Tag Archives: Careers Placements Experience Centre

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

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Virtual careers fairs

The Careers, Placement and Experience Centre (CPEC) here at Reading has invested in virtual fair technology, which has enabled the service to extend its traditional offer of careers fairs and provide students with a virtual environment in which to interact … Continue reading

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Placement support online – for staff and for students

Our research study into digital literacies for student employability, focusing on WRPL and the University’s placement schemes, revealed that many students are as yet unaware of the full range of opportunities on offer, and that some work remains to be … Continue reading

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Placement showcase: Carrie Philp

Continuing my placement showcase series, I interviewed Carrie Philp about her experiences during her UROP placement and how she used social media to recruit students for her project. A third year Psychology student, Carrie, who only heard about the opportunity … Continue reading

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