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,Read More…
In October 2011 I drafted a brief description of my digital education interests for this blog (when it was just starting) but didn’t get to the point where I wanted to publishRead More…
I’ve been at Reading University for quite a long time now. Arriving at Reading fresh from my PhD, during which I managed my research data and wrote my thesis using a SinclairRead More…
Here at Reading we have been trialling enterprise social networking service Yammer since the start of the new year. Head of Web and New Media Helen Setchell who is a member ofRead More…
Student communication channels was one of the areas investigated by the ‘Enhancing Student Engagement in Curriculum Development’ project undertaken here at Reading. The initiative, funded by the University’s Teaching & Learning DevelopmentRead More…
Art at Reading has a new digital platform to connect staff and students. OSCAR, the Online Studio Community at Reading, has been developed to support the vast range of teaching and learning activities thatRead More…
I’ve just stumbled across http://hatchpath.com, a site for student exchange of information on their modules. It seems to have very smooth and intuitive tools for information sharing and strikes me as quiteRead More…
Continuing the theme of using social media, I thought I would give a plug to a project on ‘Enhancing Student Engagement in Curriculum Development’ here at the University of Reading. Amongst otherRead More…
We’ ve been hearing a lot recently about the need for a code of practice to guide our students in their use of web 2.0 and social media when part of their learningRead More…
Recent studies have shown that students are comfortable using sites such as Facebook and Twitter in their social lives but feel less confident about applying those skills for learning. Our own small-scaleRead More…