{"id":3986,"date":"2021-12-02T11:59:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T11:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/?p=3986"},"modified":"2021-12-02T11:59:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T11:59:53","slug":"implementing-tools-for-academic-writing-across-all-departments-student-learning-ambassadors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/2021\/12\/02\/implementing-tools-for-academic-writing-across-all-departments-student-learning-ambassadors\/","title":{"rendered":"Implementing \u2018Tools for Academic Writing\u2019 across all departments – Student Learning Ambassadors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Written by Lucie Andrews, English and Creative Writing<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best Blackboard modules are organised effectively, easy to navigate and kept updated. However, I would like to focus on how Blackboard could be used as a resource for study skills and excellent academic practice. During the Student Learning Ambassadors project, we discussed what is a well-designed Blackboard module and some of the feedback included the way we felt that the referencing and citing guide was not easily accessible nor comprehensive enough to cover all student\u2019s needs. We also talked about the idea of including assignment model answers as a template of what needs to be included and how to format assignments correctly. One way to act upon this feedback would be to include a new folder within the assessment and feedback section that focuses on study skills in order to improve Blackboard as a student resource.          <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When analysing the different approaches to how different departments used Blackboard during the usability testing, I realised there was a useful section in the module menu called \u2018Tools for Academic Writing\u2019 in my department of English and Creative Writing that was not in the other departmental menus. Therefore, I would recommend that we should implement \u2018Tools for Academic Writing\u2019 across all departments by creating an additional folder within the assessment and feedback section to act upon some of the student feedback. Why should you consider this? And what will this new folder include? As Blackboard is the site used for the learning and academic aspect of the student experience, I believe that all students would gain from a folder dedicated to providing students with study skills and tips that will enable them to achieve excellent academic practice. Within this folder, it would provide a unique list of study skills relating to each department\u2019s needs. Here is a general template of what this folder could include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n