Promoting student engagement with academic literacy feedback: an institute wide initiative

Cleary, Ann, Delahunt, Brid, Fox, Claire, Maguire, Moira, O'Connor, Lorna and Ward, Jamie (2018) Promoting student engagement with academic literacy feedback: an institute wide initiative. Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 11 (1). pp. 101-109.

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Abstract

The transition to higher education, while often exciting, is demanding for many students. Successful transition necessitates learning the conventions of scholarly conversation, including how to read and create work in an academic context. Knowledge of academic literacy practices is an important part of this process but these discourses and practices are often unfamiliar to students and this has implications for the development of academic identities. In this article, we report on an institution-wide initiative between librarians, lecturers and learning developers, designed to raise awareness of the role of feedback in developing academic literacies. While the rate of participation was low this initiative offered a space outside the formal curriculum and assessment processes to engage with students about feedback. The associated publicity raised the profile of feedback internally and offered valuable opportunities to open conversations about feedback with students and staff. The evolution of the initiative is discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Journal / Publication Title:	Practitioner Research in Higher Education
Publisher:	University of Cumbria
ISSN:	1755-1382
Departments:	Academic Departments > Institute of Education (IOE) > Initial Teacher Education (ITE)
Additional Information:	Ann Cleary, Brid Delahunt, Claire Fox, Moira Maguire, Lorna O’Connor, Jamie Ward, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland.
Depositing User:	Anna Lupton
Date Deposited:	24 May 2018 11:50
Last Modified:	12 Jan 2024 19:46
URI:	https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/3847

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