1. How do you define ‘impact’ in your work or practice? by Bruce Ryan https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2 en-us 2024-02-22 13:21:15 UTC 2024-03-26 14:45:29 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934113684 Feedback surveys

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]]> 2024-03-26 14:38:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934113783 Impact… https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934113796 This is notoriously difficult to define and even harder to measure.

]]> 2024-03-26 14:38:32 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934113796 https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934113969 In an academic library—number of information literacy sessions taught and number of students

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]]> 2024-03-26 14:38:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934114025 Enable people to change their behavior https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934114079 2024-03-26 14:38:45 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934114079 Altmetrics alisonhicks https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934114367 2024-03-26 14:38:55 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934114367 Making a difference... https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934114393 ...to behaviour or learner outcomes. But massively hard to measure.

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]]> 2024-03-26 14:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934114679 Impact means secker_jane https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934114765 An observable change in behaviour, changing someone else's practice

]]> 2024-03-26 14:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934114765 https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934114821 Students successfully completing a research assignment

]]> 2024-03-26 14:39:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934114821 What impact is not… https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934115047 Just counting stuff.

]]> 2024-03-26 14:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934115047 Individuals reached and citations https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934115164 2024-03-26 14:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934115164 https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934115589 I'm a government librarian and so the measures would be different from a lot here. For us it would be seeing an impact on policy or an effect on research.

]]> 2024-03-26 14:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934115589 https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934115606 Changes in learners’ experiences

]]> 2024-03-26 14:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934115606 ekokkalidou https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934115645 Seeing/hearing how students will incorporate the IL skills they learned in their current projects

]]> 2024-03-26 14:39:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934115645 Seeing positive outcomes in things like improvements in digital skills https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934115664 2024-03-26 14:39:44 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934115664 https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934115687 Student feedback on improved grades

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]]> 2024-03-26 14:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934115952 https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934115957 Number of users (students) reached via teaching or 1-1s.

Quantitative and qualitative survey feedback.

NSS score.

SCONUL data benchmarked against other institutions.

Student attainment - working on how we measured our impact on student attainment.


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]]> 2024-03-26 14:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934116142 Re defining impact as value...looking at impact case studies where IL has given value https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934116249 2024-03-26 14:40:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934116249 Student feedback. Returning students. https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934116344 2024-03-26 14:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934116344 https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934116491 An improvement in students‘ marks, ultimately

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]]> 2024-03-26 14:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934116614 Impact https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934116909 Hard to get acceptance that IL is even worth considering in schools so even harder to show or measure impact. Differences in terminology don’t help

]]> 2024-03-26 14:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934116909 Better informed library users https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934116942 2024-03-26 14:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934116942 Increased engagement with the library service https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934117148 2024-03-26 14:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934117148 Measuring impact when you teach secker_jane https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934117194 This is really hard. What does it mean - results improve? Students give you positive feedback? How do you know if they have actually developed their IL abilities? It's going to be very messy

]]> 2024-03-26 14:40:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934117194 Wider contribution https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934118774 Changing existing approaches, policies, improving skills in measurable ways, getting interest from outside your own silos of work and contributing on a wider level - getting work known externally and in other disciplines

]]> 2024-03-26 14:41:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934118774 I prefer to focus on understanding- impact seems to be a very positivist, neoliberal term alisonhicks https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934119102 2024-03-26 14:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934119102 Students/users being able to do something new or do something at a higher level as a result of their library use https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934119115 2024-03-26 14:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934119115 https://padlet.com/bruceryan1/ad9pv50nhx64a1y2/wish/2934119551 Successful graduates

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