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Staff BriefingA joint initiative by MIS, Corporate Communications and Inprint & Design |
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Next editions of the briefing
- Tuesday 14 September
- Monday 20 September
- Monday 27 September
Please send entries through in plenty of time to guarantee entry to the briefing.
Email: briefing@bradford.ac.uk
Staff Development Events
Introduction to Management
Thursday 9 and Friday
10 September 2004
Ideally for staff who are new to management, or who have been a manager for between 0 and 2 years. A significant part of these two days will be spent building on participants' own experience to identify the skills needed to become (even) more effective. There will be input on good practice and University procedures plus some problem-solving case studies and a comprehensive guide to support services for managers.
For more information and booking: http://staffdev.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/cgi-bin/staffdev/enduser_course.pl?event_id=302
Understanding (the) Chinese
Monday 13 September 2004
This workshop has been jointly organised by the Language Unit and the Staff Development Unit and will be based on four themes 1.Cultural Expectations - what do Chinese people typically expect of an English University and the British education system - what meets expectations and what comes as a bit of a surprise. 2.Communication skills for native speakers of English when listening to or explaining things to International Students. 3.An understanding of what native speakers of Chinese find difficult about English, and what errors in pronunciation and grammar Chinese learners typically make. 4.Some simple Chinese phrases and greetings - an introduction to Chinese.
For more information and booking: http://staffdev.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/cgi-bin/staffdev/enduser_course.pl?event_id=84
Orientation for New Academics
Monday 20 & Tuesday 21 September 2004
This course aims to provide academic staff with an orientation to the University and its policy and practices for teaching and research. It is also applicable to any academic-related staff who would specifically benefit from an introduction to University strategy and practice in learning and teaching, research, widening participation and other aspects of academic work. It is open to: part-time or full-time academic/academic-related staff; academic/academic-related staff who have been at Bradford for some time, but have not yet benefited from this event ; and lecturers or researchers newly appointed to Bradford University, who may or may not have previous lecturing experience.
For more information and booking: http://staffdev.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/cgi-bin/staffdev/enduser_course.pl?event_id=319
If your academic post includes some managerial responsibilities, you may wish to also attend the Introduction to Management course on 9 & 10 September.
Learning Support Seminars and Events from TQEG
Get to Know the Lecture
Room and its Facilities
22 September at 1300 - 1400 in Room N3/N4, Richmond Building
Presented by David Beebe of Lecture Room Services
Annual Monitoring of Taught
Provision: Why and How?
29 September at 1300 - 1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building
Presented by Dr Jon Owen of the Academic Standards and Support Unit.
Becoming an Online Tutor
A ten week online course beginning 4 October
Led by Carol Higgison of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group
JISC Plagiarism Detection
Service
6 October at 1300 - 1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building
Presented by Carol Higgison of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group
New University Awards for
Excellent Teaching and the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme
13 October at 1300 - 1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building
Presented by Prof Peter Hartley of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group
Details of the above events and online booking can be found via: http://staffdev.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/cgi-bin/staffdev/enduser_courselist.pl
Please contact Christine Rayment or Beverley Lyons on 5138 or email tqe.sec@bradford.ac.uk if you have further enquiries.
Sports Centre Swimming Pool news
The sports centre pool is still closed for refurbishment and will now re-open on Monday 2Oth September.
Contact the sports centre office on 23(4868) for further information.
ResNet and RoamNet news from Learning Support Services
As mentioned in previous Briefings, ResNet, the broadband-speed network in University-owned halls (apart from Shearbridge Green) is planned to be available for free (to University students only) in all rooms by 19th September 2004.
At the time of writing installation is on-going but there is nothing to indicate that this will not be completed in time.
The only place for up to date and accurate information is the ResNet web site http://www.resnet.brad.ac.uk/
This site includes a comprehensive FAQ. RoamNet has been expanding over the summer and the current status of that service, along with an FAQ, can be seen at http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/it-services/support/roamnet.php
New wirelessly covered areas include F floor Richmond Refectory and the main Students' Union bars.
If you are told, or read, information which contradicts anything on these pages please take what is on these pages as correct. A number of web pages have old information copied from LSS documents some years ago and are quite incorrect. Students and staff should be referred to the above ResNet and RoamNet pages only.
Any questions which are not covered in the FAQs above please contact ictservicedesk@bradford.ac.uk
Overview of the Organisation 2004/5
The 2004/5 organisation diagram is now available either on the web in pdf form at: http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/staffdev/orgoverview.pdf or on request from the Staff Development Unit, please call extension 3102 for a copy.
This organisation chart is given to all new staff at the monthly New Staff Induction.
Business Travel Services
Following the recent tender exercise carried out by the Travel Work Group we are pleased to announce that Key Travel and Hourds Business Travel have both been jointly appointed to provide the University's Business Travel Services with effect from 1st October 2004.
In order to facilitate a smooth changeover, we will be holding "meet & greet" and training seminar days over the coming weeks.
If you are a Travel booker and or a Traveller who would like to attend these seminars then please let me know asap by e-mail (i.p.stow@Bradford.ac.uk). Could you indicate on the e-mail whether your are a booker or traveller and which Department/School you are from.
The dates for these seminars will be confirmed at a later date, once we have collated the numbers of those who wish to attend.
Further information regarding the services that Key Travel and Hourds Business Travel will be able to provide will shortly be incorporated onto the Purchasing website.
Ian Stow
Contracts Officer
Purchasing Services
Richmond Building
Ext 3063
Join the Stars: Work with The Bradford Robotic Telescope Group
The telescope is in Tenerife on the Izania Caldera and the Group are looking for people to help accelerate the Telescope’s acceptance as the preferred method for delivering the space and astronomy components of the National Curriculum for all UK school children and for the education of school students in the rest of Europe starting with Spain.
A whole raft of skills are required.
There are lots of opportunities for further research across the whole spectrum of human and machine interaction including people who can exploit the facility to raise the profile of the University of Bradford through TV, radio, web and the written media.
Even if you are not interested look at the site with the Tenerife weather and pictures of a far flung Bradford outpost.
More details can be found in a briefing document accessible from www.telescope.org/~john
If you are interested ring John Baruch on 4024 or e-mail him at john@telescope.org.
Enrolment - Staff Volunteers Required
Student Registry is looking for willing volunteers to help out over enrolment fortnight.
If you are available for a 4 hour shift from Tuesday 21 September - Wednesday 29 September and want to help enrol our new students and re-enrol our returning students, further details can be found at the following web address, including a web form to complete: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/admin/student-registry/enrolment/staff.htm
Many thanks
Simon Croll, Student Registry
Replacement for F29
Please note that there has been a change to the replacement for F29.
All bookings for this room are now transferred to the Staff Refectory on F Floor, not N13 as previously announced.
Regards
Simon Duarri
Ancillary Services Manager
Email: S.Duarri@bradford.ac.uk
International
students who need to extend their Visas 
Many of our international students need to extend their visas during their course of study.
Are you unsure what documentary evidence of attendance and progression on their course you can provide if asked?
An Information Session will be held on Wednesday 8th September, 12.30pm to 1.30pm, Meeting Room 3 in the Communal Building, to explain the various ways in which you can do this.
All staff are welcome to attend the Session which will be run by Shirley Moorhouse, Student Adviser (who specialises in Immigration Advice and Visa Extensions), Students' Union Advice Centre.
Please send an email to s.m.baker@bradford.ac.uk if you would like to come and please bring with you a copy of the FLR(S) Visa Extension Application form which can be downloaded or printed (pdf file) from: http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/ind/en/home/applying/application_form.Maincontent.0010.file.tmp/compressedFLR(S)Aug03.pdf (external link to the Home Office, which will open in a new browser window).
Learning
Support Services (LSS) Showcase
14 - 17 September 2004
Richmond building
Do you want to know more about:
- blink-e
- the student notebook promotion
- the improved IT facilities in general teaching areas (GTA)
- using Outlook and Office 2003
- using the Web to access student records
- using Blackboard
- making sure your students can access your online documents
- accessing Library services from your desktop
- negotiating the information jungle quickly and easily to find appropriate databases and e-journals
- giving feedback on students' work electronically
- accessing files stored on your network drives from GTA or home?
If you answered yes to any of these, then the LSS Showcase is for you!
The University's vision of a Web enabled campus has advanced at a rate of knots over the summer vacation.
Through displays/demonstrations and planned talks/workshops, the LSS Showcase gives you the opportunity to find out more about these changes and how LSS can help academic staff to support students.
For full details see http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/showcase.php
Job Vacancies at the University and College
Current vacancies at the University and College can be found at the Personnel website:
http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/personnel/jobvacancies/
The weekly bulletin can also be found as a pdf from the same page.
All queries should be directed to Personnel: ext: 5347, email: personnel@bradford.ac.uk
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