Digital Skills Blog

💻Reminder: ‘IS Digital Essentials for Teaching’ Blackboard site 

In September 2023, we launched the new ‘IS Digital Essentials for teaching’ Blackboard site. The site is a culmination of resources from Information Services that any new academic staff member might need. This includes a checklist for everything you need to complete before you begin teaching as well as information and access to resources you […]

DigiTip 34: Make MS Teams chats easier to read with bullet points 💬

Have you ever been in an MS Teams meeting where you’ve needed to send a quick list that’s easy for others to read? There are actually two quick ways to create bullet points or numbered lists in any MS Teams chat. Option 1 You can either click on the format icon in the chat, and […]

Welcome Back to DigiTips 👋🏻

Next week will be the return of DigiTips, our once-a-week tip or trick to help you with your Digital Skills! You can view the DigiTips that were posted last year here and find out which 5 were the most popular in this blogpost. Remember to keep your eyes out for this year’s DigiTips by subscribing […]

The Hit List: Top 5 DigiTips from 2023/24 ⏫🎉

Blogpost by Shân Saunders (Digital Capabilities and Skills Development Coordinator) In September 2023, the Digital Skills Team began DigiTips – a weekly blogpost to highlight a useful tip that you can use to make your daily digital life easier. Below are the top 5 DigiTips from 2023/24.   Are you working on one screen and struggling? […]

Next in the Series: New updates to our favourite reading apps 📚

Blogpost by Shân Saunders (Digital Capabilities and Skills Development Coordinator) In February we wrote a blogpost about apps to help with your reading habits. As it’s National Book Lover’s Day, there are new updates to one of the apps mentioned – Fable. Fable is a combination of a reading app and social media where you […]

Delve into Development: Learn more about AI through LinkedIn Learning 🧠

Blogpost by Shân Saunders (Digital Capabilities and Skills Development Coordinator) AI and generative AI have become increasingly more ingrained into our lives whether through personal or professional use. LinkedIn Learning has a variety of information to help you learn more about AI including how to use AI responsibly. See below for the top 10 courses […]

Remember to download your Digital Discovery Tool reports 📲

There is still just over a week until our subscription to the Jisc Digital Discovery Tool ends on 31 July 2024. If you would like to keep any copies of your individual reports, please ensure you download them before this date, as you won’t be able to access your reports after 31 July 2024. This […]

We’re halfway through our Summer Learning Challenge! ☀

We’re halfway through our Summer Learning Challenge, but don’t worry it’s not too late to join us! For our Summer Learning Challenge, we’ve put together 14 short courses and videos from LinkedIn Learning for you to watch over 5 weeks. This content ranges from 3-8 minutes and will help you to develop a range of skills – […]

Join our Summer Learning Challenge! ☀

Blogpost by Sioned Llywelyn (Digital Skills Lead) Our Summer Learning Challenge begins this week! We have put together 14 short courses and videos from LinkedIn Learning for you to watch and learn from over the next 5 weeks. This content ranges from 3-8 minutes and will help you to develop a range of skills – from writing […]

Remember to download your Digital Discovery Tool reports 📲

There is still just over a month until our subscription to the Jisc Digital Discovery Tool ends on 31 July 2024. If you would like to keep any copies of your individual reports, please ensure you download them before this date, as you won’t be able to access your reports after 31 July 2024. This […]