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Category Archives: Work/Academic placements
Student Communications Internship – Remember to speak to your students!
So here I am, coming towards the end of my fourth week of my Student Communications Internship. Last time I blogged I spoke about having a lot of questions to answer and, if anything, I now have even more! Alongside … Continue reading
Taking on the role of Student Communications Intern
During the summer of 2013 I have taken on the role of Student Communications Intern. Working for Richard Sandford, Student Communications Officer, and alongside UROP student, Jodie Hitch, I am beginning to find my way around the rather complex world … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Staff-student partnerships, Work/Academic placements
Tagged communication, internship, paper, print, project, Social media, Sophie Harrison, student, UROP
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UROP – Investigating Student Communications and the Transition into Higher Education
Hello, I’m Jodie, a UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunities Placement) intern evaluating how effectively the University of Reading communicates with new students during the ‘transition period’ into Higher Education. Working alongside Sophie Harrison, who is undertaking a Reading Internship Scheme Project, … Continue reading
Videos with philosophy students
Molly Knight, Alex Gregory and I have been making videos with some students in the Philosophy Department, supported by the Digitally Ready Small Projects fund. One video is designed to tell prospective students a little about what it’s like to … Continue reading
Student placement abroad – A case study in Hong Kong
Thanks to the small project funded by the Digitally Ready project, I have been able to conduct my first interview with a student earlier this year. And Tee has very kindly taught me how to use Adobe Premiere Elements and … Continue reading
Student Researchers from the department of Art to present at RAISE 2013 (by Christine Ellison)
As we continue to develop OSCAR the online student community in Art our students are becoming more involved and more integral to the development of the project. Together we are researching innovative ways to integrate the social network, designed to … Continue reading
Sneak preview: Digitally Ready at PELeCON
I am writing this en route en to Devon where I will be presenting a paper on ‘Digital literacies and work placements’ at Plymouth Enhanced Learning Conference (PELeCON) tomorrow morning. As I was getting my thoughts together for the talk … Continue reading
Posted in Meetings & Events, Research, Work/Academic placements
Tagged Careers Placements Experience Centre, Developing Effective E-Learning: The Development Pyramid, Digital literacies and work placements, Helen Beetham, Nadja Guggi, Plymouth Enhanced Learning Conference (PELeCON), Rachel Glover, Reading Internship Scheme (RIS), Rhona Sharpe, Summer Employment Experience and Discovery (SEED), Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP)
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Digitally Ready for employability: online placement support
I have been involved in the Digitally Ready project here at Reading since June 2012, working with Dr. Lucinda (Cindy) Becker, Placement Tutor in the Department of English Language and Literature, to improve the information available to English Literature students about academic … Continue reading
Posted in Small project funding scheme, Staff-student partnerships, Work/Academic placements
Tagged Blackboard (VLE), CampusPack, Centre for the Development of Teaching & Learning (CDoTL), Cindy Becker, Content Management System, Content Management System (CMS), Dropbox, GIMP, Nadja Guggi, School of Literature and Languages, Simon Hyslop, Wikis
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My success at the Digitally Ready showcase
As you have picked up from the title, the recent Show & TEL event on ‘Progress with Digitally Ready’ was a success for me! I was excited to find out more about other projects here at the University of Reading that … Continue reading
Posted in Dissemination, Meetings & Events, Research, Small project funding scheme, Staff-student partnerships, Video, Work/Academic placements
Tagged Blackboard (VLE), British American Tobacco, Existing and Emerging Biotechnologies (EEB) Framework, Nadja Guggi, Sam Holton, School of Biological Sciences, Show & TEL: Progress with Digitally Ready, Tee Nadan
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Online resources for physical and life sciences students
Even more online support has been made available for students here at Reading seeking work placement and graduate employment. A new online tool dedicated to helping students find opportunities within the life sciences industry has been launched this month by the … Continue reading