Author: Thomas Davidson Another year, another guest lecture…hopefully it doesn’t get any less exciting! Two weeks ago, trusty DigiChamps Tom Rowledge, Sarah Hewitt and Nic Fair and I all delivered a session on Digital Literacies to MANG1022. This was an interactive session, similar in many ways to the one last year,[…]
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Author: Thomas Davidson Summer is traditionally thought of as a time of reflection for students (whatever you might think, it is!) and that is exactly what I aim to do in this article. Specifically, I’m going to reflect on my role as a DigiChamp over the course of the past year.[…]
Read moreAuthor: Thomas Davidson This week, the cohort of the Business School’s MANG1022 module received a session on Digital Literacy from either Sarah Hewitt, Nic Fair or Tom Rowledge and I. We were asked to create a session appropriate to introduce the concept of Digital Literacy to Level 1 students a few[…]
Read moreI really enjoyed delivering the blogging workshops. I think my natural place is at the front of a class, delivering some information (and maybe even wisdom!), and asking for feedback from the audience. My co-presenters, Amanda and Houry, were also excellent to work with, and I really hope we delivered[…]
Read moreAuthor: Tim O’Riordan Earlier this year we were approached by Lorna Franklin from the Hampshire Cultural Trust. The Trust had received Heritage Lottery funding to engage teenagers in developing an exhibition on how technology has impacted our lives since the 1970s. Managed by the Ashcroft Arts Centre, the exhibition is to[…]
Read moreDigichamp Merel van Dijke and I were invited to present a seminar on ‘Living and Learning on The Web’ as part of a Business and Management outreach project for A level students which took place at The CitiGroup Centre in London. The Web has revolutionised the way in which humans connect and[…]
Read moreBefore the Christmas break, the Digichamps were approached to provide BioMedical Science Graduates with advice on what to do and what not to do with social media when entering the job industry for the first time. With 92% of recruiters using social media during the hiring process, it’s vital that[…]
Read moreAuthor: Tim O’Riordan Found Blur Motion/ilouque ©2011/CC BY 2.0 Earlier this month, Dr Lisa Bernasek, Academic Coordinator for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies approached us with a request for assistance. Like many academics who recognise the benefits blogging in support of learning, Lisa had included a blog post writing requirement as[…]
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