Induction

Tech’ top tips – #49. Student online IT inductions

Ian Pettit

This tip is provided by the Centre for Enhancing Learning through Technology (CELT). The images in this post will expand when clicked.

If you didn’t manage to get to an IT induction session last week, you can watch the presentation and download the materials here https://libguides.library.dmu.ac.uk/c.php?g=654033

IT inductionThe student IT induction includes information on the following topics:

  • How to access DMU’s online services;
  • How to change your password;
  • Expectations regarding the use of learning technology such as Blackboard, DMU Replay, TurnItIn; and
  • Where to get help, support and engage with training such as the Microsoft Imagine Academy and the inspiring Digital Enterprise Award.

360 view and map tour of Kimberlin experiments

Richard Partridge

Some “work in progress”. We’re experimenting with 360 degree photography and ultimately hope to provide 360 virtual tours of LLS spaces. Here are a few of our initial experiments which you’ll find on our Google listing, Google Maps and in some cases Google Streetview. Let us know what you think and what maps or tours we ought to feature?

Kimberlin Library, the Library Lawn and Eric Wood Learning Zone

Use your cursor to change your field of view, or follow the navigation arrows up the steps and into the Library to see inside Reception

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Internal view of The Deck

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External links:

Visit our Google Maps listing (takes you to external site)

Streetview (soon to be ShowMyStreet) listings:

Inside Kimberlin Library

 

Student focus group for e-self assessment

sgomes01

The CLaSS team are looking for student volunteers to take part in a focus group to review and discuss the e-self assessment exercise. Ideally we are looking for 1st year students, as you will have completed the self-assessment most recently.

The e-self assessment forms part of the university student induction and helps new students to reflect on existing skills, recognise areas for further development and plan how to develop skills.

It looks at 8 skills areas, including academic writing, reading, numeracy, digital literacy. On completion students can download a summary of their confidence levels for each skills area, which they can take to their personal tutor to discuss further.

As part of the focus group you will discuss with other students, your experience of the self-assessment, what you thought was good, what was missing, improvements we could implement. Any other ideas or alternatives we could use to help  prepare new students for transition into university, would also be very welcome. We look forward to getting student input into this essential stage of the student journey!  

Please note you will not be required to complete the e-self assessment again as part of this focus group.

Initially, we are proposing that the focus group will have a one-off meeting which will last approximately 1 ½ hours. If in the future we think it would be useful for the focus group to meet again, then we will invite all participants. If you would like to take part, then please contact Sarah Gomes (sarah.gomes@dmu.ac.uk) in the Centre for Learning and Study Support to register your interest. All students, who take part will receive a voucher.

 

Tech’ top tips – #6. Get connected… stay connected

Ian Pettit

This tip is provided by the Centre for Enhancing Learning through Technology.

DMU uses eduroam to provide wireless internet access for colleagues and students. The system can be accessed anywhere on campus and at other institutions that subscribe to eduroam.

The Eduroam logoOnce connected, your device should remember your details and automatically connect to eduroam whenever on campus or where eduroam may be available.

To connect, you will need your eduroam username (or identity); this is a mash up of your email address and your username as follows:

username@dmu.ac.uk

  • For students, if the pnumber is p1234567 the eduroam identity is p1234567@dmu.ac.uk
  • For colleagues, use your usual login such as jdoe00 to create jdoe00@dmu.ac.uk

Your eduroam password is your normal systems password. If you have changed this from the default you will need your new password when connecting to eduroam.

Tech’ top tips – #5. Students – catch up on your IT induction

Ian Pettit

This tip is provided by the Centre for Enhancing Learning through Technology.

 

If you didn’t manage to get to an IT induction session last week, you can watch the presentation and download the materials here https://libguides.library.dmu.ac.uk/c.php?g=654033

IT inductionThe student IT induction includes information on the following topics:

  • How to access DMU’s online services;

 

  • How to change your password;

 

  • Expectations regarding the use of learning technology such as Blackboard, DMU Replay, TurnItIn; and