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a broad overview of the various kinds of technology that students will typically be using in their studies in Social & Historical Sciences

Mapping the Digital Landscape

In a blog post in Wonkhe, Elizabeth Newell from JISC brought together some of the insights from their International Students Digital Experiences project. The JISC focus has been across the UK looking at students experiences and some of their insights related closely to our own findings. One of the suggestions was to highlight or make…

In Focus – sharing your digital perspectives 🔊

Our recent survey of international students and their digital experiences shed light on some of the challenges that many international students face in terms of the assumptions that are made about them and by them. We are excited to be able to offer a range of opportunities for international students in the faculty, to share…

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Reflect Tips

UCL has provided materials to help you use their software. The Basics of Reflect can be helpful in figuring out how to use the various elements. The following are some tips that might help you make the best use of the software if you have never used anything like this before. What is a blog,…

Initial Findings for International Students in SHS

During the summer, we had a small amount of funding to explore the digital experiences of international students. We thought that this was particularly important. It is easy to make assumptions about the experiences of students, but we rarely take into account how their cultural backgrounds or prior experiences affect their engagement with their online…

Digital Intercultural Communication and Groupwork

Groupwork is part of the social aspects of education and can be a rewarding way of exploring ideas with your peers and finding new perspectives. Working together requires a basic understanding of the characteristics and personalities in the group, as well as the strengths of each member, so that appropriate roles can be assigned. Communicating…

Digital Experiences of International Students Opportunity

The International Students Digital Experiences project, led by Fiona Harvey (FLTL) and Natasha Catnott (EDI Coordinator), was successful in gaining further funding through the UCL central EDI team. There are various strands to these projects, all around the digital experiences and the challenges that many face but never have the opportunity to share with us….

Protected: Technology Learning Corner – July 2023 (UCL only)

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The Digital Experiences of International Students in SHS

Like a lot of universities, we have many international students. Just like our Digital Access for Success project, these students have hidden or unknown digital access issues, which we are hoping to find out more about through this project. Working in partnership with students, we are building a proposal to identify the scope and direction…