• New skills for a new year – January Staff Development

    The Learning Services staff development programme – Developing Digital Excellence begins again in January. We have got a wide range of sessions covering all 4 strands of the programme which will support staff across the university in their use of technology and hopefully enhance their knowledge and skills – and maybe learn something brand new.…

  • A new trial – Cinahl+ Full Text

    Learning Services have been offered an exciting new trial until August 2013. We already have access to the Cinahl database, for our Nursing and Social Care students, but we have recently been upgraded to Cinahl+ with full text. This essentially means a larger database with more coverage, more full text and archives dating back to…

  • Reading Promotions

    The Learning Services’ EHU Loves Reading campaign came to a close just before Christmas with over 100 people telling us why they love reading. Lindsey Blackhurst won an e-reader and runner-up Amanda Tarbox won a £20 book token. Congratulations to both of them. For those who love reading please note that the Costa Book Awards…

  • Welcome back to….Exams!

    This time of year sees a new start and resolutions for many people but for large groups of our students, it’s also exam time.  Not something people probably relish at this time of year, so we are here to help. We are running an exam revision session on: Wednesday 9th January 2013 1.00pm – 2.00pm.…

  • Now you can download ebooks

    It is now possible to download an ebook, or a section of an ebook to read offline. Two of our ebook providers, Ebrary and Dawson, offer this option, allowing you the convenience of downloading and reading information for when you haven’t got an internet connection. Ebrary You can create an image PDF of a specific…

  • Visit Learning Services at Christmas

              We are aware it’s the exam period in January and also for those of you undertaking a dissertation – the next few weeks might be when you have some free time.  Learning Services will be here for you if you need some quiet study time. The University Library will be…

  • Got to be in it to win it! Amazon Vouchers and USB wristbands

    The 5th Edge Hill University Students e-Learning Survey 2012 has now been opened for a few weeks for you all to take part in! In the space of just a few weeks, almost 500 of you have already responded and shared with us your experiences and expectations of technology to support your learning, which helps us…

  • Things to remember over Christmas….including our University Library opening times

              As semester 1 comes to a close and the holidays are upon us, there a couple of things Learning Services would like to help you with. We are aware it’s the exam period in January and also those of you undertaking a dissertation – the next few weeks might be…

  • Calling all Social Work Students!

    Learning Services has recently purchased a great new resource for Social Work students – The Social Work Toolkit.   The Toolkit has been designed to provide support to students undertaking a qualifying social work course and offers students assistance in preparing for and going on placement. There are over 100 resources in the Toolkit. These…

  • Discover More – going mobile!

    This term has seen a host of developments around mobile technology and using resources on the go. We have promoted over the past few months a number of apps which aid teaching and learning – Edge Hill Central app, Blackboard Mobile Learn, the library catalogue app – Library Anywhere and we can now add to…