show how a list that works by encompassing all the different examples that were explored at the beginning
Adam Sheppard presentation - his use of readinglists.uwe.ac.uk (10 mins) 
Conclude: selling the benefits of the software (5 mins) 

3. Introducing Philip O'Shaughnessy Subject Librarian Matt Durant
Collections Librarian (Book and Course Materials)
Adam Sheppard
Senior Lecturer

4. Readinglists.uwe.ac.uk
Web-based resource for academics to create quick and flexible reading lists
Supports traditional print based resources as well as digital
Enabling us to think differently about how reading or resource lists are put together and delivered to students
Phil

5. Activity
Each group will be handed a different example of a reading list:
Word doc / print out for first lecture
Module handbook
List in Blackboard
Blackboard announcement
We would like you, as a group, to explore strengths / weaknesses of each approach to sharing reading
Please swap examples if you have finished
Phil

6. Feedback from group What were the most used examples?
Were there any examples that you use that weren’t here?
Is there an example that seems to work for you?
Matt

7. Reading List: My initial reaction
Another software package I need to learn and use
Another software package the students need to learn and use
Another demand on my workload
What is the value? Do I/We need this?

8. Reading List: My experience
It is very easy to use
It is quick and easily updated
It is transferable
It is dynamic and interactive
It is a good package!

9. Reading List: My students' experience
It is very easy to use
It is dynamic and interactive
It helps my learning journey
It is an improvement
My lecturer could use it more effectively

10. Reading List: My learning
I don't think about how I use my reading lists enough
I don't think about how the students use reading lists enough
I need to embed this into my teaching, not only create this
I need to support the students to get the most from this

11. Using readinglists.uwe.ac.uk
Reading lists can be created and embedded quickly within the Blackboard environment.
The Library will be automatically notified if an item is not owned by us.
The software includes flexibility to accommodate the needs of different disciplines and levels, and allows academic staff to follow our best practice guidance.
Lists bibliographies can be displayed in UWE Bristol Harvard and OSCOLA referencing formats, as per the UWE Bristol word count policy.
List owners can access student engagement data, such as how many students have accessed each item on the list.
Digitisation requests can be made at the click of a button and updates can be provided through the system.

12. Questions?