SAGE Campus expands to online learning for skills and research methods
Libraries can now get institution-wide access to the platform
We are pleased to announce that SAGE Campus is expanding. We began with a focus on data science courses, but are broadening our horizons to offer high quality support for the teaching and learning of a wide range of skills and research methods that can be applied across all stages of academic study; from undergraduates looking to critically assess information to researchers looking to report their data and publish their research.
Teaching social research methods and supporting the development of skills for study and research is more challenging than it ever has been. Institutions must ensure students and researchers are data literate and equip them with an array of new skills to navigate the changing worlds of research and publishing, all while managing drastic changes in the world of higher education itself.
These skills take significant practice to hone and data literacy takes time to develop, and without having access to the physical classrooms or shared spaces we’re used to this is even more challenging. As faculty’s limited class time is under more pressure, the resources we create for institutions need to support their students, researchers and faculty better than ever.
To support the teaching and learning of skills and research methods across all stages of academic study, we are publishing 18 brand new courses in 2021 - growing our full SAGE Campus suite to 29 courses and over 250 hours of learning time. The suite includes courses on critical thinking, data literacy, research planning, data analysis and publishing your research. We’ve identified some of the most difficult and pivotal moments in the academic experience, and designed courses to support learners to come through these and excel.
In addition to the new courses, we have significantly updated the SAGE Campus platform to be available as a digital library resource. As with other SAGE Digital Library Products, libraries can get institution-wide access to SAGE Campus via IP, EzProxy, Shibboleth and OpenAthens authentication.
Since we launched SAGE Campus online data science courses in September 2017, we’ve helped thousands of social scientists learn new skills to work with big data and new computational methods. This September marks the close of the individual purchase options for our courses and our last ever individual SAGE Campus cohort started on 7th September 2020. We thank all of our individual learners for their enthusiasm for learning with SAGE Campus, and we look forward to welcoming thousands more learners through the launch of our new institutional wide access offer.
Rachel Crookes, Head of SAGE Campus, said:
“I’m thrilled that SAGE Campus is now available for institution wide access. Now more learners can benefit from our rich pedagogy and high quality instruction. Our new platform has enhanced functionality to make it easy for librarians and faculty to administer, and the courses have been designed with the learner in mind. Thousands of learners have benefited from taking our courses since we launched in 2017, and we look forward to supporting thousands more!”
Content pathway
The future suite of 250+ hours of SAGE Campus courses cover topics along the below content pathway; some of the most difficult and pivotal moments in the academic experience.
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