Posted on February 10, 2012 by ED
The Student Support Team’s ‘Where I Study’ Comp - 1 x 16gb iPad 2, 1 x 8GB iPod Touch or 1x 8gb iPod Nano.
How to Enter: Take a photo of your study space (where ever that happens to be) and either email it to studentexperience@une.edu.au and use ‘Where I Study’ in the subject line or upload to Facebook and tag the shot as Ed UNE (as ‘Where I Study Comp’ in the tag). We’ll compile all the shots and post on the Insiders’ Guide & Facebook so everyone can see where everyone studies.
Limit of one entry per student, winners drawn at random and the competition is open to Off-Campus student only. Entries Close 5pm March 30 2012.
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Posted on February 10, 2012 by ED
Rose C over at the Academic Skills Office just sent through the program for the Academic Skills Fair running in Dixson Library on Wednesday and Thursday - students need to attend their academic program and once that’s done, get along to the Library (for a tour) and the Fair - download the program here. And for the off-campus posse, we’ll be grabbing video and posting here with tips and tricks from the Fair (along with the rest of Orientation 2012).
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Posted on February 10, 2012 by ED
We’ve just updated the Orientation Program for the on-campus posse (including start times for the Academic Programs) so click this link and grab your asap.
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Posted on February 10, 2012 by ED
Town Students (i.e. all you non college students) grab your Orientation social program (pdf download here) and we’ll see you on Sunday night for the welcome BBQ at the Bistro from 5pm.
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Posted on February 10, 2012 by ED
The Systems Team just rang to say they’re working on the systems behind the myEnrol tab within myUNE between 9-10am so those services may be slow/unavailable. We’ll let you know as soon as they’ve sorted it out.
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Posted on February 8, 2012 by Blake
The start of Orientation is now less than a week away and we can now publish the start times for the academic programs. If you’re a new student check out the info below so you know where you need to be.
Wednesday 15 February 2012
- School of Environmental and Rural Science - WRIGHT LECTURE THEATRE 10.00am
- School of Science and Technology - McClymont Lecture Theatre 1 (MCLT1) 10.00am
- Schools of Arts; Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences; and Humanities - Arts Lecture Theatre 1 10.00am
- School of Business, Economics and Public Policy - BEPP Lecture Theatre 4 10.00am
- School of Law - Law School courtyard 12.00noon
Thursday 16 February 2012
- School of Health - Education Lecture Theatre 1 - Rm 133 10.30am
- School of Education - Lecture Theatre 111 1st floor Education Building 9.30am
School of Rural Medicine students need to contact their year advisor for details.
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Posted on February 8, 2012 by ED
ITD will be performing maintenance on University systems and services this Saturday the 11th February 2012. The maintenance will commence from 6am and will complete by 6pm, as a result, a number of systems and services will be unavailable during this period.
For all Students: Due to network maintenance, access to Moodle, Online Admission, Online Enrolment and other UNE websites will be unavailable for at least three hours during the early morning. For the later part of the day, however, all UNE web services will be available.
For Staff and on-campus students: On-campus network will be unavailable periodically for at least three hours during the morning and the for further brief periods during the day / Printing will be unavailable for a brief period during the day / Exchange (staff) email will be unavailable for periods during the day.
This event is one of ITD’s scheduled maintenance windows, during which essential work is carried out to enhance and improve University systems. The schedule of maintenance windows for 2012 is on the ITD website (http://www.une.edu.au/it-services/policies/ ). Please check these dates before planning any events that may require I.T. services or support. Schedule times may vary to cater for important events, such as, residential schools - Notices regarding the schedule of maintenance windows will be posted on the ITD Services Announcements web page before each scheduled window. Please check the ITD service announcements web page regularly for information relating to ITD services interruptions and planned events. http://blog.une.edu.au/serviceannounce/category/itd-announcements/
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Posted on February 6, 2012 by ED
To celebrate the opening of the Moodle Units today (see previous post) we thought we’d also direct you to the myMoodle App that’s now working (woot) with the UNE version of Moodle!
It’s not a UNE app so we don’t actually provide support for it (was built by the lovely Moodle people) and here’s the instructions:
- Download myMoodle via http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/my-moodle/id461289000?mt=8 (iTunes link)
- Settings are as follows:
- Site URL: http://moodle.une.edu.au
- Username: Your UNE username i.e. student@une.edu.au (just use your username and not the @une bit)
- Password: Your UNE password
We’re not aware of an Android app but if you’ve come across one please let us know! Happy mobile moodling everyone 
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Posted on February 6, 2012 by ED
Online Units via Moodle are live so jump into myUNE, click the myStudy tab and then the Moodle icon to check your Units out. If you can’t access one of the Units, get in contact with IT Servicedesk (1800 763040 or e: servicedesk@une.edu.au). If you have questions about something in one of your Units, get in contact with your Unit Coordinator. Please note, teaching doesn’t start until the first day of Lectures on Feb 20, 2012.
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Posted on February 3, 2012 by ED
The Library is running some classes in February to help you develop your research skills. All classes are held in the Training Lab in Dixson Library.
- Finding quality journal articles: Monday, 6 Feb, 9.30am–11.00am and Friday, 10 Feb, 1.30pm–3.00pm
- EndNote Basics: Tuesday, 7 Feb, 10.00am–12.00 noon and Thursday, 9 Feb, 2.00pm–4.00pm
- Citation indexes: who’s citing whom - Wednesday, 8 Feb, 11.00am–12.00 noon
Book online from http://www.une.edu.au/library/support/classes.php. If you are unable to attend a class in person, there are online videos/handouts/web tutorials you can explore in your own time.
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Posted on February 2, 2012 by ED
Orientation is 10 days away and we’re getting excited about meeting everyone For the record, you’ll find the program (which we’re constantly updating) over at: www.une.edu.au/orientation along with loads of info to help get you started on your study journey at UNE.
- If you’re a College Resident, you’ll need to arrive on Sunday Feb 12 (details are available via your College)
- For Town-based students (and local DE students i.e. Guyra, Uralla, Walcha, Armidale etc) get along to the Town-student BBQ on Sun Feb 12 at 5pm at the Bistro (map here). We’re giving away a free limited edition ‘Townie” tshirt (courtesy of Services UNE).
If you have questions, drop us a line via studentsupport@une.edu.au. We’re looking forward to meeting you all!
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Posted on February 2, 2012 by ED
A little while ago, we asked students at the end of their for year of study to give us their top tips and here they are (if you’ve got more add them to comments):
“FEEDBACK: What’s the 5 top things a new student should know?”
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Posted on February 1, 2012 by ED
Over at the Student Support Team’s Twitter account we’ve been posting a bunch of tips for new students as we think of them, so here they are:
There’s 4000+ new students who are feeling just as nervous - it’s OK, we’re here to help
Make sure you score an Earle Page discount card during Orientation - heaps of discouts for $20 (for a great cause)
Register for the New England Award (looks great on your CV!) … une.edu.au/nea/
A-Z listing of everything on the UNE website (might fill in some gaps) .. une.edu.au/uneindex/
Check out the Student Support Team’s funky campus map .. g.co/maps/gxfda
Never too early to start on your post degree Career planning .. une.edu.au/careers/
Studying on campus or coming to an Intensive School? Here’s how to get on the wireless network une.edu.au/it-services/wi…
How to submit your assignments ..moodle.une.edu.au/mod/book/view.…
Wondering how much time to devote to your studies? Here’s the answer: 10-12hours/Unit/Week goo.gl/LYiSW
Get to know the Academic Skills Office - awesome une.edu.au/tlc/aso/ & vids on writing/researching goo.gl/SOjN8
Check out our Youtube Channel for some great tips/tricks and workarounds .. youtube.com/unesupport
A degree is a journey and not a destination .. enjoy it! Oh and make sure you ask for help whenever you need it
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Posted on January 31, 2012 by ED
If you’re a student who was asked to Show Cause (more info on that here) in mid-December and didn’t respond, you may have been excluded from further study at UNE as of this morning.
But all is not lost - you have twenty days to appeal the exclusion as per: “Should you wish to appeal this decision you will need to put a comprehensive case in writing including supporting documentation to the University within twenty days of this notice. The appeal will be considered by the Head of School.” So make sure you hit reply to the email and make a strong case for readmission.
And if you have questions or would like to talk to someone, please get in contact with the Student Support Team asap via studentsupport@une.edu.au.
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Posted on January 27, 2012 by ED
UPDATE - 8.39PM: Form should be sorted now. Send Amentities Fee Feedback to SAF-Feedback@une.edu.au
An email has just gone to students regarding payment of the Student Amenities Fee, please note this form is currently not available. We’ll keep you up-to-date as we hear news.
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For me as an off campus distance student it would to write out when everything is due and plan your time. A wall Planner or dairy will be your best friend, so you can see what you need to do both for uni and for personal life.
I’m an external student too and I’ll second what Tegan said, especially if you have a lot of assessments for that semester.
To that I’d add, get your first year subjects out of the way first. Even though a lot of subjects don’t have pre-requisites and you can do them early in your studies, doing the first year subjects early will still help with your second and third year subjects. Statistics (if you’re doing science) is a perfect example. The last thing you want to be doing (like me) is stressing out about whether or not you passed chemistry in the final semester of your degree.
Also, don’t leave it until the beginning of the semester to get your textbooks. A lot of subjects use the text instead of a study guide, you’ll get left behind if you’re waiting for two or three weeks because the bookshop ran out. The required text is usually listed in the courses and units catalogue when you chose your subjects, so there’s no excuse.