The Distance Learning Information and Support Handbook for Students - what is it?

The purpose of the Distance Learning Information and Support Handbook for Students publication is to provide your students with the basic, practical information that is common to all distance learning courses, for example, about their ID cards; accessing eVision; accessing Blackboard; audioconference venues, connection instructions, and accessing Zoom; making course changes; information about examinations; and study support.

It also contains a useful guide for students on using the Library including using the Distance Library Service, searching for information in the library catalogue, using electronic databases, and managing references.

The Distance Learning – Information and Support 2019 Handbook is a useful resource for you to use in support of your students. You can refer your students to it or use it yourself as a source of contact details, and information and advice.

Graduate Well-being Coaching

A free and confidential service to Otago University students

Graduate Wellbeing Coaching is for anyone who needs some help with motivation and managing procrastination, keeping up with writing targets, concentration, managing the demands of their course of study or any other issue related to keeping on track academically. It also focusses on general lifestyle balance and overall wellbeing to see if any changes can be made to support academic performance. 

The Graduate Wellbeing Coach

You may like to alert your postgraduate students to the University's Graduate Wellbeing Coach, Nikki Fahey. Students can to make an appointment with her or to find out if coaching might be of benefit to them.

The best way to contact Nikki is by email at graduate.wellbeing.coach@otago.ac.nz . Alternatively they can contact her by telephone on 64 (0)3 4794327.

Nikki works Monday to Thursday from 8.30am to 5.00pm NZ time

If you happen to be in Dunedin, her office is located in room G.06 at the Graduate Research School, 103 St David Street, Dunedin North.