2. Learning Excellence Series
We see this as a fantastic
opportunity to engage in some
wide-ranging discussions with
a number of stakeholders
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3. Introduction
The Newcastle Offer
• Tools to support learning
• Learning Spaces
• Learning Events
• Learning Resources
• Learning Engagement
• Learning in Context
• Share your ideas on flipcharts
4. Plan for today….
• Marc Lintern - activities in the
Careers Service
• Jo Geary - activities in the Library
• Chris Graham - Numbas and ASK
• Helen Webster - services provided
by the Writing Development Centre
10. Careers Service
• Careers information advice and guidance
• Start Up Advice
• Employer events and on campus recruitment
• Employability awards
• Employability modules
• Career Insights Programme (Partners Students)
• Placement Year, Internships and Jobs On Campus
12. Compete 9%
Decide 53%
Confirmed 8%
Plan 30%
Career Readiness
All courses
All stages
Decide – early planning,
no clear ideas
Plan – some ideas in
mind, not sure how to
get there
Compete – ready to
apply for jobs, applying
but so far unsuccessful
Confirmed – job, course
or own business in
place
14. Employability and Enterprise Strategy, June 2016
• Academic Lead for Student Employability and Enterprise
• Workload allocation, recognition, training and development
• School Employability and Enterprise Action Plans
• Student cohort data, Career Registration, engagement data, destination data
• Quarterly Employability and Student Enterprise Forums
• Annul Employability and Student Enterprise Conference
15. Activities
Decide Plan Compete
Options with your subject
Personal strengths,
interests & motivations
Work shadowing
etc.
Employer & alumni sessions
Enterprise Challenges
Internships & placements
Preparing for careers fairs
etc.
CV writing
Linked In Profiles
Application forms
Practice interviews
Assessment centres
Finding hidden jobs
Start up essentials
etc.
20. Over the last few years
• 2010: Completion of Wolfson BS5454 Special Collections Store (approx. £200K)
• 2011: Large Level 2 computer cluster refurbishment (approx. £50K)
• 2012: Purchase and fit-out/lighting/heating/ventilation of the Team Valley Research Reserve (approx.
£2M)
• 2012: Removal of 15,000 linear metres of book stock from levels 3 and 4 to create 300 additional
study spaces and additional supporting infrastructure (e.g. toilets) (£1.4M)
• 2013: Refurbishment of level 1 Special Collections Reading Room (approx. £80K)
• 2014: Pop-up Library including furniture, student IT and other set-up infrastructure (£100K)
• 2014: Completion of phased refurbishment of Law Library (approx. £100K)
• 2015: Pop-up Libraries Spring and Summer terms (approx. £40K)
• 2016: Marjorie Robinson Library Rooms (phase 1) incl. building purchase and partial refurb (£6.956M),
and YourSpace refurb (phase 1) (£105K)
• 2016
21. This year
2017:
• YourSpace: removal of compact shelving to provide additional 100
study spaces (£180K)
• Walton refurb incl. additional 75 study seats (£305K)
2018:
• Marjorie Robinson Library Rooms (phase 2) full refurbishment
including all building infrastructure (£5.5M)
30. What’s next?
2018:
Marjorie Robinson Library Rooms (phase 2) full refurbishment including all
building infrastructure (£5.5M)
Total Provision
850 seats
Cafe
Social Learning
Academic Skills Room
Group Study
Silent study
PCs
39. @ncl_wdc
Writing Development
Centre
Explore the possibilities
How do we work?
• Remit:
• Writing as process, not just product
• ‘Writing’, ‘text’ and diverse assessment genres
• Developing skills, not giving answers
• Ethos:
• Aspirational, not remedial or deficit
• Student-centred, student-led, empowering
• Academic literacies, communities of practice
• Tailored to discipline and level
• Content and delivery pedagogically underpinned
40. @ncl_wdc
Writing Development
Centre
Explore the possibilities
The Writing Development Centre
Develop your academic skills
• Take effective notes
• Think critically
• Interpret essay
questions
• Understand
assessment criteria
• Read efficiently
• Argue convincingly
• Plan assignments
• Manage your time
• Express ideas
confidently
• Revise effectively
• Critically review
literature
• Structure essays
• Use drafting & editing
techniques
• Make the most of
lectures & seminars
• Manage your
dissertation or PhD
thesis
• Avoid plagiarism
• Improve your exam
technique
41. @ncl_wdc
Writing Development
Centre
Explore the possibilities
What do we offer?
• One to one tutorials
• Workshops embedded in Schools
• Collaboration and consultation on study skills teaching
• Peer Mentor Training
• PGR training
• Online resources
• Writers’ Groups
• Drop in (Nov 2017)
42. @ncl_wdc
Writing Development
Centre
Explore the possibilities
Challenges:
• Awareness and understanding of what we do
• One to one service is heavily used and oversubscribed
• Schools workshops in high demand
• Generic activities – usefulness and attendance?
43. @ncl_wdc
Writing Development
Centre
Explore the possibilities
The WDC Ethos
Student-centred, Student-led, Inclusive, Non-remedial, Aspirational,
Confidential, Non-judgemental
• One to one
• Personalised, tailored to subject and level, student-led
• Regular team and individual ‘supervision’
• Workshop
• Students setting the agenda
• Academic staff consultation
44. @ncl_wdc
Writing Development
Centre
Explore the possibilities
WDC current practice, future plans
• Meeting the needs
• One to one database
• Greater involvement in mechanisms such as staff student liaison committees
and peer mentoring schemes
• Exploring new formats
• Evaluation and feedback
• One to one
• Workshops
• Communication
• Website review: policy, customer care agreement, navigation
