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Providing Pastoral Support for UG and PG Students

Posted by: adam1warren on: 5 November, 2009

A new date, Monday 14 December, 1-30 – 4.40, has been confirmed for this workshop, which was originally scheduled for 6 October but cancelled due to illness. Further details and an application form are available on the LATEU website.
The workshop will introduce approaches to pastoral care and dealing with difficult situations and provide information on [...]

Synote wins EUNIS E-Learning Award

Posted by: fionagrindey on: 10 August, 2009

Congratulations to Mike Wald (ECS) and his team for winning the EUNIS E-Learning Award this year for Synote.  Synote was presented at Learning and Teaching Week in March and gained alot of interest from those who participated.  Details about Synote can be accessed here.

Second Life at the University of Southampton

Posted by: fionagrindey on: 22 May, 2009

 
The May edition of activity from the University Island and beyond has just been mailed to all on the second-life mailing list. If you would like to be added to the list, please visit the majordomo website (http://www.lists.soton.ac.uk) for further information.
 
Don’t forget – the next Second Life seminar will be on September 23rd in [...]

Express your interest – LTEF deadline looms

Posted by: fionagrindey on: 24 September, 2008

The deadline for the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Fund bids is looming ever closer.  Expressions of interest should be receieved by LATEU no later than 12 noon on Wednesday 15th October.
The funds can be used for projects of varying scale and nature. Ideally, the intention is to free up staff time for an agreed period [...]

Second Life – University of Southampton Island

Posted by: fionagrindey on: 24 September, 2008

LATEU hosted a Second Life Seminar on Tuesday 23rd September.  Over 20 people attended with a range of Schools and Professional Services represented.  There were presentations from Academics on how they have been using Second Life for both research and teaching.  Helen Aspell from Communications gave a presentation on the new University Island and explained [...]

This video aims to help tutors and learning support staff consider the issues faced by international students studying at the University of Southampton. It includes contributions from students in a variety of schools and from members of staff with particular expertise in this area. There is much food for thought.
The video was devised by Bill [...]

Learning and Teaching Enhancement Funds and E-Learning Funds 2009

Posted by: fionagrindey on: 22 July, 2008

Staff are invited to apply for funding for projects and activities which support the achievements of the University of Southampton Learning and Teaching Enhancement Strategy and the University of Southampton E-Learning Strategy. The scheme is open to all staff involved in teaching, or learning support, and individuals or teams may apply.
There is a common application [...]

Second Life comes to Solent

Posted by: fionagrindey on: 3 July, 2008

Southampton Solent University have launched their Second Life campus.  It is not a recreation of their real life campus but a really well thought out and creative space.  More information can be accessed from here.

Students Union Sabbatical Officers 2008-09

Posted by: lateu on: 3 July, 2008

The three SUSU Sabbaticals of greatest relevance to learning and teaching within the University are:
Union President – Alexandra Tanfield – pres@soton.ac.uk
VP Education & Representation – Joe Leigh- education@soton.ac.uk
Postgraduate Officer – Katherine Penny- postgrad@soton.ac.uk

Julie Watson from the eLanguages team will be presenting the Arrival UK course at the Third International Blended Learning Conference mid June.  More details can be found here from their own website.


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