The University Library provides a range of support to help your students develop their skills at all stages of their academic studies, from skills sessions delivered in the classroom (either virtual or face to face) through to one-to-one appointments.
We recommend that all students new to Northumbria are given a general Library Induction and you can book induction sessions for groups or cohorts at any time throughout the academic year. These dynamic and visual sessions will help your students find resources for their subject areas and learn about the support available.
The Library offers a standard 30 minute induction which can be booked via timetabling during Welcome weeks. If your students require an induction at another time please get in touch.
Alternatively, students can access on online version of Library inductions from Skills Plus.
Skills sessions can be arranged to support pre-entry activities in Faculty and sessions can be tailored to the needs of student groups. They are held either online via Blackboard Collaborate or at City campus and Coach Lane Libraries throughout the academic year.
The Northumbria Skills Programme supports students to make the most of their time at university, and help them acquire the skills they need to become independent and effective scholars from pre-entry to taught-postgraduate level.
A range of study skills sessions can be booked for your students on topics ranging from searching for information on your subject, critical reading and writing, group work thought to referencing to avoiding plagiarism.
The Skills Development team can also deliver a range of customised skills sessions based upon topics covered in the Northumbria Skills Programme on request. These sessions can be delivered to cohorts of students from level 4 to 7. For more information contact the Skills Development team.
Library drop-ins are held online via Blackboard Collaborate and at City and Coach Lane Libraries throughout the year, there is no need to book -students can just drop in and get help and support with a specific question or on study skills in general. The links to Blackboard can be found in our online calendar.
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Students are also able to book one-to-one appointments and benefit from more targeted support. Feedback from students shows they have found the appointments particularly valuable when they are about to undertake their dissertation or research project. One-to-ones can be booked via our online calendar.
Skills Plus is the Library’s collection of online learning materials with a focus on digital literacy and learning skills that can be accessed on and off-campus. These resources enable students to develop their skills through a range of interactive presentations, quizzes, video demonstrations and printable help guides. Skills Plus learning objects can also be embedded into your own information literacy and learning skills sessions/modules.
The Library regularly reviews content available through Skills Plus and we welcome suggestions for additional material from academic colleagues, we are particularly keen to develop the section linking to academic feedback. Please contact the Skills Development team with your suggestions and feedback.
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