Queen's University Belfast - AHSS Digital Learning Coffee Break Podcast

The second podcast episode in the SDC takeover series focuses on how actively developing and improving digital skills can help students gain valuable career and employability skills for future job prospects. The episode centres on a discussion with our special guest, Roise Pelan, who is currently a Legal Professional at Baker McKenzie after graduating from Queen’s with a Law degree in July. Roise talks about her digital skills journey from school to university and eventually the workplace.

The Student Digital Champions take over this podcast series to introduce themselves and the work they are doing in providing 'digital learning support for students, by students.' Featuring: Cate Bateson, Mane Grigoryan, Michael Connolly and Holly Nesbitt Please explore our LinkTree to find out more and see resources from the AHSS Student Digital Champions (Queens' University Belfast): https://linktr.ee/ahssdigitalchampions

On the theme of Student Digital Literacies, some of our AHSS Student Digital Champions, Noel Campbell, Jamie-Lukas Campbell and Eleanor Gilmore, provide some interesting insight into their own journey with digital learning, discussing a few of the challenges they have encountered, as students living and learning in the digital age. They also highlight some top tips for students in exploiting digital tools for greater success at university.

With the AHSS Student Digital Champions For more information about the AHSS Student Digital Champions and to view their resources please visit https://linktr.ee/ahssdigitalchampions

Alan talks about how he was first introduced to mindfulness and how this inspired him to set up a 6 week mindfulness course during the pandemic. Alan talks about the positive and challenges of hosting it online and discusses the key learnings he got from the experience. More about: Alan Maddock - https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/alan-maddock 30 minutes with Dr Alan Maddock (video) - https://mediasite.qub.ac.uk/Mediasite/Play/7dfe8e3aec1b486fa8018ab91e82c7431d

In this episode we are joined with Tracy Galvin & Jen McParland from Centre of Educational Development (CED) and Jennifer Roberts, a lecturer from the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work. We get their understanding of what Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is and how educators should now be thinking about incorporating it into the Curriculum. More about: Tracy Galvin - https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/AcademicStudentAffairs/CentreforEducationalDevelopment/AboutUs/MeetTracy/ Jen McParland - https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/AcademicStudentAffairs/CentreforEducationalDevelopment/AboutUs/MeetJen/ Jennifer Roberts -https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/jennifer-roberts

Amanda Taylor-Beswick shares insights from her research and expertise in Digital Pedagogies and reflects on ways the changing digital world will affect teaching and learning in her own discipline of Social Work and beyond. We invite you to further explore some of the resources that are mentioned, during this conversation with Amanda, using the links below: HE Institutions and Looking Through the Digital Lens by James Clay (Jisc): https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/news-and-views/looking-through-digital-lens Screen Relations: The Limits of Computer-Mediated Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy by Gillian Russel: https://www.drisaacsrussell.com/screen-relations.html More about Amanda Taylor-Beswick and her research into Digital Pedagogies: https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/amanda-taylor-beswick More about Social Work Virtual Pal: https://swvirtualpal.org/ (#SWVirtualPal) Reach out to Amanda on Twitter: @AMLTaylor66 Matthew Smith (leader in Virtual Technology research in the field of Social Work): https://ssw.umich.edu/faculty/profiles/tenure-track/mattjsmi Join us in hearing from Amanda and how she has been using Audio feedback: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a2939a4109b204377a3459591c41094c1%40thread.tacv2/1626882475057?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22eaab77ea-b4a5-49e3-a1e8-d6dd23a1f286%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2203683539-c15e-4588-bcc5-784053843713%22%7d

Emma McAllister and Clare Thomson, two very well-respected colleagues who have a great depth and breadth of experience in the field of Digital Learning, talk about significant changes they have witnessed as a result of the global Pandemic, and how they envisage the future of teaching and learning in Higher Education. More about Emma McAllister (AHSS Digital Learning Developer [Career Break] and PhD Student) https://uk.linkedin.com/in/emma-mcallister-8a442b97 More about Clare Thomson (Digital Education Consultant at University of Ulster) https://twitter.com/clarethomsonqub?lang=en AHSS Connected Learning Events (Canvas Module) - https://canvas.qub.ac.uk/courses/9362

This episode is a reflective conversation on an Online Student-Staff Co-Design Workshop pilot. Alongside Katy Madden, the Insessional English Languages Programme Manager, and Beth McNicol who teaches on these programmes, the Digital Learning Team developed and facilitated this Co-Design project. We are so grateful that we could be joined by some of the international students who took part in this pilot. Information about the AHSS Co-Design Workshop: https://sites.google.com/view/codesign/home More about the Insessional English Language Programmes at Queen’s: https://www.qub.ac.uk/International/International-students/Applying/University-Preparation-Courses/INTOEnglishlanguagecoursesatQueens/ ‘Supporting International Students’ Panel Discussion [featuring Katy Madden and staff from INTO] recording link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/channel/19%3a29fb8ca945d04d4c8cde42374e877295%40thread.tacv2/2.%2520Supporting%2520International%2520Students%252011.08.21?groupId=5252d543-c47c-41f6-90c5-50a8401dc18b&tenantId=eaab77ea-b4a5-49e3-a1e8-d6dd23a1f286 Transcript for this episode can be found at the following link https://qubstudentcloud-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/3054443_ads_qub_ac_uk/EbaxxlUjVQxBhlu1iMOGHiEB3-aOHg5-bV0-nhdCwDDCHA?e=XbizUU

John Moriarty (SSESW) talks through just some of the ways that staff at Queen’s University have adapted to the short and long-term changes in teaching and learning, brought by the Pandemic. John uses the context of his research interests, which include organisational working environments, employee interfaces and work cultures & experiences, and reflects on some of the nominations in the Innovation category of the AHSS Digital Learning Awards. More about John Moriarty: https://www.qub.ac.uk/News/find-an-expert/DrJohnMoriarty.html John’s Health and Social Care Workforce Research: https://www.hscworkforcestudy.co.uk/ Find John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnJMor Sign up for 'What Drives Student Engagement: From the Perspective of Student Course Reps' on Thursday 5th Aug. 2021 at 2pm Join the Meeting here: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3acff7dce8160d48399ade44dbfad7ee53%40thread.tacv2/1626881106616?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22eaab77ea-b4a5-49e3-a1e8-d6dd23a1f286%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2203683539-c15e-4588-bcc5-784053843713%22%7d View all recordings from the AHSS Connected Learning Summer Series here: https://canvas.qub.ac.uk/courses/9362 Transcript for this episode can be found at the following link: https://qubstudentcloud-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/3054443_ads_qub_ac_uk/EeDW-XUvdxVFl7PuQIMqu1EBWqYGtMQSC3mnDsZokJS2sQ?e=KvAffu

Carole Moslowski and the HAPP Marketing and Recruitment Team were shortlisted for the AHSS Digital Learning Awards in the Student Engagement Category. She talks about the shift to online, brought by the Pandemic, and offers some useful insight and advice for others who wish to reach a wider audience and engage them in new ways. More about History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics at Queens University, Belfast: https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/happ/ Contact Carole and the HAPP Administrative Support Team: https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/happ/our-people/administrative-support-staff/ HAPP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/happqub/?hl=en HAPP Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HAPPatQUB/ HAPP Twitter: https://twitter.com/HAPPatQUB?s=20 Transcript for this episode can be found at the following link https://qubstudentcloud-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/3054443_ads_qub_ac_uk/EbRQ3h3_2OpJpyzl8JxhGZcBNV_X6enrf5fIoVOkmlrGWQ?e=Uq0rCV

In this episode we have a short conversation with Craig Jackson and Jonny McGuinness who form part of the technical team in the School of Arts, English and Languages (AEL). Craig and Jonny were winners of the Innovation category of the AHSS Digital Learning Awards for their incredible work in tackling a unique and, fairly complex, problem brought the pandemic – namely, ensuring Music Performance students could continue with their performances and assessment when they were not able to be in the same physical space. More about Craig Jackson (Technical Manager – AEL): https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway/Staffprofiles/CraigJackson/ More about Jonny McGuinness (Technician – Music): https://www.qub.ac.uk/sarc/people/#technical Sonic Arts Research Centre (SARC) Information: https://www.qub.ac.uk/sarc/ Events at SARC: http://www.qub.ac.uk/sarc/events/ Sonorities Contemporary Music Festival: http://www.sonorities.org.uk/

Kirsty Gillen and Laura Farling (AHSS Digital Learning Developers) introduce their brand new AHSS Digital Learning: Coffee Break Podcast Series. The AHSS Digital Learning Team invite academics, professional services staff, and students to join the conversation about their experiences of online, digital and blended learning. We hope there is something for everyone – so grab a coffee, walk the dog, bring your headphones and listen into these informal chats to hear a little about the pedagogical approaches and online/digital tools QUB colleagues and students are using in the realms of Connected Learning. Episodes will be published weekly over the summer 2021 and continue on a regular basis after that. Transcript can be found at the following link: https://qubstudentcloud-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/3054443_ads_qub_ac_uk/EQ8cG0D99_ZKhCU15gKFV_MB0p0B4oPNFZak3TsLTL-qXw?e=NLEJuC