All hands on deck: A team approach to preparing year one Arts students for their first major assignment. A Practice Report

Abstract

Acknowledging that students do not take advantage of already-available services, Cameron, George and Henley recount their attempts to proactively engage with first-year art students at the point of need by arranging targeted “teaching sessions.” Sessions, conducted during the week before the due date of a major assignment, were a collaborative effort between the library, the First-Year Experience program, and the student learning staff. This article presents some interesting ideas for ways that academic libraries can build partnerships for the purpose of engaging students and raising retention rates. Annotation authored by members of the ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Committee.