Tag Archives: Technology

Success! The Digitally Ready showcase

Posted on March 11, 2013 by samholton

As you have picked up from the title, the Digitally Ready showcase event was a success! I was excited to find out more about other projects around the university that Digitally Ready had funded and share my workings and what … Continue reading →

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You log in, you create and Waoh!

Posted on February 25, 2013 by samholton

I am pleased to blog that I will be presenting my work so far during my placement at the Digitally Ready showcase event on 1st March. Interestingly, I will be the only student presenting on that day. The synopsis is … Continue reading →

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Challenges to Internationalisation

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Tee Nadan

End of last month Simon Sweeney, Higher Education Academy (HEA) Associate, visited us at Reading in his capacity as advisor for the Internationalisation Change Programme initiative. The visit started with a 2-hour meeting with members of the ICP team followed … Continue reading →

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The use of technologies among like-minded people

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Tee Nadan

It was early January, even before the term started, when I met with Dr Geoff Taggart (Lecturer/Co-Director BA CDL, Institute of Education) and Enza Siciliano Verruccio (Italian Language Coordinator, Modern Languages and European Studies) with regards to future directions and … Continue reading →

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Back to work! Continuing the development of the EEB blended framework and the Internationalisation Project

Posted on January 7, 2013 by samholton

Christmas and New Year are over, being the ambitious student I am, I think it’s about time  to get back to work! Due to the success of my UROP placement, I have been invited back part time to develop the … Continue reading →

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The end of my UROP placement!

Posted on August 17, 2012 by lauracotton

This week, I have mainly been tying up loose ends and making sure everything is documented and ready to hand over to my supervisors (Kim and Tee). All the presentations are now broken down into three levels of difficulty with … Continue reading →

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My penultimate week!

Posted on August 10, 2012 by lauracotton

I’ve now finished week five out of six for my UROP placement and whilst the project has still got a long way to go my part will soon be coming to an end. This week has been focussed on converting … Continue reading →

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Two weeks left, the Race is on!

Posted on August 3, 2012 by lauracotton

Only two more weeks of UROP placement left so the race is on to get everything done, Gold medal here I come! One of my tasks within the project was to look through the original lecture materials and break the … Continue reading →

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Time flies when you’re working hard!

Posted on July 27, 2012 by lauracotton

At the end of another eventful and productive week (despite the temptation to take a break and enjoy the glorious weather) it’s time to reflect on what has been achieved. Several meetings at the beginning of the week proved fruitful, discovering … Continue reading →

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Am I ready for the digital challenges?

Posted on July 23, 2012 by samholton

Week 3, and I’m still enjoying myself! This week went very quickly, I have been working on my script and adding the finishing touches to the RNA technology slides. These are now complete and a script prepared, so I can … Continue reading →

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