Hope College Network
JANUARY 30, 2017
Happy Monday, readers! Miraculously, after writing last week’s blog, I feel a lot better about being busy this semester. I feel like writing that blog post put a lot of things in perspective for me and I’m at terms with my workload for the semester. My new goal is to get most of my homework done during the weekends so that my weeks are a little less hectic.
Teaching Matters Student Employment
JANUARY 27, 2017
(credit: Yao Hui) “If anything, please do maximise on learning and mastering skills because a superior skillset is the only authentic job security.” These were my father’s words of advice as I departed for university. The thought of pursuing my studies at an institution far away from home always evoked a sense of fear. I feared what would happen to me beyond my own nest, comfort zone, country and even my continent.
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Teaching Matters Academic Communities
JANUARY 13, 2017
The one-year Masters in a UK university is intensive; even more so for an international student in a new teaching and cultural environment. According to many large scale studies on student decision making and outlines in policy statements, higher education is a step towards enhancing career prospects: in order words, developing employability. But, at a personal level, how does an international student perceive they develop their employability during a one-year Masters-level study in a UK univers
Teaching Matters Academic Support
JANUARY 10, 2017
In this post, Lynsey Russell-Watts, Careers Consultant for ECA, discusses her involvement in the recent Graphic Design in a Box project. This aimed to improve design-related careers resources in schools, but the final-year students involved also gained a wide range of career benefits from their participation. Making the leap from one side of the academic fence to the other has allowed me to keenly appreciate the concerns and priorities of those on each side.
Teaching Matters Experiential Learning
JANUARY 5, 2017
Playfulness has always been closely tied to the activity of learning for me. The fact that my mother was also my kindergarten teacher may have had something to do with this. Whenever I have an opportunity to bring something playful to a learning experience I leap at the chance. So when my colleague, Gavin Willshaw, suggested running a Board Game Jam as part of Innovative Learning Week 2016, I thought it was a fantastic idea.
Terminalfour
JANUARY 17, 2017
Collaboration isn’t a one-off – it’s a culture, a way of working, and needs to be continuous and permeate across the organization
Hope College Network
JANUARY 23, 2017
While I wait for my semester abroad to begin, I thought I might as well share some of what I love about Hope with you all. When I chose to study abroad there were some things I knew I would miss: my friends, downtown Holland , Hope’s campus, etc. In addition to those things that were obvious to me, here are a few other things at Hope that I’ll be missing this semester. 1.
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Hope College Network
JANUARY 23, 2017
Happy Monday, Readers! I hope your week is off to a good start and your weekend was restful and relaxing. Floating back to last week’s blog , guess where I made a visit to this past weekend? You guessed it – the breakdown chair. Now, jumping right into the topic for this week, what do you think my breakdown was about? It was about how stretched I am this semester and where my priorities lie.
Teaching Matters Student Employment
JANUARY 20, 2017
Natalie Gilfedder shares her experiences of internships, employability and being a student at Edinburgh. When I first started University, getting through my degree was my main – and probably only – concern at the time. But, at the beginning of my third year when I began to apply for internships and started think about graduate jobs, the realisation of ‘what makes me stand out compared to other students?
Teaching Matters Student Employment
JANUARY 19, 2017
This year we have begun a new collaboration between the Institute of Academic Development (IAD) and Clinical and Health Psychology; working closely together we have developed and delivered skill-based training workshops for students on the MSc Psychology of Mental Health (conversion) programme. The goals of these workshops were to provide an opportunity for new students to develop effective academic skills that they can utilise within their degree, but also in their future careers.
Teaching Matters Student Employment
JANUARY 18, 2017
EUSA President Alec Edgecliffe-Johnson reflects on his work experience while studying at Edinburgh. Over the past seven years I’ve had about a dozen different jobs, none of which I entered with any experience. Despite the lack of qualification, I was met with respect and interest by colleagues at every job, many of whom offered me advice. I am eternally grateful for this acceptance and advice.
Hope College Network
JANUARY 15, 2017
It’s been a while since I have written a blog, but when I do decide to write, there have been multiple consistent themes. Soccer, school, family, etc. However, there is one theme, not as heavily touched on as others, that has always worked its way into my writing one way or another: Michigan winters. From the moment I even considered coming to Hope, I have heard, “Look out for the winters!
Hope College Network
JANUARY 16, 2017
Happy Monday, friends! It’s a good day to stay inside and read a book, watch some Netflix or perhaps… write a blog! In case you don’t know, the theme of my blogs for this semester is “Senior Fears/Struggles” and the more I’ve been dwelling on this theme, the more fears/struggles I can think of. The predominant one for this week?
Teaching Matters Student Employment
JANUARY 12, 2017
Getting an internship is high on the agenda for students looking for quality work experience before they graduate. The majority of graduate recruiters view work experience as essential for students when applying for a graduate job. Students can gain work experience through part time work, work shadowing, course projects or society involvement. So what makes an internship different?
Teaching Matters Student Employment
JANUARY 9, 2017
The Edinburgh Award is an initiative that recognises students’ involvement with co- and extra-curricular activities while at University. It also seeks to enhance the learning and development opportunities these activities provide and encourage students to see the relevance of these activities in preparing them for their future. The Award was piloted in 2011-12 and the beginning of our work on the Edinburgh Award was prompted in part by the development of Higher Education Achievement Reports (HEA
Hope College Network
JANUARY 9, 2017
Happy first day of class, readers! It’s time to get back into the swing of things after a hopefully restful and relaxing Christmas break. Are you ready?! Now, I’m not usually a sentimental person, but as a senior graduating this May, I’m starting to see that there are a lot of sentimental moments that my last semester will be offering me.
Teaching Matters Student Employment
JANUARY 4, 2017
Teaching Matters is the University of Edinburgh’s website for debate about learning and teaching, for sharing ideas and approaches to teaching, and for showcasing our successes, including academic colleagues who are leading the way in delivering brilliant teaching. Every month Teaching Matters takes a theme and explores it through a number of blog contributions over the month.
Teaching Matters Student Employment
JANUARY 4, 2017
At New Year many people make resolutions for the 12 months ahead – sometimes to ‘stop’ something, sometimes to ‘start’. But all resolutions are about ‘becoming’, and in particular becoming someone who has different characteristics and qualities than before. Being a student at the University of Edinburgh is also a process of ‘becoming’ – becoming an Edinburgh Graduate – a process owned by each student and supported by all of us in the University.
Terminalfour
JANUARY 24, 2017
Content needs to support the organization’s content marketing goals and so you need a documented Content Marketing Strategy
Terminalfour
JANUARY 11, 2017
So how do Universities in the UK ensure that the day goes smoothly for the graduand and their family and friends?
Hope College Network
JANUARY 18, 2017
Hope’s campus is back to life with students, classes, and activities as usual, but I am still at home waiting for my semester to begin. This spring I will be studying abroad in Rome, Italy, with IES. Orientation week begins on January 30. It’s weird talking with my friends at Hope, knowing exactly what I’m missing there, while I’m in this period of waiting and anticipation for this semester filled with unknowns.
Teaching Matters Student Employment
JANUARY 16, 2017
Delivering the Graduate Attributes “Each student at the University of Edinburgh joins us from different educational backgrounds, cultures and experiences. While studying at the University we want students to broaden their horizons and attitudes, and to develop their current skills and abilities and learn new ones, not only to help in their studies and future careers, but also support their role within society” From ‘ Definition: what are Graduate Attributes?
Terminalfour
JANUARY 31, 2017
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