The following workshops will be held w/c
17th September in the Edinburgh Campus Library (top floor)
Literature Searching for MACS subjects
Date: 17 September 2018
Time: 12:15-13:15
Location: Anderson Room, Edinburgh Campus Library
Campus: Edinburgh
Audience: All Welcome
Adjusting to a Scottish Curriculum
Date: 18 September 2018
Time: 14:15-15:15
Location: Anderson Room, Edinburgh Campus Library
Campus: Edinburgh
Audience: All Welcome
Excel: Fundamentals
Date: 18 September 2018
Time: 12:15-13:15
Location: Library Teaching Room, Edinburgh Campus Library
Campus: Edinburgh
Audience: All Welcome
Making the Most of your Lectures
Date: 18 September 2018
Time: 12:15-13:15
Location: Anderson Room, Edinburgh Campus Library
Campus: Edinburgh
Audience: All Welcome, Most suited to UG and PGT Students
Citing and Referencing Harvard
Date: 19 September 2018
Time: 16:15-17:15
Location: Anderson Room, Edinburgh Campus Library
Campus: Edinburgh
Audience: All Welcome
Endnote Online
Date: 19 September 2018
Time: 12:15-13:15
Location: Anderson Room, Edinburgh Campus Library
Campus: Edinburgh
Audience: All Welcome
Note Taking
Date: 19 September 2018
Time: 14:15-15:15
Location: Anderson Room, Edinburgh Campus Library
Campus: Edinburgh
Audience: All Welcome
Study Smartly
Date: 20 September 2018
Time: 12:15-13:15
Location: Anderson Room, Edinburgh Campus Library
Campus: Edinburgh
Audience: All Welcome
Endnote Desktop
Date: 21 September 2018
Time: 14:15-15:45
Location: Library Teaching Room, Edinburgh Campus Library
Campus: Edinburgh
Audience: All Welcome
Endnote Online
Date: 21 September 2018
Time: 12:15-13:15
Location: Library Teaching Room, Edinburgh Campus Library
Campus: Edinburgh
Audience: All Welcome
See our website for further skills development opportunities
Posted by mirrenmcleod11 on 10 September 2018
https://informs.hw.ac.uk/2018/09/10/power-hour-workshops-w-c-17-september-2018/
New students at Dubai, Edinburgh, Malaysia and Orkney campuses are invited to enter our quiz in Vision, with the opportunity of winning a prize.
All you need do is explore the services we offer both globally and locally (on our website and on campus) and then answer 10 easy questions.
Answer all questions correctly and you will be entered into a prize draw. Winners will be drawn from the all correct entries for each campus.
The quiz is in Vision (our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)) in the Skills for Success organization.
- Once you are fully enrolled you can log into Vision
See the Student Guide to Vision for a quick overview of the VLE
- All new students are automatically enrolled on Skills for Success.
To enter
- Log into Vision using your HWU UserID and password
- Click on Skills for Success
- Select New Students Quiz from the top of the menu on the left
- Choose the quiz for your campus
Closing dates are 30th September for Dubai, Edinburgh and Orkney, and 13th October for Malaysia.
Posted by Kirsty Thomson on 07 September 2018
https://informs.hw.ac.uk/2018/09/07/new-students-prize-quiz/
Over the summer period we will be offering the following sessions on demand:
- Endnote Desktop
- Citing and Referencing Harvard
If you would like to be added to the list, please e-mail LTEShelp@hw.ac.uk with your name, school and session you would like to attend. If there is enough interest we will contact you with the date and time of the session.
Posted by mirrenmcleod11 on 05 June 2018
https://informs.hw.ac.uk/2018/06/05/summer-2018-programme/
Successful revision tests your understanding of content. So try recording your answer to a test question and critically listen back. Is your explanation clear and precise? Look at a test question and write an essay plan to show how you would answer the question. If you are a visual learner draw a mind map to show how you would tackle the question. Mind maps can help you see correlations and identify missing bits of the jigsaw. All of these methods will help you identify gaps in your knowledge and show you where you need to concentrate most.
Posted by Candace Guite on 16 April 2018
https://informs.hw.ac.uk/2018/04/16/exam-top-tip-mix-it-up/
You could use a timetable to mark out revision times for each subject and then stick to it. Another great way to stop procrastinating and get started is to use the Pomodoro technique: this is as simple as setting a timer. For example, set your timer for 50 minutes. This should be concentrated study time – no distractions. At the end of 50 minutes you have earned yourself a 10 minute break – time for a quick walk or a cup of tea. Then go for another 50 minutes of concentrated study. Remember to make your goals for each day realistic, and reward yourself for achieving them. You’ve earnt it!
Posted by Candace Guite on 13 April 2018
https://informs.hw.ac.uk/2018/04/13/exam-top-tip-dont-fall-into-the-procrastination-trap/
We are currently in the Semester 2 break which lasts until 21st April and includes the Easter weekend.
Once the break is over, exams start from 24th April until 19th May which is the end of semester.
During this time the Edinburgh Campus library will remain open 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Staff will be available to answer enquiries and provide help and support between 8:30am – 8:30pm Monday – Friday and 10:00am – 8:15pm at weekends.
The Learning Commons will be open Monday to Friday during the Semester break apart from the Easter weekend (Friday 14th – Monday 17th April inclusive) when it will be unavailable for use due to building closure days.
If you require any more information, please check the Information Services webpages or contact us
Posted by cdonlan on 07 April 2017
https://informs.hw.ac.uk/2017/04/07/opening-hours-eastersemester-2-break-edincampuslib/
Today’s app, Take a Break, is 
designed to help you relax through short, guided meditation sessions. You can choose to listen to the music provided in the app or use your own.
To download, go to:
Android: Take a Break
iOS: Take a Break
Posted by Rachel Whittington on 12 December 2016
https://informs.hw.ac.uk/2016/12/12/12-apps-of-christmas-take-a-break/
Today marks the half way point for our 12 Apps of Christmas feature. We’re mentioning two apps today that can transform your mobile device into a portable scanner – Microsoft Office Lens and Tiny Scanner.
Microsoft Office Lens
This free app is great for taking pictures of documents even from awkward angles. It recognises the corners of documents and automatically crops, enhances and cleans up the image. It will save the scan as either an image or PDF file in OneNote or OneDrive. If you don’t use either of those, you can save the scan as an image on your phone to share later.
It’s available on Android, iOS and Windows mobile devices. To download, go to:
Android: Microsoft Office Lens
iOS: Microsoft Office Lens
Windows (mobile devices): Microsoft Office Lens
Tiny Scanner
This scanning app allows you to save documents as PDFs to a folder on your device. You can then share the document by email. It also lets you set a passcode to protect your documents if you want to. There is a paid version with more features, such as sharing straight to EverNote or other apps, also available.
It’s available on iOS and Android phones and tablets. To download, go to:
Android: Tiny Scanner
iOS: Tiny Scanner
Posted by Rachel Whittington on 08 December 2016
https://informs.hw.ac.uk/2016/12/08/12-apps-of-christmas-scanning-apps/
We were delighted to host a visit from the 3rd cohort of pre-sessional students in July. The visit was designed to help the students find out about the library and IT resources and the services they will use in their studies. This was followed by a quiz with one lucky winner chosen from the correct entries. Congratulations Benjamin!
Posted by Marion Kennedy on 04 August 2016
https://informs.hw.ac.uk/2016/08/04/information-services-quiz-winner-3/
A new Vision topic has just been added to the summer Power Hour programme.
Vision: Preparing a course for Semester 1 2016/17
This hands on session will focus on key tasks to prepare your Vision course for the start of the year.
After this session you will be able to:
- Highlight course goals and objectives
- Enhance content presentation
- Update course content
Date/time
- Wednesday 31 August from 1000 – 1100
- Friday 16 September from 1400 – 1500
Venue
Teaching room in the Edinburgh campus library.
Book your place
You can book your place on a workshop at http://hw.ac.libcal.com/powerhours
Places are limited to 10 delegates per session.
Summer Power Hour Programme
There are still a few spaces on some of the August Power Hours already advertised.
- Introduction to Office 365
- Introduction to OneDrive
- EndNote
- Discovery
Full details at Power Hours
Posted by Moira Stephen on 29 July 2016
https://informs.hw.ac.uk/2016/07/29/new-vision-power-hour/
