‘Not’ lost in transition : moving from second to third level

education

Norma Menabney, Subject Librarian

At the beginning …

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• Consistent challenges for students

Library and academic staff experience

At the beginning …

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• Consultation • Academic staff• School teachers• School librarians• Students

• Research

We offer …• Workshops

• For pupils• For school teachers and librarians

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We offer …

• Online guide (due January)

• Email updates containing free e-resources e.g. JSTOR Ireland

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Programme content (for teachers & librarians)

• Academic staff discussion – what makes a good student• Varies amongst students and subjects

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Programme content (for teachers & librarians)• HE IL skills

• Interpreting reading lists • Journal articles and books – structure and use• Plagiarism – avoiding it and citing correctly • Writing Bibliographies – why and how• Web evaluation – finding the best• Email etiquette – communicating appropriately • Social media – how it relates to a world with rules and enhancing your

personal profile

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Programme content (teachers and librarians)• Searching techniques

• Searching Google and Google Scholar• Beyond Google – using Article Search• Selecting and searching databases

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Programme content (teachers and librarians)• Tips on embedding skills; a six week programme• Group discussion / sharing ideas on embedding skills

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Programme content (for pupils)• Welcome from Assistant Director for Library Services• Searching the web and evaluating websites • Using the research literature• Understanding a reading list• Writing a bibliography • Email Etiquette • Social Media• Library Tour

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Outcomes

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• School pupil workshops Prepped for university / Unlock you skills and talent = 13

Outcomes

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• Teacher / librarian discussion / workshopsTrain the trainer = 76 schools represented

Outcomes

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• Mailing list for school teachers, librarians and support staff

Challenges

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• Logistics for large groups

Challenges

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• Increasing transition skills team size

Challenges

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• Using relevant and engaging examples

Next step

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• Engagement with Belfast Metropolitan College

Next step

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• 2016 workshops • January invitations to post primary schools January

Next step

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• TS LibGuide

Next step

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• Re-evaluation