Academic Skills Rovers: A Just in Time Peer Support Initiative for Academic Skills and Literacy Development

Autor/inn/en	Copeman, Peter; Keightley, Polly
Titel	Academic Skills Rovers: A Just in Time Peer Support Initiative for Academic Skills and Literacy Development
Quelle	In: Journal of Peer Learning, 7 (2014), S.1-22, Artikel 3 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2200-2359
Schlagwörter	Literacy; Program Descriptions; Foreign Countries; Peer Teaching; Academic Support Services; Student Attitudes; Educational Experience; Program Effectiveness; Futures (of Society); Intellectual Disciplines; Learning Theories; Academic Discourse; Databases; Online Surveys; Change Agents; College Students; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Ausland; Peer group teaching; Peer Group Teaching; Schülerverhalten; Bildungserfahrung; Future; Society; Zukunft; Geisteswissenschaften; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Discourse; Diskurs; Datenbank; Collegestudent; Australien
Abstract	In 2013 the University of Canberra (UC) initiated a program of peer-assisted academic skills help, the Academic Skills Rovers program, with the goal of providing drop-in peer learning support to students at campus locations where they congregate to study. The Academic Skills Rovers were initially recruited from the teacher education discipline, but the pool was subsequently extended to include students with high-level literacy skills from other fields. The program has proven to be a successful addition to the scope of learning development support offered at UC, as measured by a rapid increase in the number and reach of consultations, enthusiastic evaluations by students, and the positive experiences of the Rovers themselves. This article outlines and analyses the features of the program to provide a road map for other institutions contemplating the introduction of a similar service and proposes possible further directions for the future. [This program was pioneered by the following Academic Skills Rovers: Sarah Crawford, Lucy Ellen, Reuben Fox, Tania Hadlow, Kimberley Hall, Sharee Hodge, Katherine Kemp, Jayde Kominiarski, Alidia Lee, Kirra Lehman, Lisa Parsonage, Kentaro Takagi, and Rebecca Tedeschi.] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Wollongong. Available from: Centre for Educational Development and Interactive Resources. Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia. Tel: +61-2-4221-3140; Fax: +61-2-4225-8312; e-mail: jutlp@uow.edu.au; Web site: http://ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01