This slideshow was created by CILASS Student Ambassadors to run a presentation/workshop at Manchester Metropolitan Business School

1. Natalie Whelan Claire Taylor Ali Bestwick

2. Back in 2005, The University of Sheffield was awarded some funding in recognition of excellence in teaching and the funding was used to create CILASS . CILASS is one of 74 Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) that exist throughout the country at other Universities. The basic mission of CILASS is to promote Inquiry-based Learning (IBL), both within the University and across the UK with other CETLs. CILASS provides funding and support to departments working on IBL projects and some of their funding was used to create us… The Student Ambassador Network (SAN)

4. 28 Student Ambassadors each representing a department. “ CILASS work as a team and the collaboration between students and staff is really what makes us work well.” Student Ambassadors

6. Asking Questions Research Independent Thinking New Ideas Group work Finding your own answers Self directed

7. IBL doesn’t have just one definition but essentially it is self directed learning. What is wrong with being given all the information? Why is IBL better than being told the right answer? Why is IBL so great? The act of Inquiry gives you a unique set of important and very useful skills that will be fully developed by the time you finish University. You will have these skills, but not everyone will, which gives you a significant advantage

8. SKILLS from IBL DECISION MAKING: Sorting relevant information PROBLEM SOLVING CONFIDENCE TEAM WORK: Listening to others and working together RESEARCH SKILLS IN-DEPTH KNOWELDGE OF A SUBJECT DRIVE AND DETERMINATION ABILITY TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY

9. For your next essay or project, get to the Library! Not only will you gain these important skills, you will probably do amazing on your next assignment. Remember the lecturer doesn’t always know all the answers, try and find something new. It can be done. IBL in BUSINESS… With Claire

10. IBL in Management

17. IBL Every Day Library research skills and Information Literacy

20. Talk in context: Applying Theoretical Understanding Assess the usefulness and implications of theoretical frameworks for understanding organisations more specifically.

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37. Ideas for IBL at MMU? How can you as students see yourselves getting involved? How can IBL help your students?