Librarians share their experiences of face to face, online and blended learning

This event has been postponed to the 2023-2024 academic year.

Catering:
Arrival drinks and pastries will be provided at 09:30, ready for a 10:00 start.
Additional drinks will be available at lunch time. Please either bring your own lunch, or there are several catering outlets on campus should you prefer.

Description:
This face-to-face Mercian Staff Development Group (MSDG) event focuses on the various teaching experiences of academic librarians from 3 institutions: The University of Northampton, The University of Warwick and The Open University. There will be 3 presentation sessions, with time for questions and discussions, and there will be an optional tour of our Learning Hub building around the lunch break. 

Presenters:

• Darren Flynn – Academic Liaison Manager (The University of Northampton)

Stop, Look, Listen, Think: Integrated Learner Support 5 years on. Academic librarians at the University of Northampton have delivered information and digital literacy skills as part of the Integrated Learner Support model since 2018. Five years on, this session will reflect on the successes, challenges and changes that have taken place in this model and consider the future of our teaching activities.

• Rachel Stone – Learning and Teaching Librarian (The Open University)

Learning and Teaching Librarians at the OU facilitate the development of Digital and Information Literacy skills through supporting the module production process with embedding skills materials and Library content into the curriculum. We provide synchronous and asynchronous learning and teaching opportunities aligned with the DIL framework which can be embedded into tuition strategy. These enable students to demonstrate achievement and progression in these skills. This session will look at the positive impact of this approach to blended learning, some of the challenges faced along with some of the innovations we hope to implement in the future.

• Andy Calvert & Jackie Hanes – (The University of Warwick)

Target audience:
This event is aimed at academic/subject librarians.

Venue:
University of Northampton, Waterside Campus, University Drive, Northampton, NN1 5PH.
Details relating to travel to our campus will be sent out after booking.

Booking:
Now open via Eventbrite. Places are limited to 30 so initially one place per institution, please co-ordinate with your MSDG rep if more than one person wishes to attend from your institution and once registration closes Wednesday 19th April at 13:00, spaces can be filled from those wishing to send more than one person.

Further enquiries:
Please contact Heather McBryde-Wilding – Head of Service Development, Library and Learning Services, University of Northampton (heather.mcbryde-wilding@northampton.ac.uk)

Photo courtesy of © University of Northampton