Library location gives Centre more visibility

Recent relocation to the heart of the library has given the Albany campus Centre for Teaching and Learning greater visibility, making it more accessible to students, says manager Ken Cage.

The centre, one of three run by Massey’s National Centre for Teaching and Learning across its three campuses, moved into the more centrally located second floor of the library, after eight years in the lower level of the Study Centre on the fringes of the campus.

At this month’s official opening, Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Academic and International) Professor Ingrid Day congratulated the Albany team for the quality of service they provide to students and staff, for the value they add to learning and teaching and, ultimately, the positive outcomes.

The centre provides a wide range of learning support services for students, and professional development support and training for academic staff, with workshops tailored to meet the needs of staff regarding new developments in Stream for online, blended and distance learning.

Among innovative support services for students are a highly popular series of YouTube videos based on the Flying Start guide to study. These give tips for study, research and assignment techniques and tools, and have had over a quarter of a million hits since going online three years ago, Mr Cage says.

Services for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) students include an award-winning podcast with several million followers worldwide, created and managed by Learning Adviser Martin McMorrow. Specialist help for international, postgraduate and Pasifika students is also available.