Towards the end of last term, I was involved in the revalidation of programmes in our childhood, youth and education courses. This was the first suite to go through the process for me since lockdown began in March 2020, and it brought to a head a number of issues which had been building for some… Read More »
This post relates to a session I ran with the level 4 Theology (incorporating Theology, Religion, Philosophy and Ethics students) module 1RS010 this week. Two of the learning outcomes for this module are: Access primary and secondary sources, using electronic searches, in order to identify and explain key themes and approaches in the study of… Read More »
There was a meeting of members of the community of practice on 11 June. We focused on induction for the 2019/20 academic year in the main, but some other points were raised too, especially in how we can work together to publish undergraduate research projects. Here were the key issues raised and how we plan… Read More »
This post comes from Jane Munks, the academic liaison librarian for the York Business School, which welcomes intakes of pre-sessional students. These are students who arrive in advance of their degrees starting, to build their knowledge of the English needed for study on an undergraduate course. The input was designed for approx. 8 students and… Read More »
Introduction to research (without a PC suite … almost) As a librarian wanting to prepare my students for research in an increasingly online and digital world, my usual preference for teaching introduction to research processes and search skills is to have a computer room/PC lab. Tools like Mentimeter or Poll Everywhere have been extremely useful… Read More »
There was a meeting to discuss information use and evaluation and support for first year undergraduates on 28 June. This is an outline of the key issues raised and some of the suggested ways in which they may be tackled. Negative feedback after being given tasks involving reading articles, especially in the mid-module review Key… Read More »
Level 4 Children Young People and Families lesson plan (.docx) This 90 minute session was designed jointly between me as a librarian and the module tutor. We wanted to ensure the students thought about why they were using resources, and why they had been authored in the first place, as well as giving practical advice about… Read More »