Get Connected: Library and digital education week
From 11 to 15 September, we’re hosting daily events to connect staff to the services that support teaching, research and clinical work
Get Connected is an opportunity to learn more about the services available to you from the Trust’s library and digital education services teams.
Our services include our digital and on-site library collections, information skills training, online reading lists, Staff Publications Online, our digital learning environment (Moodle, Turnitin, Zoom), learning design, pedagogical and technical advice for teaching digitally, and media creation for teaching, including video.
We are running drop-in events and taster sessions at the Tavistock Centre Library and online throughout the week. The sessions are open to all Trust staff.
Meet the team drop-ins
Come along to the Tavistock Centre Library to meet members of the Library Services & Digital Education Services teams. Sweet treats and coffee/tea included!
No need to book, just drop-in at any point at the times below to find out more about the services we offer:
- Monday 11 September, 10am to 12pm
- Tuesday 12 September, 12.30 to 2.30pm
- Wednesday 13 September, 10am to 12pm
- Thursday 14 September, 12.30 to 2.30pm
Online drop-in: Friday 15 September, 10am to 12pm. Join us on Zoom.
Taster sessions
If you can’t make the drop-ins and would like a focused, online session, sign-up for one of our Tasters:
- Staff Publications Online, Tuesday 12 September, 11 to 11.30am
- Learning Design, Tuesday 12 September, 12 to 12.30pm
- Moodle, Wednesday 13 September, 12 to 12.30pm
- Introduction to Library Services, Thursday 14 September, 11.00 to 11.30am
- Zoom for Teaching, Thursday 14 September, 12 to 12.30pm
Please email DigitalEducation@tavi-port.ac.uk to book a place on any of the online taster sessions.
Taster session descriptions
- Staff Publications Online: learn more about the Trust’s open access repository and how it promotes work published by Trust staff and students.
- Learning Design: introductory session to gain essential knowledge on learning design best practices and key principles for developing engaging and effective learning experiences.
- Moodle: an overview of Moodle and its features. Moodle is the main digital learning platform for all DET’s courses.
- Introduction to Library Services: find out more about our range of services and making the most of them.
- Zoom for Teaching: find out about Zoom’s features for more effective online teaching and interactions.
If you can’t make any of the events during the week and would like to chat another time, please email DigitalEducation@tavi-port.ac.uk or library@tavi-port.ac.uk.
Join the library today
All Tavistock and Portman staff can join the library, and our collections are specially selected to support the unique work done at the Trust.
If you’re not a library member yet, join ahead of our Get Connected Week by completing our online form.