across the borders: a bespoke pilot library programme for international student attending wit in...
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A Bespoke Pilot Library Programme for International Students Attending WIT in Collaboration with the International Office
Across the Borders
Claire Kennedy & Delia Foley, Waterford Institute of Technology Libraries
LILAC 2016
In 2015 International Students came from…
China
FranceM
alaysiaSaudi Arabia
BrazilGermany
India
Spain
Other
Enrolled in…
Postgrad
Undergrad
Postgrad
Undergraduate
Meeting the International Relations Officer in the initial stages of planning the programme was really important in order to find out more about the international student cohort attending WIT.
Challenging Times Students coming from different education systems often find the transition difficult and can experience ‘library shock’ (Bullingham & Lahlafi, 2012).
Good Advice We followed recommendations from research and tips from colleagues to inform our pedagogical approach when teaching international students.
The SCONUL Seven Pillars of Information Literacy Core Model For Higher Education
Session 1: Highlighting
library resources
Session 2: Developing a
search strategy
Session 2: Applying the CRAAP Test
Session 3: Paraphrasing activity
The SCONUL Seven Pillars of Information Literacy Core Model For Higher Education
Session 2: Accessing
journal articles
Session 3: Citing
sources
Session 1 • Searching for
Books and eBooks
• Introduction to Journal Articles
Session 2• Developing a Search
Strategy• MultiSearch: Finding Journal
Articles• Evaluating Information
Session 3• Avoiding Plagiarism• Referencing your
Work
The training was really helpful!!! I'm in love with the library
services!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Student Feedback
100% would recommend to
other international
students
The library training was practical and useful for my levelStrongly Agree 52%Agree 48%
FlyersPostersLibrary Desks
Effective Promotion The majority of participants who attended the programme did so because of direct contact by the International Relations Officer with course leaders and students.
Lessons for the Future
WIT Libraries Learning Support
ReferencesSlide 1: Image available from Waterford City & County Council Slide 2: Image available from https://pixabay.com/Slide 5: Image available from https://unsplash.com Slide 6: Image available from https://pixabay.com/Slide 6: Bullingham, L. and Lahlafi, A. (2012) ‘"Library shock" - the expectations and realities of library and information literacy skills for international students’, Student Engagement and Experience Journal, 1(3), pp. 1-15. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7190/seej.v1i3.53Slides 9 & 10: www.sconul.ac.uk/sites/default/files/documents/coremodel.pdfSlide 10: CRAAP Test - Adapted from http://www.csuchico.edu/lins/handouts/eval_websites.pdfSlide 11: Image available from https://pixabay.com Slide 13: Image available from https://pixabay.com/Slide 16: Image available from https://pixabay.com/Slide 18: Image available from https://pixabay.com/