southam & moody - international students: a collaborative approach to teaching il skills
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‘Teaching the teachers’A collaborative approach to teaching information
literacy skills to new international students
Amanda Southam & Julie Moody
LILAC 2013
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International students at Plymouth Library IL skills
provisionGrowing student
numbersSustainabilityIL effectiveness versus
cultural/language differences
Relationships and on-going communication Image courtesy of
Nuchylee/FreeDigitalPhotos.net
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Liaison with academic staffApproaching IL in a
different way‘Teach the teacher’
proposalPositive response from
tutorsSpecialists – TEFL See their students
regularlyCan build up a good
relationshipConfidence and support
Image courtesy of Stuart Miles/FreeDigitalPhotos.net
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Design and preparation of Library support materials
Library orientation tour/quiz
Online ‘jargon buster’ Interactive library tour Short online tutorials Short online support
guides Library film(s) /
Photostory How to … Where do I? … How can I? …
YouTube clips
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Invitation to tutors to attend a Library Welcome and training session
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Advantages to tutorsTwo key Library contacts in case of queries or
problemsMaterials always available – in and out of classroom Can use materials as and when appropriateCan incorporate into session plans Dual purpose of library materials – IL and English skillsCan encourage students to work in groups or
independentlyGives tutors better information literacy skills!?Could collaborate with views and ideas for
improvement
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Advantages for Information SpecialistsUtilising the skills of our international tutors –
they are the teaching and language specialists Frees up our time to design/implement IL
support materialsCannot sustain quantity (student numbers) but
can improve quality (tutors)Build up good collaborative alliances with our
academic partnersProactive approach to supporting international
students and tutors
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Feedback from tutors and students“Materials helped myself and my students familiarise themselves with
the library and they developed confidence to use the library independently”
“Library tour quiz – a great motivating activity!”
“I used several videos …”
“Keep up the good work … many thanks for your support!”
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Feedback from tutors and students
“My Chinese students struggled to understand the video narrator – what about subtitles?
“they found the tour difficult to complete”
“There were a lot of materials to look at – some appearing to cover similar
areas”
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What have we learnt?• Working with our academic partners and sharing
ideas has been very beneficial – hopefully for both sides!
• International students DO need more targeted support
• Sharing knowledge and relinquishing control takes trust and faith in your colleagues
• Keeping a range of materials relevant and up-to-date is time consuming
• Is not a perfect solution – need to monitor• The importance of getting constructive, regular
feedback from tutors and students • Planning ahead to organise tutor training, and
gathering survey feedback• Empowering others ultimately helps us!
Image courtesy of Naypong/FreeDigitalPhotos.net
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The future for collaborative working and international student support
Sustainability – need this approach to workAcademic managers and tutors supportive of
collaborative workingBetter and on-going ‘road testing’ requiredPossible use of focus groups / online surveys to gather
feedback from tutors and studentsBetter visibility of IL materials (LibGuides, dedicated
webpage?)Moving beyond pre-sessional international students?
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Any views or ideas from the audience?
Thank you!