My Learning Essentials for staff

‌My Learning Essentials is the Library’s programme of skills support. It offers face to face and online support across a variety of topics including digital skills, referencing, study strategies, academic writing, presentations and finding information.

How My Learning Essentials can help your students

There are two ways MLE can be used to help your students:

Embed My Learning Essentials into your teaching

You can work with the Library to integrate skills support directly into your programme. Library specialists can design, develop and deliver an interactive and innovative face-to-face session within your programme and recommend online guides to be added to your Canvas course or community space. Support can be tailored to your students’ needs and can be in person, online or a combination of the two.

Signpost students to My Learning Essentials support

You can recommend that students access MLE independently alongside their studies via our workshops or our online guides. This provides additional support outside of teaching sessions, encouraging independent learning. You can also signpost individuals to specific support.

How to embed My Learning Essentials within your programme

We recommend embedded teaching sessions be delivered at a programme level and during a timetabled session. Students should be informed by you that they are required to attend the session and we would appreciate it if you could also attend. Please check our workshops and online guides for examples of the topics we cover.

The Library requires at least four weeks' notice to develop the session but will require more time for multi-session delivery or for material we haven't previously developed. 

To request an embedded teaching session or online guide please complete this form and one of our dedicated staff will be in touch.

If you require further information about MLE, please do contact your Engagement Librarian.

Find out more about what’s on offer and how you can work with us to support your students' academic skills development.

If you wish to embed any of our online guides to Canvas yourself, visit this page for instructions.