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Staff Induction: Support for Managers Moodle course and my experience of user testing
What’s the idea and who is this Moodle page for? Back in 2017 while working on the Staff Induction Moodle course, it was found that there was a LOT of variation when it came to how inductions were carried out across...
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TEL Round-up – 5 reminders for the new semester
For the first two weeks of the new semester TEL and AV staff provided a series of lunchtime surgeries in the Claverton Foyer, answering questions and providing support to staff. If you have any feedback about anything that was especially...
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Getting your message on our foyer TV screens
The University's internal digital signage system is a great way to raise awareness of events, opportunities, PGR projects, and student activities - plus is saves printing costs and the environment too! How the system works in our Faculty Our TV...
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Seven questions with Sue Fairhurst
I recently chatted to Sue Fairhurst prior to her retirement from the University, where she has enjoyed a successful career providing an in-house graphic design service for "anything and everything that needs to be designed or printed". I asked Sue...
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Seven questions with Andy Matthews
Last month I chatted to Andy Matthews who is a Senior Technician in the Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering. Andy is responsible for the Undergraduate teaching labs, managing the risk assessment and practical needs of students undertaking project work....
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MSc student induction: improving the experience
Our previous MSc induction events had taken the form of a one morning introduction to the Faculty with lunch, followed by a team building exercise during the afternoon. This year we decided to increase the number of presentations and include...
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Effective staff induction
We are working on a new Faculty staff induction to complement the activities that happen at a departmental and University level. As part of this project we interviewed new staff about their experiences joining the University. We also asked some...
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Top 5 worries for new MSc students
I surveyed our current and recently graduated MSc students to find out what their worries were about starting an MSc. 1. Getting back into the momentum of studying as quickly as others on your course You may have had an...