The SpringboardProject
Bolton sixth form college
Introduction Purpose of the session The Springboard Project (SBP) Q & A
Welcome
Bolton Sixth Form College’s Information Literacy Skills programme
An initiative put together by the LRC team to re-introduce information literacy skills into the curriculum
It’s all about getting back to basics It offers a solid foundation to help students in HE
or employment
What is the SBP?
(In it’s entirety) It consists of 4, 1 hour interactive workshops; Sprint, Leap, Soar and Present
It starts at the very beginning of the learner journey with an assignment/project/coursework
It works through it applying information literacy principles until the end result is a succinct academic report of high quality
What does it involve?
There are 4 main
reasons why the SBP was devised
Why we have the SBP?
To bridge the educational
gap between school and sixth form
To ensure information literacy becomes an
accepted subject of study
rather than an additional
‘add-on’
To put the LRC ‘back on the map’
To equip students with higher level skills that
are fully transferable to university and
employment
SBP
The SBP is fully inclusive – it’s been designed for learners at Entry level to Level 3
It caters for all types of learning styles;
Its also for anyone who wants to improve their learning strategies
Why we have the SBP
Better working relationships with subject staff and SMT
Independent learning An information literate student population The LRC staff skills set The LRC and its resources Higher level skills for life
What does it promote?
Aims and Objectives
AIMS (Staff)
Provide a range effective resources in different formats
Teach information handling skills
Equip students with the skills to become independent learners
OBJECTIVES (Students)
Know when and why information is needed
Know where to find it and evaluate it
Know how to use the information and communicate it in an ethical, academic manner
To use and understand that different resources impact on the quality of the end product
Lost identity Rebrand Updates Networking & sharing best practice Joining & attending focus groups Ofsted Impact
Incentives
Research;
Eureka! The #Springboard Project…#Surviving the jump from school to sixth form then on to university or employment – the actions of a springboard leap; run (sprint), jump/bounce (leap), mid-air (soar) and land (present), hence the 4 workshops.
Development
Content
Thinking
Skills
Learning
Styles
TimeManagement Before we deliver the
workshops advice and guidance is offered on study skills
Students are given the opportunity to prepare to receive the new skills
Content
Define the information problem
Prompt students to think about what they already know
Think about what information is required
Break down the assignment brief
Definitions game Create shopping list Offer Research Skills
KEY: Give information Teach new skills Give instructions Activity
Activities
Content
Plan where to gather information
Think about what formats are available
Triangulate findings Introduce paper-based and OLR Offer Searching the Internet
Effectively skills Offer Citing, Referencing and
Bibliography skills The use of ILT Think Before You Click activity
KEY: Give information Teach new skills Give instructions Activity
Activities
Content
Bringing the information back to the assignment brief – does it meet the criteria?
Assess and evaluate it – is it; Credible, Objective, Current and Accurate? Remember SQ3R!
Highlight, make notes, form opinions and conclusions
Consider interpretations and deduce facts
Organise it in a way that relates back to the assignment criteria
KEY: Give information Teach new skills Give instructions Activity
Content
What to do with the newly acquired information and knowledge
Teach Plagiarism Awareness Skills
Teach Academic Writing Skills
Teach the use of ILT/AV/Images/Data in presenting academic reports
KEY: Give information Teach new skills Give instructions Activity
Post-It!
Evaluation & Improvements
Evaluation
Feedback – Post-It notes Overall feedback was that
the sessions were excellent the appropriate content
The impact speaks for itself…
Improvements
Additional Survey Monkey Ask students what they
thought could be improved
Additional marketing of the workshops
More staff training
50% increase in resources circulation JISC Collections – E-books for FE league table
increase; from 36th to 1st! Deliver further sessions to L3 students Deliver LRC induction Deliver non-LRC related workshops Invited into the classroom to offer bite-sized
workshops Referrals from teaching staff
Impact
Q & A
Thank you!
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