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A Road Map for Integrating Academic Skills in a Bachelor’s Programme

Bergsten, Erik LU orcid ; Glad, Hanna LU ; Harwood, Garo LU and Müller, Monika LU (2025) p.78-86
Abstract
Academic skills such as reading, writing, critical thinking and information literacy are foundational to university-level learning. However, although students often have a certain level of academic literacy on arrival, their skills do not necessarily match the context-specific requirements of higher education and often need to be explicitly taught. In contrast to ad hoc and isolated interventions, which seem to be the default response to this skills shortage, we argue for a more systematic, integrated and sustainable approach to academic skills development. We show that a joint venture between subject teachers, librarians, academic skills teachers and the programme ... (More)
Academic skills such as reading, writing, critical thinking and information literacy are foundational to university-level learning. However, although students often have a certain level of academic literacy on arrival, their skills do not necessarily match the context-specific requirements of higher education and often need to be explicitly taught. In contrast to ad hoc and isolated interventions, which seem to be the default response to this skills shortage, we argue for a more systematic, integrated and sustainable approach to academic skills development. We show that a joint venture between subject teachers, librarians, academic skills teachers and the programme management can bring about an effective and sustainable way of working with skills development. Based on our experiences in an international bachelor’s programme, we outline a roadmap for fostering academic literacy that is resilient to staff turnover and aligned with course objectives. The proposed model aims to enhance student engagement, ensure continuity across courses, and support diverse learners in achieving their academic potential. (Less)
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Connecting Teachers – Changing from Within : Proceedings from the 2024 Lund University Conference on Teaching and Learning - Proceedings from the 2024 Lund University Conference on Teaching and Learning
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78 - 86
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Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology, Lund University
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978-91-8104-775-2
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10.37852/oblu.343.c765
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  abstract     = {{Academic skills such as reading, writing, critical thinking and information literacy are foundational  to  university-level  learning.  However,  although  students  often  have  a  certain  level  of  academic  literacy  on  arrival,  their  skills  do  not  necessarily  match  the context-specific  requirements  of  higher  education  and  often  need  to  be  explicitly  taught. In contrast to ad hoc and isolated interventions, which seem to be the default response  to  this  skills  shortage,  we  argue  for  a  more  systematic,  integrated  and  sustainable  approach  to  academic  skills  development.  We  show  that  a  joint  venture  between  subject  teachers,  librarians,  academic  skills  teachers  and  the  programme  management  can  bring  about  an  effective  and  sustainable  way  of  working  with  skills  development. Based on our experiences in an international bachelor’s programme, we outline a roadmap for fostering academic literacy that is resilient to staff turnover and aligned  with  course  objectives.  The  proposed  model  aims  to  enhance  student  engagement, ensure continuity across courses, and support diverse learners in achieving their academic potential.}},
  author       = {{Bergsten, Erik and Glad, Hanna and Harwood, Garo and Müller, Monika}},
  booktitle    = {{Connecting Teachers – Changing from Within : Proceedings from the 2024 Lund University Conference on Teaching and Learning}},
  isbn         = {{978-91-8104-775-2}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{11}},
  pages        = {{78--86}},
  publisher    = {{Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology, Lund University}},
  title        = {{A Road Map for Integrating Academic Skills in a Bachelor’s Programme}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.37852/oblu.343.c765}},
  doi          = {{10.37852/oblu.343.c765}},
  year         = {{2025}},
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