** Please contact Nicky Freeman (n.freeman100@salford.ac.uk) to detail how you plan to attend - ie in person or virtually **
This exchange of experience event will focus on supporting distance and online learners and will explore the online delivery of information and academic literacies as well as providing Library services to students at a distance.
Speakers from the University of Salford and the University of Manchester will present on their experiences.
The event is being delivered both in the classroom and online, bringing delegates together to discuss the tools and strategies they employ in their own setting, the challenges faced, and the opportunities created.
The Agenda for the morning is as follows:
10:00 – 10:30 Time to check technology & grab a coffee
10:30 – 10:45 Introduction - Lesley English (Lancaster University)
10:45 – 11:00 Activity 1: Tools & technologies
11:00 – 11:25 Presentation 1: Successes & challenges of supporting learning in a Library context Tracy Breheny (University of Salford)
11:25 – 11:35 Comfort break
11:35 – 12:00 Presentation 2: Supporting distance and online learners: helping them to get the most from their learning experience Padma Inala (University of Manchester)
12:00 – 12:20 Activity 2: Experiences of being an online learner
12:20 – 12:40 Activity 3: Opportunities & strategies for success
12:40 – 13:00 Reflections and feedback
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The aims of this event are to:
• Share experiences of teaching and supporting learners online
• Identify challenges for teachers and learners
• Develop strategies and skills for effective online delivery
Learning outcomes include:
• Identify tools and technologies to use in your own context
• To be able to adapt existing face-to-face approaches for effective online delivery
• Develop strategies for minimizing or addressing challenges
• Supporting learners to get the most out of online
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Speakers
Tracy Breheny - University of Salford
Title: Successes and challenges of supporting learning online in a library context Abstract: As we see an expansion of the different modes of teaching in higher education, the need to provide student support in an online environment grows increasingly more important. Academic Support Librarian, Tracy Breheny, will talk about how Salford University’s library department has evolved its library, study and digital skills provision by developing and expanding a programme of online workshops and drop-in sessions to support off-campus learning. Tracy will discuss the successes and challenges adopting an online approach has brought and the opportunities it has created, as well as exploring the student profile of those who take part and examining what students think.
Padma Inala - University of Manchester
Title: Supporting distance and online learners: helping them to get the most from their learning experience
Abstract: With the expansion of distance, blended and online learning courses and the increasing numbers of students choosing this mode of study, it is important that we are able to offer high quality services and support comparable to that of our on-campus students. This presentation will briefly outline some of the support in place at the University of Manchester Library as we look to address the needs of distance learning students and try to overcome some of the challenges this presents.