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Give it a go – Festive Donation Sorters

Start Date: 13 December 2024 1:00 pm

End Date: 13 December 2024 4:00 pm

Location: The Hive, CSU, Exton Park

Working with a small team, you will be asked to make a log of what has been donated by the University community and how many items have ultimately been shared with those in need in the local community.

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Give it a go – plogging (jogging and litter picking)

Start Date: 5 December 2024 11:00 am

End Date: 5 December 2024 12:00 pm

Location: Outside Binks, Exton Park

Plogging is a combination of jogging with picking up litter, merging the Swedish verbs plocka upp (pick up) and jogga (jog). 

Join us for a light jog as we pick up litter along the way! Don’t fancy jogging? We will also have a walking group!

Meet outside Binks Building, Exton Park at 10am. We will litter pick around the Garden Quarter.

Booking not essential but you can register to receive a reminder and more information. 

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Digital Skills Week: Creating an online mind map using MindMeister

Start Date: 19 December 2024 4:00 pm

End Date: 19 December 2024 4:45 pm

Location: Online

MindMeister is an online tool to create and collaborate mind maps to help with planning of all kinds. 

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Digital Skills Week: Like using ‘To Do’ lists? – Learn how to use an online To Do List 

Start Date: 19 December 2024 2:00 pm

End Date: 19 December 2024 2:30 pm

Location: Online

The session covers the use of Microsoft’s To Do app, which enables you to plan and organise your tasks in an orderly manner. 

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Digital Skills Week: Using Texthelp Read&Write Gold to support your studies

Start Date: 18 December 2024 4:00 pm

End Date: 18 December 2024 4:45 pm

Location: Online

Texthelp Read&Write Gold is a comprehensive assistive technology (AT) tool to help with your learning. 

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Library Skills Session: Literature searching for your systematic review

Start Date: 19 December 2024 3:00 pm

End Date: 19 December 2024 4:00 pm

Location: Online

This session will enable you to:
• Think strategically and critically about your literature search
• Create a search strategy for a systematic literature search
• Identify key relevant resources for your search
• Apply advanced search techniques and retrieve relevant literature

Join the session.

Any questions please contact Debbie Spencer d.spencer@chester.ac.uk

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Library Skills Session: Making the most of eBooks

Start Date: 19 December 2024 10:00 am

End Date: 19 December 2024 10:45 am

Location: Online

We have access to over a 700,000 eBooks from a range of suppliers. This session will help you to learn how to best access and use them to maximum effect for your studies.

Join the session here.

Any questions please contact Fiona Warburton f.warburton@chester.ac.uk

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Digital Skills Week: OneNote – Using a digital notepad

Start Date: 18 December 2024 11:30 am

End Date: 18 December 2024 12:30 pm

Location: Online

Learn how to access and use a digital notepad for organisation, note taking and collaboration. 

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Digital Skills Week: Creating an online mind map using MindMeister

Start Date: 17 December 2024 4:00 pm

End Date: 17 December 2024 4:45 pm

Location: Online

MindMeister is an online tool to create and collaborate mind maps to help with planning of all kinds. 

Join the session.

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Digital Skills Week: Need to use PowerPoint for an assessment? Get some hints and tips on PowerPoint 

Start Date: 17 December 2024 11:00 am

End Date: 17 December 2024 11:45 am

Location: Online

Session covering how to use PowerPoint effectively, using examples of good practice. The session covers use of design and content when putting together your presentations. 

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