Geoff Walton

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Geoff Walton

• Subject Learning Support Librarian
• Staffordshire University
• g.l.walton_at_staffs.ac.uk

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Delivering Induction via Group Work to Level 1
Psychology Students
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Plan for this talk

• Introduction
• Psychology Previous delivery
• Need for change
• Psychology Current delivery using group work
• InfoZone
• Other resources
• Conclusion

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Introduction

• Responsibility for
• Subject inductions
• Psychology
• Undergraduate
• Post-graduate
• Sport Exercise
• Undergraduate
• Involved in Generic induction

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Psychology Previous delivery

• Psychology allocated 90mins for induction
• Up to 60 students per session
• Located in the library
• Programme
• Introduction 10-15mins
• Overview of services 20-30 mins
• Hands-on 35-40 mins
• Round-up 5mins

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Need for change

• Talk at beginning too long
• Concerned that students were being bombarded with
  information
• Students either asked one or two questions or non
  at all
• Didnt interact with each other
• Student feedback indicated that they wanted some
  form of tour
• Content driven

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Psychology Current delivery

• Introduction 10-15mins
• Group discussion for 20mins six things you
  wanted to know about Information Services
• Hands-on for 20mins (including searching for one
  book title)
• Tour for 20mins (including finding book)
• Plenary 10-15mins
• Moving towards activity driven

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InfoZone

• Specially created set of web pages for new
  students
• Contains explanations of links to all services
  and information sources
• Interactive quiz
• Really easy
• Short
• Good prizes
• Located at http//www.staffs.ac.uk/infozone/

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Other resources

• Student Handbook
• Postcards

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Conclusion

• Past
• Present
• Future?

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Any Questions