Careers: Creative Futures Event

Careers: Creative Futures Event

The Creative Futures 2012 event demonstrated a strong appetite for success from students of Newport University. Organised by Newport Careers & Employability Service and sponsored by The Faculty of Arts & Business, the 2.5 day event aimed to engage students with industry professionals who can offer advice about working in the creative industries. This took the form of short seminars that led to networking and relationship building.

If you weren't able to attend the Creative Futures Event, this short film documents how and why students and speakers were involved in the event. If you joined us during the event, let us know how to improve it better

JISC Webinar: Digitally-Enhanced Patchwork Text Assessment (DePTA)

 

Information about forthcoming webinars (all free!) associated with the JISC Assessment and Feedback programme

Digitally-Enhanced Patchwork Text Assessment (DePTA)

Friday 24th February 2012 1-2pm

Presenter: Caroline Macangelo (University of Cumbria)

Further info and to register:  http://jiscafdepta.eventbrite.co.uk/

JISC Webinar: e-Portfolios to Support Assessment and Feedback

Information about forthcoming webinars (all free!) associated with the JISC Assessment and Feedback programme

e-Portfolios to Support Assessment and Feedback

Friday 17th Feb 1-2pm

Presenters: Emma Purnell (University of Wolverhampton) and Geoff Rebbeck

Further info and to register: http://jiscaf17feb.eventbrite.co.uk/

Careers Event: Employer Fest

Employer Fest, City Campus, 13th March

Are you:

•  Looking for a job?
•  Unsure what to do next?
•  Keen to improve your CV and network with employers?

Mark your diary NOW!

BEFORE...

CV & Networking Skills Workshop, Wednesday 7 March @1-2pm, City Campus A10

This session will enable you to create a CV and network confidently with other professionals. Whether you are at the beginning of your university journey, or approaching the end of your studies, this workshop shouldn’t be missed. Make a booking

DURING...

Employer Fest, Tuesday 13 March @11am-2pm, City Campus Foyer

Whether you are an undecided fresher, a second year looking for work experience, or close to graduation you can benefit from attending this event. A range of employers will be attending Employer FEST representing a range of occupational sectors, all with the aim of providing you with the chance to discuss the full range of opportunities they have on offer.

Speed Networking Special, Tuesday 13 March @12-1pm, City Campus Boardroom

You will be whistled through to practice and enhance your networking skills with real employers in a time restraint environment.  Places are very limited book here   

AFTER...

Catch up with Careers Day, Tuesday 24 April @9am-12pm, Caerleon Campus Amber Zone or @1-4pm, City Campus D20

As a follow-up to Employer Fest, you will have chance to ask any questions you may have about your future career goals and aspirations.  So if you are behind with your career planning and now feel ready to tackle this head on feel free to drop-in and chat with our Careers Advisers.  Feel free to drop in for tea/biscuits.

www.newport.ac.uk/careers

http://outsidelearning.newport.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=9711

HEA Retention and Success Seminar Series 2012

A student centred approach to developing the content, delivery, and assessment of Research Process modules: Insights and evaluations of student retention
22 Feb 2012, Cardiff Metropolitan University
For full details of the event and how to register, please see the website:
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2012/seminars/themes/tw047_cardiff_met

The aims of the event are:                                          

1. To share our experiences of developing the content, delivery, and assessment of  the modules through student feedback.
2. To share the current practice within the Research Process modules at the CSS, with insight into the content, delivery, and assessment methods.
3. To give insight from current students and staff about their experiences.
4. Offer the attendees the opportunity to evaluate the structure of the modules, with focus on the strengths, limitations, ways to improve, and how such a structure could be integrated within their department / institutions.

Making Assessment Count (MAC)

Making Assessment Count (MAC)

Friday 3^rd Feb – 1-2pm

Presenters: Professor Peter Chatterton (Daedalus e-World Ltd) and Professor Gunter Saunders (University of Westminster)

The objective of Making Assessment Count is primarily to help students engage more closely with the assessment process, either at the stage where they are addressing an assignment or at the stage when they receive feedback on a completed assignment. In addition an underlying theme of MAC is to use technology to help connect student reflections on their assessment with their tutors. To facilitate the reflection aspect of MAC a web based tool called e-Reflect is often used. This tool enables the authoring of self-review questionnaires by tutors for students. On completion of an e-Reflect questionnaire a report is generated for the student containing responses that are linked to the options the student selected on the questionnaire.

The session will provide an overview of MAC and highlight some of the variant MAC processes that are being developed by six different universities, as well as drawing out strengths and weaknesses of MAC. There will be a demonstration of how the e-Reflect tool works but the presenters will also show how MAC can work without that tool.  Participants will be engaged by seeking their views on the affordances offered by MAC as well as their input into identifying barriers and enablers in applying MAC in their own institutional and subject contexts.

Project website - https://sites.google.com/a/staff.westminster.ac.uk/mace/home

This is a free event.

To register go to http://jiscmac.eventbrite.co.uk/.  You will be sent the joining instructions and session link.

Blackboard Collaborate -  information for participants

• The webinars will be run in Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate Live!)
• Participants will need to have the latest version of Java installed on their PC/Laptop - check settings here:http://tinyurl.com/6bacwu4
• You will need speakers or headphones to listen to the session.  We recommend a headset with microphone to enable you to talk in the session. Using built-in microphones can create echoing/feedback so not recommended.
• Download a participant's guide to Blackboard Collaborate
• In some instances you may experience firewall/proxy issues which need to be changed and they are often controlled by the local IT Administrator. If you have these issues, please read the proxy set up guide and information on firewall errors. There is also a self-diagnosis page which gives guidance on how to solve such issues.

·         See the Programme Support Wiki for further information

JISC Webinar

JISC Webinar Assessment and feedback : in the hands of the student led by Prof David Nicol. 

Session resources (recording, slides and text chat) are available in the Design Studio http://bit.ly/xn0IQe .