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Project history and functions

ALL practice and research database: sharing practice and research beyond the boundaries of our institutions. Project history and functions. Promoting ongoing cross institutional AALL collegiality, professionalism and research. Dr. Bronwyn James Learning Development University of Wollongong

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Project history and functions

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  1. ALL practice and research database: sharing practice and research beyond the boundaries of our institutions Project history and functions

  2. Promoting ongoing cross institutional AALL collegiality, professionalism and research Dr. Bronwyn James Learning Development University of Wollongong Wollongong, NSW 2522 Australia bjames@uow.edu.au Dr. Judy Maxwell Study and Learning Centre RMIT University Melbourne, Vic. 3000 Australia judy.maxwell@rmit.edu.au

  3. Stages in the development of the database • 2011 Presentation at AALL conference 2008 - Promoting ongoing cross-institutional ALL collegiality & professional-ism (AALL-funded project – James) 2008 - Database for ALL research (AALL-funded project- Maxwell)

  4. Database and Resource for academic language and learning Practice and Research The database is searchable across these fields:

  5. Practice and Research sub categories Practice categories: • Competitive grants and awards • Conference hosting • Courses/subjects for credit • Courses/subjects not for credit • Evaluation • External body consultancy • Independent and self-directed learning • Integration/embedding into disciplines • Peer mentoring • Peer tutoring • Policy development and governance • Research and scholarly activities related to ALL practice • Resource development • Retention • Staff and tutor development and support • Student consultations • Testing/needs analysis • Workshops, lectures and tutorials • Other

  6. Practice and Research sub categories (cont.) Cohorts: • TAFE • Foundation • Undergraduate • Honours • Postgraduate coursework • Postgraduate research • Domestic • International • Off-campus/off-shore • Transition • Linguistic and cultural diversity • Indigenous • Mature age • Low SES • Students with disability • Other equity • Other

  7. Practice and Research sub categories (cont.) Learning focus: • Active learning • Academic literacy • Clinical/workplace communication • Computing literacy • Critical thinking, reading and writing • English language learning • Exam preparation and strategies • Graduate/professional qualities/capabilities • Group/team work • Library/information literacy • Listening in lectures and tutorials • Mathematics/numeracy/statistics • Note-taking • On-line learning • Oral presentations • Reading strategies • Referencing and plagiarism • Reflective practice • Research • Science literacy • Time management/goal setting • Writing for publication • Other

  8. The two sides to the database Bibliographic side Search fields:  Institution  Publication title  Author  Year  Student cohort  Learning focus  Practice label If the publication relates to a particular ALL practice, there will be a link under: ALL Practice label • Practice side • Search fields: • Student cohort • Learning focus •  Practice label • If a practice has been published, there will be a link under: • All Publications Purpose: To identify practices in ALL units Purpose: To identify ALL publications Identical practice labels link to each other links takes you side of the DB Clicking these to the other

  9. Sample DB practice entries

  10. Searching the Practice DB Search practice: Search student cohort: Search learning focus:

  11. Creating a practice entry User manual for database available on the landing page

  12. Report output as case study PDF

  13. Report Output sample: • Count of organisational units • conducting practice • Count of practices for single • organisational unit

  14. Sample DB bibliographic entries Default position is inverse chronological order Abstract & details appear when item is clicked

  15. Searching the Bibliographic DB Search under any or all of these search areas Or just browse the titles

  16. Creating a bibliographic entry User manual for database available on the landing page

  17. What now? For the database to grow, the AALL community needs to take responsibility. 1. If your university begins a new practice, please create a new practice entry. 2. If you have written a journal article, conference paper, book, book chapter or other academic text, please create a new bibliographic entry. If you have any difficulties, please contact Bronwyn James (for practice entries) or Judy Maxwell (for bibliographic entries). For our AALL community to continue to grow, we need to share our practice and publications.

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