The European First Year Experience EFYE Conference and our Peer Assisted Learning Scheme (PALS)
Students on the BSc Nursing Programme at St Helena’s Campus, recently went on a trip to Cork, Ireland to present at the European First Year...
Category: Student Experience
Transforming Assessment: A Student Perspective
Rose Seneviratne (Student Digital Learning Officer) Assessments are a big part of the university experience. They act as key markers of progression and learning throughout...
Embedding Employability: A Student Perspective
Rose Seneviratne (Student Digital Learning Officer) Employability is endgame. There may be a handful of students who pursue higher education purely for personal interests, but...
What are Learning Analytics?
Caitlin Harrison, Student Digital Champion Before undertaking work experience with the CELT, I had never heard of learning analytics – more to the point, I...
How can our Digital Media Producers help you create digital media elements for your teaching and learning?
Charlotte Ellis, Learning Technology Media Adviser What are Digital Media Producers? Our Digital Media Producers (DMPs) are students employed by the Centre for Excellence in...
Student-Staff Partnerships Symposium, University of Surrey: A student perspective
By Faye Davies (VP Activities, Union of Students) and Emily Fisher (L6, BSc Forensic Science) Why is a whole conference needed on student/staff collaboration projects...
Why do you need digital skills? – a Digital Champion’s perspective
If I’m going to be completely honest, when I came to university, I really didn’t even think about what technical skills I would need. And...
Your key to success: Mastering your digital skills – a Digital Champion’s perspective
Technology is everywhere, and it is essential to our daily lives! We are now living in a digital age in which hi-tech programmes and devices...
How to create and scan QR codes
What is a QR code? Amazingly, QR codes have been around since 1994 when they were originally invented for use in the motor industry to...
The On Campus Internship Scheme (OCIS) and Festival of Learning 2019: A Student Experience
If one word should describe my whole experience during the OCIS internship, I would choose learning. Learning new skills, learning more about myself, and of...