• Campus Pack – improved user interface.

    Campus Pack, the system that is used to support things such as the trainee teachers ‘standards eportfolio, is getting a new user interface on 2nd August*. The new user interface looks ‘cleaner’ with more white space.  Here are some of the things you can expect to see, with a link to a detailed posting from…

  • Still here? Get ahead with academic writing!

    So, it’s summer again. The World Cup is only one day away and many of the Edge Hill students have gone home for a well-earned break. However, if you are a Nursing student, then it’s very much business as usual! Especially for our new April intake, who are getting ready to submit their first assignment…

  • Graduating this summer?

    If you are graduating this summer then well done and congratulations!  Learning Services would like to wish you all the best of luck in your future careers and we hope that you have enjoyed your time at University. To help you enjoy a perfect graduation day, do ensure your library accounts are clear of library…

  • What are your views about library charges?

    We are currently exploring how we can improve our offer in terms of students/staff borrowing from the University Library. Our aim is to have a more flexible service, and to minimize charges. We are keen to hear your views about our fines and renewals policies. We have a really short survey which if you could get involved…

  • Faculty of Health and Social Care Students receive a first

    Students studying on the April cohort of Pre-Reg Nursing and ODP (Operating Departmental Practice) are the first to have been offered both online part-registration and a dedicated new tab within Learning Edge. Since acquiring Community as a bolt-on to Learning Edge, there has been much work done around how to best use it for the benefit of both staff and…

  • Create a Profile on Blackboard

    Blackboard’s ‘Social Learning Tools’ form a small scale social networking style environment within Blackboard, which students can use outside of their course areas. They include the Profile tool, People tool, Messages tool, and Spaces tool. The Profile tool is the one you are most likely to be interested in. This allows you to add a…

  • Improvements for library loans…

    We are currently exploring how we can improve our offer in terms of students/staff borrowing from the University Library. Our aim is to have a more flexible service, and to minimise charges. The following are improvements under consideration: Only charging fines on overdue books that are in high demand (ie items that have been reserved…

  • Easter Vacation opening at Learning Services

    We are pleased to announce that we are offering extra opening times over the holiday period. Our additional opening is Easter Saturday: 11am – 3pm Easter Monday & Tuesday:  9am – 5pm These days are traditionally University closed days, but as we know this is a very busy time for students finishing assignments and projects, and…

  • Developing Digital Excellence sessions

    We are offering a number of sessions in April which we hope will support and development staff skills in terms of using technology. There are two sessions within our Digital Practitioner strand, including a session around using tools within Campus Pack to develop students portfolio skills. The Digital Practitioner Learn And Interact At The Touch…

  • Don’t forget, you can Ask Us anytime!

    While we make our way onto the finishing straight of this academic year (for most), don’t forget that you can Ask Us questions and get access to around 200 questions and answers to help support you during your studies. You can find these answers here at http://askus.edgehill.ac.uk/index.php which holds our ever growing knowledge base. Even…