07Feb/13

Academic publishing and interviewing: first steps

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I took my first steps into the world of academic writing and publishing last week when my supervisor informed me that we are going to submit my work on the Modular TrainingRead More…

15Dec/12

The opportunity to work with the Digitally Ready team

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The Existing and Emerging Biotechnologies (EEB) Framework and our work in Creating a Global Agenda in the Biosciences and the Internationalisation Change Programme (ICP) , have recently enabled us to work withRead More…

11Dec/12

Digitally Ready for 2013

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In attempting to write this blog post to sum up what 2012 has meant for Digitally Ready, the JISC-funded project here at the University of Reading to support staff and students inRead More…

The first blog from the new crop of MSc Plant Diversity students appeared today in Whiteknights biodiversity.  It’s a short blog on a gall seen on a creeping thistle.  What is interesting to me is that I haven’t yet trained the students in how to use the blogging system – that’s incorporated into Monday’s teaching.  I have one student at least with some innate digital literacy.