Tag Archives: Nadja Guggi

Progress with Digitally Ready: top down, bottom up

Last week, we invited our colleagues here at Reading for a lunchtime Show & TEL on ‘Progress with Digitally Ready’ – a chance to find out more about some of our digital initiatives on the ground, as well as the … Continue reading

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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

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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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Digital literacies and skills for 21st-century learning: Steve Wheeler visits Reading

Digitally Ready is proud to welcome Steve Wheeler, Associate Professor of Learning Technology at Plymouth University, who will be visiting Reading on 30 April to speak about ‘Digital literacies and skills for 21st-century learning’. This seminar will explore the challenges universities will … 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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Learning on Screen Awards

Congratulations to our Digital Hero Matthew Nicholls, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Classics, who has been shortlisted for a prestigious Learning on Screen Award by the British Universities Film & Video Council (BUVFC) in the Courseware and Curriculum Non Broadcast/Multimedia Award … Continue reading

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Closing the feedback loop

A couple of weeks ago, I foolishly promised readers of this blog a catch-up on the latest session in our Teaching & Learning Showcase series – ‘Closing the feedback loop’, which took place here at Reading on Tuesday.

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Show & TEL: Progress with Digitally Ready

Digitally Ready requests the pleasure of your company at our lunchtime ‘Show & TEL: Progress with Digitally Ready’ on 1 March, 12.30–2.00 here at Reading. This session is open to all Reading staff with an interest in using digital technologies in … Continue reading

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Digital Digest: Spotlight on video

We are delighted to bring you the second issue of Digital Digest, our collaborative newsletter on all things digital happening around the University. Mobile video and YouTube are increasingly part of our day-to-day lives, and open up new ways of … Continue reading

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Making sense: digital modelling and flipped classroom

‘Use of technologies in Teaching & Learning’ proved a hot topic for over 40 staff here at Reading who joined us for another session in our popular Teaching & Learning Showcase series, to hear from three colleagues who are employing … Continue reading

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