University of Guelph Library
Information on Current Research in Student Learning
As resources for faculty, sessionals, and TAs, our staff can provide information, analysis, and advice on current research, best practices, and trends in student learning, self-management, and performance issues. For example, we have assisted faculty by providing a learning perspective on assessment strategies and curriculum design.
We have access to a range of resources on students as learners, including demographic and developmental theories as they relate to university-level students, and issues common among high-achieving students, such as perfectionism and procrastination. For those teaching first-year courses, we're familiar with the academic transition from high school to university-level learning.
Learning Needs Assessments
If you have questions or concerns about the learning or performance of students in your course or program, our staff can conduct an assessment of their particular needs, experiences, or characteristics. We then create a profile of your students as learners to serve as a guide when developing assignments, assessment, or curricula and inform the practice of course instructors or TAs.
Curriculum Support
Learning Services provides specialized expertise and works with faculty to:
- integrate the development of academic skills into courses, programs, and curricula
- collaborate in the design and teaching of courses that use the development of academic skills as a framework for the delivery of course content
- provide advice on curriculum issues from a student learning perspective
- assess and report on the impact of instructional strategies and curriculum design on student learning, performance, and retention.
Information Sessions, Workshops, TA Training
Our staff are available to provide information sessions and/or packages of information on our services for course instructors and TAs in your department, particularly those who are new to Guelph. On request, we can assess the learning needs particular to students in a class, discipline, or department and design specialized instruction or resources tailored to these needs. Learning Services staff can also create workshops or resources to enhance the professional skills of Teaching Assistants.
Consultation & Committee Participation
We are available to consult with course instructors and TAs individually or in groups on student learning and development issues, assessment and post-assessment strategies, group work, academic uses of technology, learning strategies for specific disciplines or curricula, and other issues related to student learning, self-management, and academic performance.
Our staff is available to participate in committees at any level to provide a student learning perspective on courses, programs, and curricula.
Quick Links
- Workshops
- Workshops by Request
- Individual Assistance
- Time Management
- Handouts
- A Guide to University Learning
- A Guide to Time Management
- GSLI
Contact
519-824-4120 ext. 53632
First Floor
McLaughlin Library
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1
Unit Co-ordinator
Maryann Kope
