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Learning Centres in Universities
Iceland University of Education
Nordic Summer School on Information Literacy 11.06.2007
Kristín IndriðadóttirDirector of the Learning CentreIceland University of Education
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References
Centred on Learning. Academic Case Studies on Learning Centre Development. Edited by Edward Oyston. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2003.– Collection of articles by staff members
in Learning Centres in 4 British universities examining the development of services
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Changes in Higher Education
University students in Iceland
1998 2006Change
%
Iceland University of Education 1231 2082 69,0
University of Iceland 5829 9471 62,5
Other universities 1349 5330 395,0
All university students in Iceland 8409 16883 101,0
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Changes in Higher Education
• The student profile has altered as concerns age, prior learning, experience, mode of study
• Technology developments and virtual learning environments have opened up new territories
• New models of teaching/learning (greater emphasis on resource-based and independent learning approaches, distance learning)
• Official encouragement of lifelong learning
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Where to meet the students
• Difficult to assume prior skills
• Many students have not mastered necessary study skills or IT-skills but have recent experience of education and study
• Older students have valuable experience but not recent experience of being a student
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The needs of academic staff
• Individual needs are different, academic staff have different competence but have to meet quality standards and various new challenges – they need assistance
• The teachers’ skills in using virtual learning environments have to be developed as many of them do not have necessary IT skills
• Those who wish to take the lead in developing education need encouragement, support and facilities
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Information & Learning Management systems
• More and more large and expensive information and learning management systems are used in universities
• There is a need to maximize the use and effectiveness of these systems and provide as seamless access to them as possible
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How to react to the situation?
• Traditional libraries are not able to support the way that technology is increasingly embedded in student learning
• In Learning Centres a wider view of student learning support is taken and the students’ need for a safety net to support the entire learning process is acknowledged
• New technology (software, databases, email, computer-based learning materials) has led to a blurring of academic support boundaries
• The support services must have the ability to respond effectively to the needs of the academic staff
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The Iceland University of Education The Learning
Centre• The Iceland University of Education (IUE) has
met the challenges through organizational convergence of academic support services
• The Learning Centre (with a staff of 21) consists of two divisions, the Library (10) and the Computer and Media Centre (10), under the administration of one director and two managers
• These two divisions support the entire learning and teaching process, research and administration
• The two divisions are situated in the same building
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Iceland University of Education
Student population (2006)• Undergraduate studies 1577
– Thereof distant learners =715 = 45%
• Postgraduate studies 505 – Thereof distant learners = 505 = 100%
Total student number 2082 (women 82,4%)
– Thereof distant learners =1310 = 62,9%
• New students 2006 635• Graduates 2006 662
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Iceland University of Education
Staff (2006)• Professors 18• Associate Professors 21• Assistant Professors 66• Adjunkt Lecturers 40
(28,2 posts)• Other staff 66 (61,9)
– Total 211 (194,5)
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The Iceland Univ. of Education
Campus - Computer facilities• Four different places in Reykjavík
(269 / 92 / 15 / 6 workstations)• Physical Education is taught at
Laugarvatn, 90 km to the south from Reykjavík; small library branch with 0,5 staff (47 workstations)– Total = 400+ computer workstations– 1000+ = students laptops connected to
the wireless network
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Information Literacy – Involvement in planning
• The aim of enabling students to be competent users of information is central to the learning approach
• Not many students arrive in Higher Education with these skills
• Information literacy develops over a period of time and the input must be at an appropriate pace
• Close contact with teachers, team working, use of LMs
• Easier for converged services than a library to involve in planning?
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The future challenge for the LC of IUE
• There will still be an increasing pace of change
• The merging process of IUE and UI will be a great challenge
• The UI aims to become one of the 100 best universities in the world
• The policy of UI is to increase academic support services
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Thank you for listening!
Welcome to
The Learning Centre
of The Iceland University of Education