Redefining Research Skills Teaching for Online Engagement and Retention
The University of Leicester's Academic Librarian team explores the impact of research skills teaching on students through the Library Champions scheme. Led by Cat Taylor, they developed an online learning activity to assess the retention and application of research skills. The project involved Student Library Champions in co-designing and implementing the activity, with a focus on enhancing students' research skills proficiency. Through collaboration and innovative approaches, the project aims to redefine how research skills are taught in online asynchronous settings.
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Redefining research skills teaching connecting with students to research engagement and retention of online asynchronous teaching Cat Taylor, Academic Librarian, University of Leicester
The University of Leicester Librarys Academic Librarian team deliver research skills teaching embedded in many courses As much of this teaching is scheduled as one- off sessions with no follow up, it is very difficult to gain an understanding of its longer term impact Context In this project, Library Champions completed an online learning activity, along with pre and post completion surveys, to try to address the question of how far research skills teaching is retained and applied
Student Library Champions scheme project Co-designed with Student Library Champion Leaders Student connections Events to recruit Student Library Champions Feedback on involvement through Showcase event
Role Supporting the design and development of an online learning activity by: Lead Library Champions Contribution to the Project 1.Suggesting various online asynchronous research skills learning activities and working on the development of the activity with the project lead 2.Analysing the learning activity, identifying gaps and providing feedback Khadidja Kelalech, PhD Researcher and Lead Library Champion Skills 1.Contributing towards a small-scale research project 2.Contributing towards an impactful project that aims at an enhanced understanding of students level of research skills
Ethics approval granted by Criminology and Education Research Ethics Committee September 2021 October 2021 Planning meeting held with Library Champion Leaders to determine output and theme of learning activity November 2021 Drop in and walk through sessions held for Library Champions to find out more November/December 2021 Participating Library Champions enrolled on Blackboard course, incorporating pre-completion survey, learning activity and feedback form March 2022 Post-completion survey distributed Timeline
Project set- upchallenges Gaining ethics approval Timings to involve Champion Leaders Participation over length of project
Packaged in Blackboard learning module, with broad theme of evaluating information Pre-completion survey and feedback form created in JISC Online Surveys Introduction to types of information and approaches to evaluation, supported by Discovering Types of Information Word guide Learning activity content Panopto video (6 min) on evaluating academic sources, with integrated quiz questions to self-check understanding Guide to evaluating other sources using SIFT method, with activity to try out and share feedback through Forms poll Overview of how referencing can contribute to evaluation of sources linking to referencing support on Academic Skills Online
Participants 20 20 18 13 16 11 14 9 9 12 10 5 8 6 4 2 0 Signed-up Pre-survey Evaluating academic sources quiz Evaluating other sources poll Learning activity feedback form Post-survey Participation
Pre-Survey: Participants College Level 2 6 7 7 4 CSE CSSAH CLS UG PG
Pre-Survey: finding information Generally, how confident do you feel about finding information for your assignments? Finding sources of information for your assignments 0 2 5 3 8 8 Received training or teaching Confident Not received training or teaching on Neither confident nor unconfident Unsure if received training or Unconfident
Pre-Survey: evaluating information Generally, how confident do you feel about evaluating the information that you find? Evaluating sources of information for your assignments 0 2 6 6 7 5 Received training or teaching Confident Not received training or teaching on Neither confident nor unconfident Unsure if received training or teaching on Unconfident
Pre-Survey: referencing information Generally, how confident do you feel about referencing information for your assignments? Referencing sources of information for your assignments 1 0 1 3 10 11 Received training or teaching Confident Not received training or teaching on Neither confident nor unconfident Unconfident Unsure if received training or teaching on
Learning activity feedback As a result of completing this learning activity, do you have greater confidence in evaluating information? 0 9 Yes No
Three free text questions: What did you find most useful about this learning activity? (8 responses) What did you find least useful about this learning activity? (5 responses) Any other comments (4 responses) Most useful: flexibility, simplicity, techniques to evaluate (four times) Least useful: too short, fairly self-explanatory, quiz Seven comments on referencing, four specifically wanting more on referencing/referencing tools Learning activity feedback
Post-Survey: Participants College Level 1 1 2 2 4 CSE CSSAH CLS UG PG
Post-Survey: evaluating information Generally, how confident do you feel about evaluating the information that you find? Evaluating sources of information for your assignments 0 1 1 2 2 4 Confident Received training or teaching Neither confident nor unconfident Not received training or teaching on Unconfident Unsure if received training or teaching on
Post-Survey: Learning Activity I have used the skills gained through completing the learning activity in my studies I remember the topic of the learning activity I remember the skills taught in the learning activity 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 4 5 Agree Agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Neither agree nor disagree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Disagree Disagree
Future development of research skills teaching and support Developing skills in conducting research projects Value of student voice Closing thoughts
