Workbooks for information skills teaching at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle

Abstract

Moves towards student centred learning and the growth in student numbers require less staff intensive methods of information skills teaching than those usually used. Funding from an Enterprise in Higher Education programme at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle allowed production of self‐teaching workbooks in a number of areas. A subsequent evaluation showed the books to be reasonably effective and helped in developing wider use of the books, including production of some in new subjects aided by further special funding. The need for close collaboration with academic staff, integration into the curriculum and the use of appropriate assessment was demonstrated.