To Gazette No. 4373 (Thursday, 21 September 1995)
Graduate students, academic-related and non-academic staff (who are on the university payroll) are welcome to attend these seminars if there are places available after the needs of academic staff have been met. In practice you will be asked to keep the dates free in your diary and we will contact you two weeks before the course to confirm or cancel your provisional booking.
subject-specific seminars: in addition to this programme of seminars the Academic Staff Development Committee (ASDC) will arrange subject-specific sessions on teaching for individual faculties, departments and colleges as required. Anyone wishing to arrange such seminars should contact Ms Rebecca Nestor, Head of Staff Development and Training (telephone: (2)70562).
Other resources: The Staff Development Office holds information about training offered by external organisations, and has a range of videos, books, and training packages---on teaching and learning as well as more general subjects---which may be borrowed.
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Organised jointly with the University Research Services Office.
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This seminar will equip you with a clear approach to face the information jungle, remove clutter from your life and become focused on what matters to you. At the end of the seminar you will have acquired a technique to handle written documents, learned how to sharpen your short- and long-term memory and practised how to assess priorities.
The sessions are presented by Kathryn Redway who currently runs our Rapid Reading seminar. Participants who want to gain maximum benefit from the Beat the Bumph sessions are recommended also to attend the Rapid Reading seminar, as the two seminars are designed to complement each other.
This new seminar is based on Ms Redway's latest book Beat the Bumph. Each participant on the one-day seminar will be given a copy of this book.
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During the session each participant will have the opportunity to record a short interview with a radio journalist on a topic of his or her choice.
Topics covered will include:
Participants will be asked to prepare a press release on a topic of their choice in advance of the session, using a set of notes for guidance provided by the presenters. The number of participants will be restricted to twelve, so that everyone has the chance to be interviewed.
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Each participant will be interviewed on video on a subject of his or her choice, once at the beginning of the session and again at the end. The taped interviews will be played back and discussed.
Topics covered during the session will include:
Participants will be asked to prepare a press release on a topic of their choice in advance of the session, using a set of notes for guidance provided by the presenters. The number of participants will be restricted to eight, so that everyone has the chance to be interviewed twice.
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This course will involve practical work based around case studies.
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A discussion paper will be circulated before the seminar, summarising some of the recent thinking on the subject of gender in teaching (particularly at Oxford and Cambridge). The seminar itself will include a short presentation and discussion, followed by group work outlining the skills needed for non- sexist teaching and case study exercises to enable participants to develop these skills.
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The Vice-Chancellor will deliver a brief talk after lunch to conclude the session.
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The second half of the session will be practically based giving participants the opportunity to experiment with the use of audio-visual aids.
The seminar will be run by Mr Michael Wakeford of the University of Cambridge, who ran a successful pilot seminar for those involved in examining for the M.Sc. in Forestry earlier this ear. Mr Wakeford is an experienced presenter and has a background of advising on assessment methods.
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The session will cover:
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The session provides an opportunity to consider the vital role of this form of teaching. The issues to be explored will include:
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In addition to a large and very well stocked Information Room, these services include individual contact with Careers Advisers and a termly programme of talks, presentations and workshops. Included in this programme are a number of skills training events on topics such as Time Management, Communication Skills, Making Presentations, and Problem Solving. These are run by employers and focus on the skills required in the work situation.
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You can choose which modules you attend to suit your needs. Many of the courses are just half a day.
The courses are run regularly throughout the year. The dates are advertised in the OUCS course calendar and booking form which is sent to all departments at the beginning of each term. Please phone (2)78800 if you would like a copy. Your department will also have copies of the booklet describing all the course modules. Full details of all the courses, together with the current term's timetable, are held on the University Networked Information Service at URL http://info.ox.ac.uk/oucs/courses.
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As the courses are popular it is essential that you book a place. If you want to go on a course you must book with the Computing Services, either by completing the booking form or sending an e-mail to courses@oucs.ox.ac.uk, indicating which courses you would like to attend.
Further details about OUCS and the many facilities offered are available on the University Networked Information Service at URL http://info.ox.ac.uk/oucs/.
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Any advisers who have not already attended one of these training sessions will be contacted and offered several possible dates.
These short sessions aim to equip you to fulfil your role as an adviser, confidently and effectively. Using case study examples, participants will be able to discuss the issues that arise out of dealing with real cases and explore any concerns they may have about their roles. There will also be an opportunity to find out about support available from the Advisory Panel and to discuss the aims and objectives of the University's policy for dealing with harassment.
You will be sent a short questionnaire to complete before the session. This will help the presenters to ensure that the course is relevant to your needs.
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The ETRC also provides professional video production facilities including advice and assistance in the preparation of scripts and expertise in the development of computer-based multimedia material. Other services include videotape duplication, including conversion between PAL and NTSC if required, audiotape duplication, audio-visual support for conferences, and consultancy to both both individuals and departments regarding the selection and use of audio-visual facilities.
The workshops are open to all members of the University and are free of charge. It is recommended that those wishing to attend reserve a place in advance, as numbers are very strictly limited. Full details of each term's workshops, some of which are run more than once each term, are printed in the Gazette, and are also provided in the ETRC's World Wide Web pages (http://etrc.ox.ac.uk), from where it is also possible to book places directly.
Further information about any of these services can be obtained from the ETRC at 37 Wellington Square (phone (2)70526, e-mail: ETRC@etrc.ox.ac.uk).
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As the courses are very popular, priority is given to students and those needing language skills for their research. Unfortunately, courses are normally fully booked by these groups, but places may become available later on in the year for anyone who already has some knowledge of the language. Please contact the Information Officer on (2)83360 for further information.
Two one-week summer courses in French are held in France, for which a fee is also charged.
New users must register, and all users will be shown how to use the materials and equipment. The librarian can give you advice on what material may be most suitable for you.
This facility is free of charge to university members and staff. The opening hours are given below.
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For more details, telephone 12 Woodstock Road on (2)83360, e-mail on admin@lang.ox.ac.uk, or see the WWW pages for information on http://info.ox.ac.uk/departments/langcentre. .
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The Safety Office can arrange for your staff to attend courses run by the Oxford University First Aid Unit, at a cost of £7 per person. The course lasts between two and three hours, depending on the number of people attending (between three and twelve people per session), and are held either in the morning or the afternoon. Each participant receives a certificate of attendance and a first aid reference book.
These courses last two hours and are run either in the morning or the afternoon, weekdays or Saturdays. They are held in Horspath, Oxford, at a cost of œ17.05 plus VAT per person.
The course involves a classroom introduction to general fire precautions and the safe use of fire extinguishers. There will also be a practical exercise using fire fighting equipment.
Alternatively there is a short two hour course run by John Hewitt of the Safety Office on the use of fire extinguishers. This involves a short talk and a film followed by a demonstration and practice. There is no charge for these courses and they are normally held at or near your department.
If your department would like to book anyone onto these courses please contact the Safety Office (telephone: (2)70881).
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Further details may be obtained from the Oxford Colleges Admissions Office, Wellington Square (telephone: (2)70207).
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Academic staff are welcome to attend if there are places available after the needs of academic-related and non-academic staff have been met. As with ASDC seminars a provisional booking system will operate.
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Tue. 10, p.m. Manual Handling Wed. 18, a.m. History and Structure of the University Thur. 19, a.m. Assertiveness (Clerical/Library/Secretarial) Tue. 24, p.m. Guided Tour of the Bodleian Wed. 25, all day Introduction to Supervisory Management NovemberWed. 1, a.m. Personnel Issues and Health and Safety Tue. 7, a.m. and Tue. 21, a.m. Stress Reduction Programme (Academic-related) Wed. 8, a.m. Appraisal Briefing (Clerical/Library/Secretarial) Mon. 13, all day Rapid Reading (Academic and Research) Thur. 16, a.m. Skills for Appraisees (Clerical/Library/Secretarial) Tue. 28, all day Writing Research Papers
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DecemberThur. 7, a.m. Skills for Appraisees (Clerical/Library/Secretarial) Mon. 11, all day Minutes and Agendas Thur. 14, all day Skills for Appraisers (Clerical/Library/Secretarial)
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January
Tue. 16, a.m. History and Structure of the University Wed. 17, a.m. and Wed. 24, a.m. Counselling Skills Thur. 18, a.m. Appraisal Briefing (Technical) Tue. 30, all day Writing Research Papers (Research and Academic Staff) Tue. 30, p.m. Guided Tour of the BodleianReturn to List of Contents of the supplement
FebruaryFri. 2, a.m. General Time Management Skills Mon. 5, all day Dealing with People Wed. 7, a.m. Personnel Issues and Health and Safety Thur. 8, all day Skills for Appraisers (Technical) Fri. 9, a.m. and Mon. 12, a.m. Presentation Skills (Research) Wed. 14, a.m. Health Surveillance Thur. 15, a.m. Assertiveness (Technical) Fri. 16, all day Time Management for Clerical and Secretarial Staff Tue. 20, all day Influencing People Thur. 22, a.m. Effective Communication Wed. 28, a.m. Appraisal Briefing (Clerical/Library/Secretarial) Thur. 29, all day Career Review and Planningfor Research Staff
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MarchWed. 6, a.m. Dictation Techniques Thur. 7, a.m. Skills for Appraisees (Clerical/Library/Secretarial) Mon. 11, a.m. Manual Handling Wed. 13, a.m. Introduction to Discipline Tue. 19, all day Skills for Appraisers (Clerical/Library/Secretarial) Thur. 21, a.m. Proof Reading Tue. 26, p.m. Travel Safely on Business Thur. 28, a.m. Skills for Appraisees (Technical)
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Trinity Term and Long Vacation 1996
AprilMon. 22, all day and Mon. 29, all day Managing Teams
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MayWed. 1, a.m. History and Structure of the University Tue. 7, p.m. Guided Tour of the Bodleian Wed. 8, all day Discipline at Work Thur. 9, all day Rapid Reading Thur. 9, a.m. Appraisal Briefing (Clerical/Library/Secretarial) Tue. 14, p.m. Skills for Appraisees (Clerical/Library/Secretarial) Wed. 15, a.m. Personnel Issues and Health and Safety Wed. 29, all day Patents Thur. 30, a.m. Skills for Appraisees (Academic-related)
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JuneWed. 5, a.m. Assertiveness (Academic-related) Tue. 11, a.m. and Tue. 25, a.m. Stress Reduction Programme Tue. 11, a.m. Skills for Appraisees (Clerical/Library/Secretarial) Wed. 12, a.m. Time Management for Academic and Research Staff Fri. 14, a.m. Effective Communication Tue. 25, all day Skills for Appraisers (Clerical/Library/Secretarial) Wed. 26, a.m. Skills for Appraisers (Academic-related) Thur. 27, all day and Fri. 28, a.m. Recruitment and Selectionfor Acacademic-Related and Non-Academic Posts July
Wed. 3, a.m. Recruitment and Selection Follow-upfor Academic-related and Non-Academic Posts Wed. 3, all day Minutes and Agendas Fri. 5, a.m. and Mon. 8, a.m. Presentation Skills Mon. 15, a.m. Presentation Skills: Video Practice Mon. 1, p.m., and Team building Wed 3, a.m.
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