Post on 18-Dec-2014
description
carl and liam
student INDUCTION
whatwhy
&
5 things
they need toknow
The Learning Centre
&wherewhen1
24/7/365
the best place
to work
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is it just books ?3
4IT. .
how we can
help5
go beyond
academic skills
workshops&
drop-insImage credit: Marilyn Johnson HarperCollinsMilan BozicRoss MacDonald
so, you've just walked in ...you want to know...
"....what do I do?!"
"...where do I go?"
THIS WAY!THIS WAY!
helpdesk
key messages
a starting point
24/7/365
study areas
• a starting point• overview of Library and its services• help students can get and expect• academic, IT and building support
(eg copiers, binding machines)
What is induction?
• introducing students to the basics, eg orientation• key messages: 24/7, what staff do• study areas• opportunity to make good first
impression
What is induction?
EXITEXITinformation overload
rules - do's & don'ts
jargon
• list of rules or "don'ts"• overload of information / chance
to dump everything on students• a time to go into specifics, eg
'how to change your password'
What it isn't
• daunting experience, jargon• misinformation: just about
borrowing and books (and fines)• 'like reading a leaflet' - ie
impersonal, cold
What it isn't