• Achieve a digital badge

    Achieve a digital badge

    As part of the Digital Workplace Technologies offer, staff have the opportunity to achieve a digital badge for each pathway that they complete. These pathways have been specifically designed to allow staff to enhance their knowledge in that area in more depth. Alongside face-to-face sessions, there will also be online guides, videos and links to useful LinkedIn Learning courses that will allow…

  • Academic Staff Development Fortnight

    Library & Learning Services are hosting an Academic Staff Development Fortnight in Catalyst from 17th to 28th June. Come and join us to learn more about the support we can offer and update your skills! The schedule for the fortnight can be found here and the full timetable is available below. All sessions can be…

  • Digital Communication

    Digital Communication

    The internet, social media and the media have now become an essential part of our everyday lives. Digital Communication is forever changing and evolving, with the sector becoming more dynamic and diverse in the way it creates and publishes digital content. The Digital Communication pathway aims to provide staff with an understanding of how to…

  • Session Focus – Word: Formatting Long Documents

    Session Focus – Word: Formatting Long Documents

    This blog post will focus on a recently delivered session – Word: Formatting Long Documents, which is part of the new Digital Workplace Technologies offer. What were the objectives of the session? This session focused on using the features of Microsoft Word to put together long documents or formal reports, including using styles, creating tables…

  • Get on your digital pathway – Digital Creation

    Get on your digital pathway – Digital Creation

    As part of the Digital Workplace Technologies offer, we have created 8 pathways for staff to explore. These pathways have been specifically designed to allow staff to enhance their knowledge in that area in more depth. The pathways include: Digital Productivity Digital Communication Digital Collaboration Digital Creation Digital Wellbeing Digital Proficiency Digital Participation Digital Learning and…

  • Digital Workplace Technologies

    Digital Workplace Technologies

    The new Digital Workplace Technologies offer has officially launched! This is an exciting new programme that aims to provide all staff with a clear pathway to increase and enhance their digital knowledge and capabilities. Learning Services aims to provide staff at Edge Hill University with a high-quality learning and development experience, enhancing staff digital capabilities…

  • UniSkills Spring Workshops

    We have lots of exciting UniSkills workshops coming to Catalyst this term. This term we have workshops to help you develop your academic writing skills, sessions focused on searching for academic information, techniques on how to give powerful presentations and support with Harvard Referencing. We have also introduced 7 new workshops for 2019! These workshops…

  • Turnitin: Winter Guide

    It’s the most wonderful time of the year! But right now, it might not feel that way as all those deadlines and exams loom over your head. However, don’t fear the Student Advisors are here to help and support you through this busy time. Today, I’m going to guide you through submitting your assignments on…

  • Specialist Catalyst Software – New Computer Workstations

    TechSkills is a brand-new package of workshops, online resources, activities and face to face support to help you develop and enhance your technology skills. We have recently installed several high-performance computer workstations in Catalyst to facilitate student access to specialised professional applications 24 hours a day during term times. The specialist workstations are adjacent to…

  • Christmas Specials on BoB

    Back in October, Claire introduced us to BoB or Box of Broadcasts, a really cool online service free to Edge Hill staff and students, with thousands of TV shows and films that have been broadcast on TV between last night and the 1990’s! As you may have heard, Christmas is around the corner and everyone’s…