The Canvas and Learning Technologies (Students) module enables you to orientate yourself with Canvas and to learn how to use some of the many features and tools Canvas has to offer. The module covers: Getting Started with Canvas Learning Content Module Information Listen Again University Resources Group Work and Sign-Ups Assessments and Grades Canvas Mobile […]
Canvas Module Opening Dates for Autumn 2019
Your Autumn modules will be available in Canvas from Monday 2nd September 2019. Don’t panic if you don’t see all of your modules immediately on the 2nd. Some lecturers may change the opening dates of their modules. You can check your ‘future enrolments’ in Canvas by going to Modules > All Modules. There you will see modules […]
Temporary withdrawal of VPN service
Information Services have been made aware of an industry wide security vulnerability with the VPN service, which enables you to connect to university IT resources from off campus. As a consequence, we are temporarily withdrawing the VPN service while the issue is addressed by vendors. We expect the VPN to be restored early next week […]
Top ten thesis downloads in July #StirTopTenTheses
During June 1,226 theses in our research repository, STORRE, were downloaded a total of 15,697 times. The top ten downloaded theses were: 1. Assessment practices and their impact on home economics education in Ireland. By McSweeney, Kathryn http://hdl.handle.net/1893/21804 Downloads: 1,114 2. Towards A Novel Unified Framework for Developing Formal, Network and Validated Agent-Based Simulation Models of […]
Get started with IT – Office 365
There’s a lot more to your University of Stirling student email account than just email. For the duration of your studies, you will have: access your student email from anywhere plus the inbuilt contacts and calendar free access to the Office 365 app suite including OneDrive, MS Teams, Office Online (once you have completed registration) […]
Get started with IT – considering a new device?
Are you considering getting a new device for your university study? See our recommended specifications below. Laptop/PC Operating SystemRECOMMENDEDWindows 10 Home or Pro Processor TypeMINIMUMCore i5 ProcessorRECOMMENDEDCore i7 Processor MemoryMINIMUM8 GB RAM or higher Hard DriveMINIMUM250 GBRECOMMENDED500 GB or higher Graphics CardMINIMUM512 MB Video Memory or higher Mac OperatingSystemMac OS 10.14 or higher Processor TypeMINIMUMCore i5 […]
Top ten papers from our Research Repository in July #StirTopTenPapers
During July there were 35,872 downloads from our University repository, STORRE, covering 4,941 research publications. The top ten downloaded items were: 1. The Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights: An Overview. By Cruft, Rowan; Liao, S Matthew; Renzo, Massimo http://hdl.handle.net/1893/23324 Downloads: 286 2. A Systematic Review of the Impact of Summative Assessment and Tests on Students’ […]
Scotsman Historical Archive
The Library recently acquired a digital archive of The Scotsman newspaper, covering the first issue in 1817 up to 1950. The Scotsman 1817-1950 adds to our growing collection of historical digitised newspapers. As well as The Scotsman, you can also search The Times, The Sunday Times, The Financial Times, and many regional newspapers. Historians should […]
Delivering Lectures and Seminars Online – webinar and self-study module
There are times when the online delivery of teaching can be beneficial to students. But do you know how you can deliver high-quality teaching sessions online without compromising on quality – either as a broadcast lecture, as short videos, or as an interactive webinar session? A series of webinars will be held in August and […]
Goodbye COPAC, Hello Library Hub Discover
On 31st July Library Hub Discover was launched by JISC. This service replaces both COPAC and SUNCAT. It includes the catalogues of 117 university and research libraries in the UK and Ireland and there are plans to add more in the future (including Stirling University’s catalogue – coming soon!). The new service offers much of […]