Pomodoro technique, coping tips, TurningPoint on mobile, loan laptops, PSC training and system usage metrics
Welcome to the sixth post in this student learning blog series. This week’s featured resources, brought to you by various members of staff from across the University, are below.
Food for thought
Spending too much time online? Consider using the Pomodoro time management technique to regain a better online/offline balance and help boost your productivity.
Read about the Pomodoro technique
Tips and tricks to help University students cope in a pandemic. 9 bits of expert advice on how you can look after your mental wellbeing during the present time.
How to
Use TurningPoint on your mobile device. If your lecturer is using TurningPoint (polling software traditionally used with clickers) in your classes, you can use the free apps with your University login to interact from your smartphone or tablet. Guidance and install links.
Borrow a laptop to do your work. If you find yourself without a laptop, you can request to borrow one on short loan (for up to a month) from the IT Service Desk. For example, if your own laptop is in for repair or you’ve ordered a new one and it hasn’t arrived yet.
Opportunities and events
Improve your presentation skills. Explore presentation design and delivery, and gain experience for graduate assessment centres, by joining this one-and-a-half-hour online session.
Scheduled to run through Microsoft Teams on Wed 4 Nov, 3.30-5pm.
Power Hour: Style Formatting in Word. Essays and reports piling up? Join this one-hour session to learn about styles and other time-saving features in Word, such as creating a table of contents that can be generated and updated automatically.
Scheduled to run through Microsoft Teams on Wed 4 Nov, 2-3pm.
Browse PDMS for more student training sessions and workshops, many of which will be part of the Professional Skills Curriculum (PSC), a programme open to all students.
In case you missed it
Remote lecture delivery stats continued. The system used to record and livestream your lectures has been in high demand lately. The University’s Lecture Capture Coordinator, Daryl Haynes, has shared insights into just how much activity has been going on in Panopto.
Explore the system usage metrics