Library and Skills Centre Teachmeet 2025

We are delighted to invite you to the 5th Sheffield Hallam University Library and Skills Centre Teachmeet, which will take place on Thursday 5th June 2024, 10am-4pm. This free regional event will involve the sharing of ideas, experience, and innovative teaching practice through presentations, activities and discussions. The Teachmeet is aimed at higher education library staff and academic study skills practitioners working in the North and in the Midlands.

In this guide, you will be able to find information on:

• Presentations
• Discussions held on the day.
• Useful resources.
• Practicalities such as directions to the location.

On this page, you can find out about our theme, planned schedule for the day, and recommended spots in Sheffield city centre if you have time! This guide will be updated as we move closer to the day of the Teachmeet.

If you haven't already signed up to attend, you can book your place now.

Our theme this year is Inclusive learning: advancing student success through Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EEDI) in library and academic study skills.

EEDI has always been a vital topic but with widening social and economic divides, and a rise in global intolerance, it is more important than ever. Striving to ensure all students have the opportunity to thrive is a goal that unites educators. Understanding, and responding to, the changing picture of student needs is vital to achieving this inclusive learning environment.  

Librarians and study skills professionals play a significant role in advancing EEDI for students in Higher and Further Education and may be required to evidence the impact of this through institutional plans such as Access and Participation Plans in HE.

Themes could include: 

• Universal design for learning 
• Co-production initiatives with disabled students 
• Role of HE library teaching & learning in student wellbeing 
• Impact on the degree awarding gap 
• Evaluating impact of EEDI initiatives 
• Addressing the hidden curriculum for those new to HE

• Chloe Bolsover - Learning and Teaching Librarian
• Beth Davies - Learning and Teaching Librarian
• Karen Dolman - Learning and Teaching Librarian
• Jayne Evans - Skills Manager
• Megan Oliver - Academic Skills Adviser
• Nick Russell - Academic Skills Adviser

This is subject to change with any updates communicated in good time. There will be three breaks including lunch and time for networking. Refreshments will be provided during the mid-morning break. Please note that while lunch will not be provided, there is a range of good value food available from campus outlets, supermarkets and cafés within a comfortable walking distance.

• 9.30am – Arrival
• 10am – Welcome
• 10.30am – First two presentations (10 minute presentations with 10 minutes for questions and changeover).
• 11.10am – Break
• 11.30am – Final three presentations
• 12.30pm – Lunch and networking
• 1.30pm – First activity
• 2.20pm – Break
• 2.40pm – Second activity
• 3.30pm – Plenary

Some possible options for a stroll at lunch time:

• The Millennium Galleries
• Sheffield Winter Gardens
• Graves Art Gallery