Achieve More in FoS:

Breaking Boundaries

Luke Wilson and Alistair Warren

What skills?• Independent learning• Research• Team working• Employability When?• Weeks 3-10 of Semester 1 How many?• Number of students 1400• Number of groups 350

‘Had’ to be electronic, but need to provide support:

• drop-in sessions (PGT facilitators)• series of skills training run by Professional Support staff:• Literature searching• Project management• Team working• Communication skills• Video making• Reflection• Pebble Pad – Zafer Ali

• We wanted to emphasis reflection• Students should articulate their achievements to their peers,

academic and potential employers• Information should be easily accessible but also permanent/

downloadable• Use workbooks to support learning• Easy to manage many groups (central account)• Easy/ simple reporting system• Easy to manage submissions• Integrate into MOLE

http://youtube.com/v/570Np7cBxLA

Yes, but….….some features could do with improvements:●Dates tool●Reporting on snapshots●Email tool●Better Blackboard integration●Student navigation