CAMPUS |
Madinat Zayed College |
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NAME OF FACILITY |
Independent Learning Centre |
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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MZC P.O. Box: 58855 Madinat Zayed, Abu Dhabi, UAE 00 971 9 2011 662 |
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OPERATION/ORGANISATION |
DETAILS |
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Staffing (Operational) |
1 X ILC Coordinator 1 X ILC assistant |
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Campus student numbers 2013/14 |
MZMC- 33 MZWC- 200 |
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Reporting structure |
ILC Coordinator > College Director |
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Opening hours |
Sun-Thurs 8.30am-3.30pm |
ROLE OF ILC |
DETAILS |
Top 5 functions/ services to students |
1. Providing and maintaining a relaxed and yet structured learning environment for students to come and work on interactive online resources and software. 2. Providing student access to most popular learning resources and websites directly relevant to their course of study. 3. Presenting and providing practice and tutoring to Foundations students. 4. Providing assistance and support for students studying maths online. 5. Producing study skills guides ‘Learning to Learn’ periodically. 6. Producing a range of promotional materials such as subject based wesites’ posters, handouts, ILC announcements, brochures, student newsletter etc. 7. Centre for CEPA exams. 8. Providing training on new applications and technologies. 9. Designing available learning materials such as Speaking Cards in attractive formats for the students to use in the ILC. |
Top 5 functions/services to staff/faculty |
1. Providing software administration for Clarity products such as Road to IELTS. 2. Providing training on new applications and technologies. 3. Making available a list of suitable resources, websites, and software to faculty of use to their students. 4. Providing a suitable environment for faculty to conduct occasional speaking and listening tests inaddtion to teaching. 5. Centre for CEPA exams. 6. Providing a suitable environment and space to other services such as PD events. |
FACILITIES |
DETAILS |
Size of learning facility: |
Length:11.75m X Width:5.75m X H:3.05m |
Location & brief description of facility: |
Room# 011, ground floor, near the main entrance. |
No of group/collaborative study spaces: Bookable? |
One room to accommodate 30 students at a time. If and when required, the seating can be rearranged for group or pair work. Most sessions are booked by faculty for a semester. |
No of quiet, individual study spaces: |
One speaking corner within the ILC |
Staff work stations: |
One work station within the ILC |
EQUIPMENT/TECHNOLOGY |
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Student PC’s and/or laptops |
9 iMacs + 24 wired laptops |
TV/ DVD/ VIDEO |
Library has 7 LCD TV & DVD viewing stations |
Student scanners |
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Student printers/ copiers |
1student B/W printer 1 photocopier machine 1 staff colour printer |
Top 10 Software titles (in order of popularity) |
1. Clarity 2. Focus on Grammar 3. MindGames |
Top 10 subscription websites (in order of popularity)
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1. Road to IELTS - GT 2. Road to IELTS - Acad 3. Study Skills Success 4. Self.access.com 5. Tense Buster Online 6. Active reading 7. It’s your job |
Other info: iPads: 11 + 10 pens Apple TV 1 Digital Photoframe (equipment) Promethean Board Essential Grammar in Use+ Essential Vocabulary in Use (CD installed on all laptops) Headway Online (popular learning resource) Randall’s ESL listening (popular learning learning resource) |
MATERIALS IN ILC |
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Worksheets |
Readings to go (LRC produced) Write away |
Reference books |
Online + Physical Dictionaries (Eng- Eng + Eng-Ar) 52 Eng. lang. ref. books |
Readers |
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Speaking resources |
Foundations Speaking cards laminated (MZC own produced) IELTS speaking cards laminated |
Textbooks |
New foundations text books (reading, writing, grammar etc) |
Games (Xbox, chess, Scrabble etc) |
Laminated Sudoko puzzles + word seach Weblinks to online games |
User guides & handouts |
Internet guides +website posters (subject based) + study tips handouts + handouts on useful links to environmental, health, business, etc. studies. |
Online materials (Sharepoint etc.) |
Links to free online interactive learning resources available on ILC home page. |
Other info: All IL material is online, arranged under appropriate headings in the MZC/RUC interface (home page). Class binders containing checklists of the tasks students are working on. Daily ILC user log where students sign in, time in and time out their daily/weekly visit. |
Promotion and marketing |
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Website |
Blog |
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Newsletter |
Monthly |
Other |
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Additional Comments: All new and important ILC announcements displayed on digital photoframes and digital signage. Brochures + A5sized or A3 sized posters throughout college. Daily /weekly ILC stats + weekly ILC reports. Occasional article in ECHO (college magazine). ILC write up for college website. Prezi presentation for induction and orientation purposes. ILC success stories communicated to all RUC+MZC staff in Director’s Weekly update. |