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147 student interns appointed through UCL Connected Learning
15 July 2020
47 departments proposed 76 Connected Learning projects, appointing a total of 147 student interns to support moving teaching activities online.
In early July, departments could apply for funded student internships to support moving teaching activities online, through UCL Connected Learning Internships.
Initially, UCL ChangeMakers and UCL Careers were able to offer up to 25 internships, which were open to all UCL students. Further funding was secured and a total of 76 projects were confirmed.
Many thanks to teams across UCL who helped to shortlist the 2,793 applicants.
All departments who applied received funding.
Full list of projects
Arts and Humanities
| Department | Project(s) |
|---|---|
| Arts and Sciences BASc | Beyond keeping them busy: meaningful engagement activities for online learning |
| Greek and Latin | Curate up to date Moodle sites for Greek and Latin |
| Faculty Office | Resource Creation Studios |
| School of European Languages, Culture and Society (SELCS) | Welcome & social activities |
| Department of Information Studies | Student success-focused transition to online teaching at DIS using flexible and low-bandwidth approaches |
Bartlett
| Department | Project(s) |
|---|---|
| Development Planning Unit | Facilitating a connected learning environment through online teaching |
| Bartlett School of Construction & Project Management | Online Educational Resources for Learning Environments MSc MSc Strategic Management of Projects: Induction and scoping programme activities Best practices for remote learning A connected learning approach towards transformative learning and enhancing students' experiences MSc Construction Economics and Management – online learning environment |
| The Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources | Online educational resources for Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment MSc An Arduino environmental monitoring kit for virtual training of realistic data analysis |
| The Bartlett School of Planning | Building Blocks: Big Data for Urban Design – methodological extension |
| Survey of London | Learning from London: Filming and Sound Recording with the Survey of London |
The application process was clear and responses always prompt - it is an excellent initiative that will help both students and departments.
Brain Sciences
| Department | Project(s) |
|---|---|
| Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience | Supporting remote learning of British Sign Language |
| UCL Division of Psychology and Language Sciences | Together on a digital campus |
| Experimental Psychology | Research consultancy for MSc programmes in Experimental Psychology |
| Institute of Neurology | Online Student Engagement - Dementia (Neuroscience) MSc and IoN PGT Students |
Thank you also to the concept, support and additional funding from Digital Education and the Arena Centre.
Engineering
| Department | Project(s) |
|---|---|
| Biochemical Engineering | Creating a Digital Archive within the Interdisciplinary Context of Bio- Make Them Welcome - An induction session in digital times |
| Computer Science | Turning ideas into action: Supporting the MSc Design, Disability and Innovation team in developing their accessibility practices in the UCL Autobrochure UCL Lab session ticketing UCL Greenlights weekly feedback system Improving ticketing system A Microsoft Visual Studio Extension - ticketing system |
| Civil Engineering | A framework to develop online vertical co-working group-based project learning |
| UCL Engineering | MEng Engineering and Architectural Design: Experimental Learning in the on-line teaching environment Development and feedback of online resources Update and Upgrade of E-Coursework for ENGF0003 & ENGF0004 |
| Engineering Management | MSc Digital Engineering Management: Moodle transformation |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Improving accessibility and engagement in online learning to enhance the student experience |
| Mechanical Engineering | Creating a student-responsive connected learning curriculum in mechanical engineering |
| Security & Crime Science | Understanding student engagement in SCS Student-led Connected Learning in SCS |
Thanks to all the team involved in this initiative.
Institute of Education
| Departments | Project(s) |
|---|---|
| Academic Writing Centre | Evaluation and co-creation of online peer-support initiatives for academic writing development |
| Culture, Communication & Media | Connected Learning in MA Education & Technology Improving accessibility of existing distance learning modules on Moodle Online welcome and induction to IOE-CCM Moving online on the BA Education Studies Engaging induction talks online |
| Education, Practice & Society | Resourcing module materials |
| Leadership & Learning | Departmental Learning and Leadership (DLL) - world-leading in educational leadership, primary and early years- online |
| Psychology & Human Development | Psychology and Human Development: Connecting Principles and Learning |
Certainly do pass on our thanks to colleagues for coordinating this huge effort. They will certainly be really helpful for us in planning for next year.
Laws
| Department | Project |
|---|---|
| Laws | Laws reading lists and Moodle preparation |
Mathematics and Physical Sciences
| Department | Project |
|---|---|
| Earth Sciences | 3D digitisation of geological materials for virtual laboratory and fieldwork teaching |
| Mathematics | Bespoke Assessment and Feedback Using a Computer Algebra System (STACK) |
| Natural Sciences | Developing a collaborative online learning environment for Developing a sense of belonging: interdisciplinary students at UCL |
| Physics and Astronomy | Making Statistical Physics Live Online Accessibility for Experimental Physics |
| Risk and Disaster Reduction | Emergency Planning and Management |
As a departmental tutor, I get asked a lot by our undergraduates about opportunities to contribute to the student experience.
Medical Sciences
| Departments | Project(s) |
|---|---|
| Faculty Office | Support for Faculty of Medical Sciences |
| Division of Surgery and Interventional Science | Developing a framework for Connected Learning resources for laboratory and clinical practical activities |
| Medical Sciences | Creation of Online Material to Support Asynchronous Lab Practicals Teaching in Medical Science |
We appreciate the hard work your team has done on this considering the incredibly small window of time you had.
Population Health Sciences
| Departments | Project(s) |
|---|---|
| Institute of Clinical Trials & Methodology | Designing standardised Moodle Course Pages and online social environments for new and returning PGT Clinical Trials students |
| Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care | Online Quizzes (Transferring quizzes from Socrative to Mentimeter) Induction week and beyond - Creating a package of support for new UG, PGT and PGR students through their first weeks in the Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care |
| Institute for Global Health | Project Management of a Departmental Workload Allocation Model MSc Health Economics and Decision Science (HEDS): Designing induction and social activities, and supporting preparation for online Decolonising and building an inclusive online curriculum for the MSc Global Health |
| Population Health | Core Concepts in Population Health: Developing online resources to enrich the student experience |
Thank you very much to you and your team for all your hard work and Arena for the support. We really appreciate the offer of an intern.
Social and Historical Sciences
| Departments | Projects |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | Enhancing the student experience of Connected Learning via Moodle |
| Geography | Effective blended teaching for first-year geographers |
| Political Science | Transforming Digital Learning: embedding technology in teaching political science |
| History | History undergraduate pre-induction project |
| History of Art | Supporting interactive online teaching and student induction in History of Art |
This is wonderful news. Many thanks indeed for fighting so hard to win additional resource for the initiative in such straightened times.