Digital skills are about how you handle, present and communicate information and content using digital tools and platforms. This includes problem-solving, innovation and the creation of digital content and media, both academically and professionally.
Here you can explore the live workshops the Centre for Academic Success has to offer over the next couple of weeks on the theme of Digital skills.
Do your presentations engage your audience? Come along to our hands-on slide design workshop and discover top tips to make the most of Microsoft PowerPoint. Create better looking presentations and avoid the basic errors that cause your audience to switch off.
Online by Zoom
Monday 30th September 2024
10:00 - 12:00 BST
digital skills, PowerPoint, slide design
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This workshop is a beginners guide to writing documents in LaTeX using Overleaf. No prior knowledge is needed for this workshop or any other computing language, it will cover the basics of LaTeX including document structure, typesetting text, tables, figures, equations and Inserting references.
Online by Zoom
Tuesday 1st October 2024
16:00 - 17:00 BST
Ever lose a file or struggle with version control? This workshop explains how to set up your student OneDrive for efficient file management, so you can access, organise and amend your files from any device.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 2nd October 2024
14:00 - 15:00 BST
digital skills, OneDrive, file management
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Learn the key elements of a professional email. This workshop also covers how to prioritise the emails you receive, manage events in your calendar, create a to-do list and share files in different ways.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 2nd October 2024
15:00 - 16:00 BST
digital skills, Outlook, emails, calendar, to-do lists
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Want to find an efficient way to process your data? Learn how to sort and label large quantities of information enabling you to quickly extract the information you need.
Bay Campus
Friday 11th October 2024
10:00 - 12:00 BST
digital skills, Excel
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Want to design professional quality posters to grab your audience’s attention? This workshop shows you how to create effective academic posters, ensuring information is readable from an appropriate distance.
Online via Zoom
Monday 7th October 2024
10:00 - 12:00 BST
digital skills, PowerPoint, poster design
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This intermediate workshop builds on the getting to know LaTeX workshop by exploring the presentation package in LaTeX called beamer. We will also cover more complicated packages in LaTeX and look at how to use them.
Online by Zoom
Tuesday 8th October 2024
16:00 - 17:00 BST
Learning to apply and modify formatting styles in Word will give your work a professional finish but will make the document accessible and easy to navigate. You will also be able to create and update a contents page at the click of a button.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 9th October 2024
14:00 - 16:00 BST
digital skills, Word, formatting styles, contents page
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