This is our regular roundup of “snacks” that you can take a bite of when you need some inspiration, either for your well-being, development or to improve your digital skills. Please let us know if you have something you want to share, either well-being, work or home-related.
Well-being
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- Here is a selection of titles available on resilience:
- Hanson, R. & Hanson, F. (2018) Resilient: find your inner strength. London: Rider.
- Sandberg, S. & Grant, A.M. (2017) Option B: facing adversity, building resilience, and finding joy. London: WH Allen.
- Daring greatly: how the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent and lead by Brown, Brené 2015
- Try the CityWellbeing app – featured in CityLife April 2023 Newsletter. It is available on iOS or Android. This brand new app is for staff and students to help stay on top of your wellbeing, set goals, and get connected with wellbeing resources and support here at City.
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Personal and Professional Development
The Library Services Journal Club is due to meet on Tuesday 9 May from 4-5pm in B606 and on Teams. If you are interested in attending please register on LibCal.
The first article will be: Cotton, D., Cotton, P.A. and Shipway, J.R. (2023) ‘Chatting and cheating: ensuring academic integrity in the era of ChatGPT’, Innovations in Education and Teaching International. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2023.2190148
Digital Skills
In preparation for Journal Club, why not try ChatGPT for yourself. To get started go to chat.openai.com and sign up for a free account. Driven by AI technology, it can generate text in a human-like conversational style, and answer questions on a wide range of topics.