
Writing Support at University
- 25th February 2021
To partner up with another student or member of University of Lincoln staff who would like to learn your native language. Once you sign up, we will match you to someone who speaks the language you want to learn and who wants to learn your native language. Then, you’ll meet virtually for an hour per week to do a language and culture exchange – 30 minutes in one language, 30 minutes in the other. You’ll be teaching but you get to learn something too!
Virtual
We will match you to a suitable partner and check in with you to ensure everything is going OK. We will also give you tips and ideas about what to talk about during the sessions, as well as advice about the best technology to use.
Be patient and open-minded!
1 hour per week – at a time convenient to you
This is for speakers of any language – not just English-speakers. If you want to practise your English, learn a bit of Mandarin or get to know Spanish culture better, sign up and we will do our best to match you to someone. We’ll reply to you once you have registered your interest and do our best to match you quickly; if we don’t match you straight away, we’ll be in touch every month to check that you’re still interested.
We are looking for someone to help with the development of either an app development of an excel workbook or to help develop a user friendly data entry screen for an excel workbook – so familiarity with VBA and/or app development is required.
This is part of work on the personal supervision system of the Business School – which is seeking to develop a mapping process of who influences student views.
Business School – virtually.
Support direct from the Senior Lecturer managing personal supervision in the School and Associate Professor – who are developing learning materials.
An individual who is flexible, skilled in required areas and able to understand and translate existing excel workbook tools into under friendly (staff and student) learning materials.
The project needs to be ready for Semester B – but we will agree a schedule and goals. The project can fit around other activities and studies.
It is likely this role would suit someone skilled in IT, app development and VBA and thus from those study areas – but this does not preclude other interested applicants who may have developed those skills informally. We welcome applicants regardless of discipline.
You will become a full panel member during formal interviews at the university.
Complete Online Training in recruitment processes and sign Code of Conduct.
Use your experience as a student to ensure all position have the right people in place to impact on the experience of yourself and all students.
University of Lincoln
You will receive full training for the role, including interview techniques and unconscious bias. A member of the Human Resources department will liaise with you to arrange a meeting either with them or with the Chair of the interview panel to go over the processes, and to answer any questions you might have.
This programme is open to anyone, but you must be committed to the role, eager to learn new skills, and organised.
Interview days last in general from 3 to 7 hours, but students can volunteer for as many or as little panels as they wish to fit in with their other commitments, so you will only sign up for panels once you know you are available.
Process:
- Application
- Online training
- Read and return Code of Conduct
- Sign up to panels
- Meeting with HR/Chair
- Take part!
As a Student Reviewer you will be inducted and supported with everything you need to be an effective panel member on any Validation, Revalidation or Periodic Academic Review panel (except ones in your direct subject area).
You will become familiar with the quality assurance process and see exactly the ways that the University fits together. You will be directly assessing and contributing to the student experience across the University.
University of Lincoln
You will receive online training for the role along with one-to-one guidance by the Office of Quality, Standards & Partnerships. You can also get in touch with the SU at any time, and support from previous Student Reviewers can be arranged.
As a Student Reviewer, it is essential that you maintain a level of professionalism as well as up keeping confidentiality in relation to discussions/information concerning each event.
Flexible working around study and other commitments.
Who would this role be most suited to?
Any University of Lincoln student can be part of this opportunity. You must be committed and engaged which each Student Reviewer opportunity that you have committed to undertaking.
When can students expect to hear back from you once they have been referred?
Once you have completed the online training, your details will be given to the Quality Standards team at the University who will be in contact about available panels.