HSK Student pod

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers.

What’s in Episode 14?

Karen Atkinson, HSK Associate Dean:

o New academic year welcome back message

o General news & updates about the school

Student spotlight: Harriet Podmore and Merrely Hondi share a message on what they are currently doing and their future plans as the HSK School community organisers.

This month's profession spotlight: Suzanne Ball and Shimul Haque form the Herts Careers and Employment team share a brief message with us to help raise awareness of the various advice and support services offered by the Careers and Employment team.

Valarie Brossier, from the HSK Academic skills advice and support team talks about academic skills advice and support in the School of Health and Social Work.

The Dean of School, Jackie Kelly

o New academic year welcome back message

o Students’ wellbeing

o Fika mental fitness app

Richard:

o Getting involved with the HSK student podcast

o Fika mental fitness app

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers.

What’s in Episode 13?

Karen Atkinson, HSK Associate Dean:

o General news & updates about the school

o Final Year National student survey (NSS survey). You could win a top prize draw of £1,000

o Grade up programme workshops

Student spotlight: Stefania Diaz and Ruby Smith, second year Social work students share with us their experience during placements

This month's profession spotlight: Faith Goligher, Stephanie Keegan, Hayley Elizabeth Jessener from the Hertfordshire Student Union Advice & Support team. They share a brief message with us to help raise awareness of the various advice and support services available to the University of Hertfordshire students.

Episode 13 Vox pop: As a student at the University of Herefordshire, what can the Student Union Advice & Support team do for you?

Presented by:

o Anonymous students

o Irene Anderson – Adult Nursing lecturer

Some top tips or advice on how to help yourself succeed while at the University of Hertfordshire?

Presented by:

o Anonymous students

Richard:

o Getting involved with the HSK student podcast

A Guided relaxation

o A short-guided relaxation for HSK pod listeners that want to take a pause and unwind

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers.

I wish to let you know Episode 12 is out with empowering, inspiring, entertaining, informative messages including general news & updates about the school.

What’s in Episode 12?

Julie Vuolo, HSK Associate Dean:

o General news & updates about the school

o Final Year National student survey (NSS survey)

o Bus pass access to Meridian House

Student spotlight: Jasmine Ruscoe & Elizabeth Allen, third year Physiotherapy students share with us their experience as Physiotherapy students at the University of Hertfordshire.

This month's profession spotlight: Alice Horton & Abby Sanderson from Hertfordshire Sports Village share a brief message with us to help raise awareness of how to look after yourself this year.

Active student opportunities at the University of Hertfordshire?

Episode 12 Vox pop: As a student at the University of Hertfordshire, what does the term Active student mean to you?

Presented by:

o Anonymous students

o Emma Partington – Paramedic lecturer

Richard:

o Getting involved with the HSK student podcast

o Accessing the Academic Skills Advice site (ASA) and the Library SkillUP site

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers.

What’s in Episode 11?

Dean of School of Health and Social Work - Jackie Kelly, shares a message to the HSK pod listeners

Julie Vuolo, HSK Associate Dean:

o General news & updates about the school

o Examples of available student support

Student spotlight: Lacey Hagan, a second-year Social work student shares with us her experience on being at a Low secure mental health service placement.

This month's profession spotlight: Lynne Gordon from the HSK Radiotherapy team shares with us a beautiful and very informative message to help raise awareness of Radiotherapy.

Episode 11 Vox pop: Do you know what a therapeutic radiographer does?

Presented by:

o Gloria Sikapite and Grace Owosemi - third year adult nursing students

o Karanheer Singh Sran – first year MSc in psychology student

o Aidan Mitchel – HSK educational technologist

o Grace Reed – Paramedic lecturer

Richard: Getting involved with the HSK student podcast

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers.

What’s in Episode 10?

Julie Vuolo, HSK Associate Dean: Shares a touching personal story that highlights the importance of communication when informing others of our needs.

• Student spotlight: Uche Enekwa, Leonidas Antoniou, third year students on the Radiography & Diagnostic imaging program share with us their elective experience.

This month's profession spotlight: Radica Hardyal from the HSK Midwifery team shares with us a message on how she has got to where she is, a message she calls

“My midwifery Journey”.

Richard: Accessing the Academic Skill Advice site and the One-to-one Academic support sessions.

Here is the HSK student pod main page where you will find all previous episodes.

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers.

What’s in Episode 9?

Julie Vuolo, HSK Associate Dean:

o New Academic year welcome back message from Julie

o General news & updates about the school

o Examples of available student support

Student spotlight: Prasis Ja singh, a University of Hertfordshire student based in Malaysia at one of the University of Hertfordshire’s overseas academic partners visits the HSK student pod.

This month's profession spotlight: Cheryl Holman, Associate Dean Academic Quality Assurance for the School of Health and Social Work, informs us about the new assessment regulations that start this academic year (2019 – 2020).

This month's profession spotlight: Yinglen Butt, Royal College of Nursing Associate Director of Nursing, gives an empowering and inspirational message to the HSK student pod listeners.

Richard:

o How to get access to the Academic Skill Advice site.

o Do you know how to access UH key sites & ICT resources help video tutorial.

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers.

What’s in Episode 8?

Julie Vuolo, HSK Associate Dean:

o General news & updates about the school

o Summer vacation wishes message

o Getting in touch with the HSK student pod team

Student spotlight: Jamila Noah, a third year Learning Disability student nurse shares with us her experience on the Learning disability programme at the University of Hertfordshire. She also introduces the Learning Disabilities nursing society being launched at the University of Hertfordshire.

This month's profession spotlight: Debra Fearns, senior lecturer from the Learning Disability team shares with us a brief message from the Learning Disability team at the University of Hertfordshire regarding the celebration of 100 years of Learning disability nursing.

This month's profession spotlight: Jon Woollard, Technical team lead for the School of Health and Social Work at the University of Hertfordshire, shares with us how his team makes it possible to provide the positive students’ experience that takes place or follows up from practical sessions that take place within the school.

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers.

What’s in Episode 7?

Julie Vuolo, HSK Associate Dean, gives some general news & updates about the school –

o Outgoing school community organisers, Tunde E (Adult nursing), Paul W (Radiography & Imaging), Kelly M (Paramedics science) and Joy Moyo (Learning disability nursing)

o Student accommodation updates - Halls of residence allocations for students on placements

o Personal Tutor project update

o Student union teachers’ awards 2019 - Kate Morrow, Teresa Groves

Other news: HSK student pod presents at the June 2019 University of Hertfordshire annual Teaching and Learning conference. The title for the video presentation - Podcasting: an innovative student-staff partnership.

Student spotlight: Yazmin Carr shares with us her first-time experience of witnessing a child birth as a midwifery student.

This month's profession spotlight: Prof. Brian Littlechild from the Social work team, enlightens us on the area of, co-production with service users in health and social care.

HSK student pod was created for all students in the School of Health and Social Work. This is a podcast series which covers a range of topics including keeping you up to date on what is going on in the school, useful tips and advice for getting ahead with your studies, and some special interest items with guest speakers.

What’s in Episode 6?

Julie Vuolo, HSK Associate Dean, gives some general news & updates about the school –Student Nursing Times Awards 2019 (Kathy Whayman and Debbie Martin), 2019 HSK Dean's Awards Nomination.

Student spotlight: Ian Costello, Jasna Lemes-filipovic & their academic support tutor – Diane Currie. Ian & Jasna share with us their academic journey & experience on the Training nursing associates program (TNA)

This month's profession spotlight: Dr Hubert Van Griensven from the Physiotherapy team, enlightens us on our understanding of pain. As a person working in the Healthcare industry, when you are assessing a patient or service user’s pain, how do you assess and understand the cause of their reported pain?

How are you going to preserve your Digital legacy?

Yourself, friends, family members and my myself included, have increased significantly in the last few years our usage of digital data and the internet. Social media such as Whatsup, Twitter, Facebook, etc are used by us in so many ways to share information and to communicate with family, friends, colleagues or associates. We have also opened up many online accounts.

Questions for you:

When me and you are too ill to make our own decisions or sadly pass away, what will happen to our digital data and social network accounts?

What will happen to our special and memorable photos or messages on social network accounts when we are too ill to make our own decisions or sadly pass away?

In this podcast, Eunice Sirkett from the Adult nursing team, enlightens us on what the term Digital legacy means and why it’s important for us in today’s generation to know about.

Eunice leaves us this challenging question: How are you going to preserve your Digital legacy?