Making Enrichment Work by Stephen & Hannah

Stephen Wickens & Hannah Bennett

At Westminster Kingsway and Guildford Colleges

Making enrichment work


Westminster KingswayOne of London’s largest collegesLCs at Kings Cross, Victoria, SohoLearner Experience Team

Guildford CollegeLargest College in SurreyLRCs at Guildford, Merrist Wood & Farnham

Our learning centres

http://www.westking.ac.uk/


OED definition: 1) improve the quality or value2) make wealthy or wealthier

Literature review :Hornby, S. & Glass, B. (eds) (2008) Reader development

in practice: bringing literature to readers London: FacetHartley, J. (2002) The reading groups book Oxford:

Oxford University PressCILIP Practical Guides – Reader development &

Reading Groups CoFHE Bulletin #118 Spring – Display ideas

(www.carelpress.co.uk)

Enrichment


ESOL book clubReading togetherWord searchesBook reviewsSix book challengeBenefitsLesson plans!Weekly

ESOL writing competitionsDevelop themes with curriculum staffPrizes with cash value!Prize giving at partyPublicity throughout collegeBenefits

Enrichment at Westminster Kingsway


ESOL computer clubLow computer skillsAllow for progression/lesson plansVocabularyBasic evaluation of informationLesson plans!Weekly

ESOL conversation clubsTour guidesPublic library linksJeremy Kyle!

Enrichment at Westminster Kingsway


Mel GibsonGraphic novel expertBenefits

Catherine JohnsonAuthorCreative writing workshopBenefits

Author visits


Links to book clubs and lessonsFood and drink!Organisational challenge!

Film nights


LGBT week

Technology/e-book roadshows

VolunteeringSkills champions

Roadshows and displays

http://www.netvibes.com/kxlcwkc


Book swapBook huntStudents’ recommended reads

World Book Day


CommunicationWorking at relationships with curriculum staffIdentifying the most library friendly

curriculum staff!Indentifying enthusiastic students!Marketing, marketing, marketing!

Publicity throughout collegeClass visitsLiaison with other colleaguesWeb2.0?

What makes it work?


Liaison with Student Services Initiating a relationshipMeetingsPlanning Key Themes Freebies/ FlyersSafe Sex Drop-insSupport for World Book Day

Enrichment at Guildford College


Banned Books (Diversity Week)Making the LRC sexy and exciting!

National Poetry Day Velcro PoetryInteractive

Displays


You have heard to extreme sports, You might of heard to extreme ironing... Well this an Extreme Reading Photography Competition.

Photos are now being used to promote the service.

Extreme Reading Competition


Displays, Quizzes, Competitions, Freebies, Recommended reads, Themes, Book wall

World Book Day


Marketing toolsPosters/ PostcardsStaff notices/ Staff bulletinDigital Photo frameBluetoothTwitterThe VLECollege Facebook pagesStudent Services Publications

Marketing Guidelines Which tools to use and when?

Marketing & Guidelines


ParticipationInformal feedbackBorrowing & quiz statisticsComments BooksFocus groups

Measuring Impact


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Hannah [email protected]@HannahRBennett

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Making Enrichment Work by Stephen & Hannah