Presentation from Referencing Reboot: Tools, Tech and Twinkle on 4 June 2014 (English Faculty, University of Cambridge). Liz works at the Central Bedfordshire College.

1. Liz Leighton
Central Bedfordshire College
Wednesday 4th June 2014

2. It’s a shame that referencing is not widespread
amongst primary and secondary schools….
Learnt at school?
Reading comprehension
To read about authors from information
on book covers, e.g. other books written,
whether author is alive or dead
Publisher

to become aware of authorship and
publication. (DCSF 2008)

3. If it was more popular it would enable young
people and children to be more comfortable and
confident when approaching their work
Young people
Access students

4. Keep it simple please
 Citing
 Plagiarising
 Academic integrity
 Insightfully analyse
 Paraphrase
 Contextualise
 ‘A source is any resource that you use to collect information
for your coursework including text books, encyclopaedias,
journals, TV and radio programmes, the internet and other
people’ (Ofqual 2009)

6. They do care

7. Our responsibilities
Policies and procedures
Consistency
Assignments
Support

8. They will be better equipped to handling more
challenging work at college and university…
We do our best
We give them into your
care

9. Referencing should be
approached with
enthusiasm and focus
should be on delivery
and gaining the skill

10. How can this be achieved?
Further sessions dedicated to
referencing?
Practical online exercises
Software
Start earlier

11. And finally
 It’s a shame that referencing is not widespread
amongst academic institutions such as primary and
secondary schools as well as colleges.
 If it was more popular it would enable young people
and children to be more comfortable and confident
when approaching work.
 They will be better equipped to handling more
challenging work at college and university.
 Referencing should be approached with enthusiasm
and focus should be on delivery and gaining the skill.

12. Bibliography
 Ofqual. (2009) Avoiding Plagiarism: a guide for parents and carers. [Online]
Available at
http://ofqual.gov.uk/?s=%E2%97%BEAvoiding+Plagiarism%A+A+guide+for+parent
s+and+carers (Accessed 30 May 2014)
 DCSF. (2008) Primary Framework Literacy [Online] Available at
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100612050234/nationalstrategie
s.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/primary/primaryframework/literacy
 (Accessed 30 May 2014)
 Plagiarism policy & procedure. (2013)Dunstable: Central Bedfordshire College
 Ofqual. (2009) Avoiding Plagiarism: a guide for parents and carers. [Online]
Available at
http://ofqual.gov.uk/?s=%E2%97%BEAvoiding+Plagiarism%A+A+guide+for+parent
s+and+carers (Accessed 30 May 2014)
 A student from Central Bedfordshire College, 2014