inductions vital building block or necessary evil ?

Jim Corrigan- Yorkshire Coast College(Grimsby Institute)


What makes inductions ineffective?

• Passive activities

• Information absorption exercises

• Pre-prepared checklists


What makes inductions effective?

Cited by ‘Excellence Gateway (2011,online):•Well planned and delivered induction•Well structured and purposeful induction•Flexible and well designed induction•Thorough and effective induction


SUCCESSFUL INDUCTIONS - RESEARCH

FACTUAL ( deadlines; plagiarism; procedures)

According to Avis et al (2010, p 141) :“Induction is also the best time to establish ground rules about conduct, attendance and punctuality and completion of work”


ORIENTATIONAL(mapping exercise: input, expectation, output)

SOCIAL

Avis et al (2010 p 141) state regarding inductions:

“Treasure hunts and quizzes can be used to introduce and consolidate information about the

institution and course requirements”


PROPORTIONAL

The notion from Business Link (2011, online) that one should provide information in an induction:

“at a rate that allows them to understand it properly”

SAFEGUARDING

“.. principal responsibility is to ensure the health and safety of your students at all times” (Minton 2002 p92 )


SUCCESSFUL INDUCTIONS - PRACTICE

LEARN NAMES (in advance)

REMOVE ANXIETY (involvement/icebreaker) * HELP THEM SUCCEED ( communicate; open forum)

MEANINGFUL (engages interest) *

MEMORABLE (motivational) *


KIM’S GAME


STAIRS V. ESCALATOR


REFERENCES:Avis, J.; Fisher, R. and Thompson,R.(2010)Teaching in Lifelong Learning. Maidenhead.Open University Press.Business Link (2011) Practical Advice for Business [Internet] London, Business Link. Available from: http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail [Accessed on 21.2.11.]CIPD (2011) Induction [Internet] London, CIPD. Available from: http://cipd.co.uk/subjects/recruitment/induction/induction.htm [Accessed on 21.2.11]Concise Oxford Dictionary. (1999) Oxford. Oxford University Press.Excellence Gateway (2011) Induction [Internet] London, Excellence Gateway. Available from: http://excellencegateway.org.uk/page.aspx? [Accessed on 21.2.11.]Minton, D.(2002) Teaching Skills in Further and Adult Education.London. Macmillan Press.Petty,G.(2001) Teaching Today 2nd Edition. Cheltenham. Nelson Thornes Ltd.Waterhouse,R. (2003) Buddy, can you spare a minute? [Internet], London, TES Connect. Available from: http:// www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx? [Accessed on 23.2.11.]

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