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‘Enhancing Learning: SCOLAR’

‘Enhancing Learning: SCOLAR’. David Ward. SCOLAR. An acronym, inevitably Student Centred Online Academic Resource Enhancing learning opportunities Improving communication Targeting resources. Context: recent developments. Learning and Teaching Issues -emphasis on research

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‘Enhancing Learning: SCOLAR’

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  1. ‘Enhancing Learning: SCOLAR’ David Ward

  2. SCOLAR • An acronym, inevitably • Student Centred Online Academic Resource • Enhancing learning opportunities • Improving communication • Targeting resources

  3. Context: recent developments • Learning and Teaching Issues -emphasis on research -increased scrutiny -C & IT developments

  4. Changing patterns of learning • Large group lectures • Fewer tutorials • Resource based learning

  5. Changing students • Working students, but not academic work • Altered relationships • Focus on learning outcomes • Emergence of the strategic student

  6. Changing roles for librarians • New(ish) skills -close co-operation with computing staff -working alongside educational developers -web development -enhancing the information landscape -creating effective learning environments

  7. Royal Holloway • Corporate strategy -developing the hybrid campus • Teaching & Learning Strategy -embed C & IT into curriculum structure

  8. Tailored web interface • Provides -online access to course details -structured links to web resources -online asynchronous discussion groups -benefits to staff

  9. Working together • Academic staff and librarians • Librarians and computing staff • Using existing skills of staff and students • Exploiting campus technology

  10. Student views • Some technological impediments • Appreciated resource grouping • Puzzled by discussion groups • Start with first years • Still wanted more

  11. Future developments • SCOLAR continues • International SCOLAR • E-University

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