Abstract
This practice-based example explores how Monash University Library used the research skill development (RSD) framework to develop an intensive orientation program for a diverse group of postgraduate nursing students. We addressed the needs of this mature-age, return to study, professional cohort by creating a three-day program that aimed to build transferability of skills required for successful research. The RSD framework guided us as educators in a number of ways, including providing a structure for the design of the workshops, creating a range of authentic materials that covered all phases of the research process and scaffolding the requisite research skills we wanted the students to develop. The workshops built students’ confidence, self-reliance and preparedness for undertaking this course.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Connecting the library to the curriculum |
Subtitle of host publication | transformative approaches that enhance skills for learning |
Editors | Lynette Torres, Fiona Salisbury, Barbara Yazbeck, Sharon Karasmanis, Janice Pinder, Caroline Ondracek |
Place of Publication | Cham, Switzerland |
Publisher | Springer, Springer Nature |
Chapter | 12 |
Pages | 159-175 |
Number of pages | 17 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789811638688 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789811638671 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- academic and information skills in higher education in Australia
- curriculum design
- teaching and learning strategies