• ? Sharing admiration for the Teaching Online Reading Group: @EHU_TORG.

    The journey so far – blog number 1… In the beginning… In 2020 the Teaching Online Reading Group (TORG) for academic staff members was launched, via MS Teams by Dr Claire Hawkins, Senior Lecturer in Primary Computing Education and Sonia Edwards, Academic Engagement Manager in Library and Learning Services. The aim is to provide a…

  • Discover More and eResources – what’s next?

    Over the past two years Library and Learning Services have developed a new Collection Development Policy and invested in resources to assist our digital-first approach. This approach supported the pivot to online delivery in March 2020, where we aimed to provide as much online content as we possibly could. At the time we were supported…

  • Staff Development Week

    We are excited to host our next Library & Learning Services Staff Development Week beginning on Monday 15th November to Friday 19th November.

  • Getting Digital Ready

    For staff interested in developing their digital skills or looking for some staff development opportunities, the new ‘Getting Digital Ready’ Wiki pages have launched. Since working from home it is fundamental that staff are still provided with the opportunity to develop their digital skills and get involved in staff development. Developed as part of the ‘My Staff Development‘ offer,…

  • Learning at Work Week – Impact Awards 2019

    Learning at Work Week – Impact Awards 2019

    We are very pleased to announce that in the Learning at Work Week Impact Awards 2019 we have won in two categories ‘Shaping Digital Futures’ and ‘Innovation in Learning & Development’! Learning at Work Week took place in May and provided staff in Catalyst with an opportunity to not only get to know each other…

  • Digital Workplace Technologies – Coming Soon

    Digital Workplace Technologies is an exciting new programme that aims to provide all staff with a clear pathway to increase and enhance their digital knowledge and capabilities. This year the current Digital Workplace Technologies offer has been restructured and refreshed in order to provide staff with a high level of training, support and online resources…

  • Developing a learning culture: Learning Services celebrate Learning at Work Week 2016

    We have always had a strong commitment to staff development within Learning Services but over the last 12 months we have been focussing on how we can develop a real learning culture.  Learning at Work Week seemed an ideal vehicle to support this and so we decided to celebrate national ‘Learning at Work Week 2016′ with a fantastic programme of activities and events. Harnessing…

  • Learning Services staff are Edge Hill students for the day!

    This week 8 staff from Learning Services will join staff from across the University to find out what it’s like to be a student for the day!  The aim of the Student For A Day project is for Edge Hill staff to get a better understanding of what it’s like to be a modern day student…

  • Learning Services newsletter – spotlight on technology enhanced learning and media and ICT

    And so September and First Week planning begins….The latest edition of the Learning Services newsletter is a special issue dedicated to all those summer planning activities! Find out about VLE enhancements, opportunities for training & development and the latest upgrade to Blackboard. Articles include news to update academic colleagues both around the Blackboard upgrade and the…

  • Staff Development in January

    Make the most of the new year and any new devices you might have got as a Christmas gift, and come along to one of our Developing Digital Excellence staff sessions. In January we have sessions running within the Digital Practitioner strand which will focus on getting the most from your mobile device and the digital…