Not just a pretty face: putting the learning into the Learning Commons

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Not just a pretty face putting the learning into
the Learning Commons

• Rosie Jones

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Encouraging learning

• Infrastructure

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Encouraging learning

• Infrastructure
• Furniture

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Encouraging learning

• Infrastructure
• Furniture
• Inspiration

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Encouraging learning

• Infrastructure
• Furniture
• Inspiration
• Training room

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students have easy access to and from the
Library and Students Union
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Putting the Learning into the Learning Commons

• More than just a pretty face
• Project role appointed
• Consultation
• Dedicated team

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Learning Development Team

• Unique training programme
• Open learning materials
• Cross discipline
• Collaboration and partnerships

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Manchester 2020 The skills agenda

• We will ensure that all students benefit
  from opportunities to acquire the core skills,
  knowledge and personal attributes necessary for
  employment and further study we will prepare
  students for a range of career paths by
  embedding employability in the curriculum,
  engaging students in employability and developing
  research skills.

We will ensure that students are supported
through the personalised learning policy, and we
will invest in student retention through core
skills support
University of Manchester. (2011). Manchester
2020 The Strategic Plan for the University of
Manchester. Online. Available at
http//documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?Doc
ID11953
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My Manchester Essentials

• My Learning
• Progression

My Wellbeing Student Wellbeing
My Employability Graduate Destinations
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What's on offer An Overview

• Open Programme
• Students self-select the workshops and resources
  they use.
• There are online learning resources, formal
  workshops and informal face-to-face components.
• Some that are available are
• Academic skills
• Employability skills
• Digital/informational literacy

• Tailored Programme Support
• Curriculum-linked support of specific
  requirements.
• Blended offer of online learning resources
  supported by face-to-face workshops and skills
  clinics.
• Some that are available address
• Evaluating information
• Finding information for dissertation
• Referencing and EndNote

Online learning resources open---gttailored
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And .
Interview Skills CVs Careers in Publishing Job
Search and Networking Online and Via Social
Media Myers Briggs Type Indicator  Interview
Preparation Using Business Databases  Interview
Skills and Confidence  Professional Presentations
via Pecha Kucha  Academic Writing Revision and
Study Skills Best practices for learning
learning styles workshop Get your ideas across
presentation tips and tricks New Additions From
the Search to the First Sentence A series of
workshops on Research Skills Manchester Museum
workshop on visual presentation and putting into
context Students as Partner's Confidence in
Learning ULC workshop on picking up a second
language. 2.5 days on Leading groups and group
research by PASS and Peer mentors. A
mini-conference to assist with Presenting your
ideas.
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Options, not answers

• Focus on process of learning, not end result
• Built-in feedback from students
• Where do I go from here?
• Build on students own knowledge
• Give them the tools to find their own answers
• Encourage students to learn across disciplines

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The pilot semester of the open skills programme
During the pilot semester 1) Delivered workshops
to over 200 students from every faculty and
across a number of schools. 2) Responded to
student feedback and high demand to double the
offerings of certain workshops. 3) Partnered with
Careers and other providers to develop and design
workshops to answer demonstrated student need.
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Working in Partnership

• Joined up support for students, academically and
  beyond
• Central resource for students staff
• Audit, analyse, improve

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What Next?

• Design, develop, delivertraining support
• Integrating tech area reaching out to the wider
  community
• Rovers, a student support network, integration
  with degree programmes
• Launching My Learning Essentials
• E-learning offer

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September 2013 Online resources
Tailored programme
Open programme
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Find out more
Rosie Jones rosie.jones_at_manchester.ac.uk Jennie
Blake jennie.blake_at_manchester.ac.uk Nicola
Grayson nicola.grayson_at_manchester.ac.uk http//m
leproject.wordpress.com/