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1. Teacher training funding

   Get specific information on funding for teacher training courses at LJMU and start your teaching career with financial confidence.

2. New Year News

   This week we have a number of institutional TEL updates (some of which are biggies) that we would like to pass on.

3. How to apply – Study abroad

   Travelling overseas and adjusting to a new culture not only improves your employability but your self-confidence, cultural awareness and communication skills. Going abroad is exciting in every sense of the word. Find out how you can apply to study abroad as an LJMU student.

4. Barry Groombridge interview – Elder Dempster

   Barry Groombridge joined Elder Dempster Lines aged 16. Barry’s first voyage was from London to the United States, via West Africa. The voyage lasted nine months. Listen to Barry’s interview to hear about the Christmas he spent with nuns in Madeira and what life was like as a purser at Elder Dempster Lines.

5. Barry Fowler interview – Elder Dempster

   Barry Fowler joined King Edward the Seventh Nautical College, London in May 1952. Barry spent four years as an apprentice and eventually rose to the position of captain at Elder Dempster Lines.

6. Interviews and memoirs – Elder Dempster

   As part of the Homeward Bound project we’ve collected 25 oral testimonies from Elder Dempster Line’s seafaring and office staff. Listen to the interviews.

7. Graham Austin interview – Elder Dempster

   As a Printer for Elder Dempster Lines, Graham Austin sometimes worked 18-hours a day and was responsible for printing the menus, programme of events and stationery for the ship’s various departments. Listen to Graham's interview.

8. Sharing Practice – Supporting Student Collaborative Activities with Shared Documents in Office 365

   Faculty colleague Andrew Kennedy has kindly offered to share his experiences of using shared documents on Office 365 both to support student group assessments and also to facilitate active and engaging shared writing and proof reading activities.

9. New finds and related archives – Elder Dempster

   Read more about new finds for the Elder Dempster Lines - the largest UK shipping group between Western Europe and West Africa from the late-nineteenth century to the 1980s.

10. Sharing Practice - Faculty Distance Learning Course Examples

    Following the Faculty TEL survey we have collated a handful of good practice examples of courses and approaches designed/redesigned to support distance learning via active blended learning. Read more...