Tag Archives: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP)

26Jul/13

UROP – Investigating Student Communications and the Transition into Higher Education

Hello, I’m Jodie, a UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunities Placement) intern evaluating how effectively the University of Reading communicates with new students during the ‘transition period’ into Higher Education. Working alongside Sophie Harrison,Read More…

15Jul/13

Digitally Ready, a retrospective

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…

10Apr/13

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 IRead More…

07Feb/13

Academic publishing and interviewing: first steps

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…

16Jan/13

New Teaching & Learning Showcase series

We are kicking off the new year with another round of Teaching & Learning Showcase events here at Reading, starting next week with a session on the ‘Use of technologies in TeachingRead More…

10Jan/13

Me on the digital battlefield

To introduce myself, I am Sam Holton, a second- year student in the School of Biological Sciences here at Reading. Christmas and New Year are over and being the ambitious student IRead More…