Welcome to the Coventry Student Digital Kitbag.
The Digital Student Kitbag contains everything you need to know from day one, as well as additional tips and resources to take you well beyond the basics. It includes useful information about tools and resources, along with learning activities (i.e. tasks) to help you develop key skills and the right mindset to make the most of your studies.
You can work through it at your own pace, building up & expanding your skills. We suggest spending a bit of time on this each week, perhaps covering 2 things a week alongside your studies..
We recommend starting with discovering your digital skills, but you can start anywhere you like and do as many as you wish as most of them are self-contained. Lots of the resources point to LinkedIn Learning. Coventry students and staff receive a LinkedIn learning account for free whilst you study here. Take a look at “Developing you skills with LinkedIn learning” to see how to set up your free account up today.
Enjoy your journey!
01. Discover your digital skills
Digital skills are something that you will develop throughout your course and throughout your career. The…
02. Making your study space safer
First things first, and safety always comes first! Following the right guidance to adjusting the equipment…
03. Technology tools for learning
As a student of the Coventry University Group, you get many useful apps for free and…
04. Developing skills with LinkedIn Learning
An important part of learning is being proactive – finding solutions and teaching yourself new skills….
05. Managing your passwords
Keeping safe online is an important skill for living, studying & working in our online world….
06. Protecting yourself from online scams & phishing
Cyber-criminals often use phishing emails to try to convince you to do something which they can…
07. Spotting misinformation & fake news
Image: False Information by Ruth Burrows Information might be abundant these days, but so is misinformation…
08. Peer mentoring with Vygo
Vygo helps you get connected, find friends and learn to study effectively. It gives you a…
09. Finding Library resources with Locate
Locate is the Library catalogue which gives you access to all the books, journals and databases…
10. How to access your reading lists
You can access your Readings Lists via the Talis Aspire app, which contains all the books…
11. Storing, managing & syncing files with OneDrive
Its very important to keep your work somewhere safe, where it is backed up. Keeping your…
12. Organise your learning
Summarising content and organising it in a way that makes sense to you and helps you revise…
14. Doing e-mail the right way
Writing and reading e-mails might look like a rather simple and straightforward thing to do. Take…
15. Collaborating on Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is a powerful tool that can help you communicate with peers and do group…
16. Digital storytelling
Learning how to tell powerful stories with digital media may not only be helpful in your…
17. Blocking distractions
Switching off from online distractions and focusing on activities that require our full attention, such as…
Create a portfolio website with Coventry.Domains
As you progress through your education, you’re gaining new skills, learning a wealth of information and…
Creating your online CV
CV documents always play a key role in recruitment processes as they summarise your qualifications, professional…
