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Getting Ready to Learn: Digital Welcome

Welcome to Manchester Met!

We are excited for you to begin your university journey, and want to support you with a range of activities, designed for those who may not always be able to access the campus. Discover the digital platforms you can use to engage with your studies, build confidence with essential tools you will need, and become part of vibrant communities!

We have a full timetable of online activities for you in the weeks before you begin your classes. When the dates for individual events have been confirmed, a booking link will be added to the tables below:

Week 1: Tour Digital Spaces at Manchester Met

Monday 8 September 2025 – Friday 12 September 2025

Date/TimeActivity
Monday 8th September: 10am-11amTake a Tour of Manchester Met’s Digital Spaces
Tuesday 9th September: 1pm-2pmNavigating Moodle
Wednesday 10th September: 1pm-2pmYour Timetable Essentials

Thursday 11th September: 1pm-2pm
Organising your Digital Backpack: SharePoint and OneDrive
Friday 12th September: 1pm-2pmGet started with LinkedIn: Networking and Learning

Week 2: Digital Tools for your University Journey

Monday 15 September 2025 – Friday 19 September 2025

Date/TimeActivity
Thursday 18th September: 10am-11amDiscover your Strengths: Using Cappfinity
Thursday 18th September: 11am-12pmEmbracing AI Responsibly at Manchester Met
Thursday 18th September: 1pm-2pmGet Started with Microsoft Excel
Thursday 18th September: 2pm-3pmGet Started with Microsoft PowerPoint
Friday 19th September: 11am-12pmIntroduction to Adobe Express
Friday 19th September: 1pm-2pmGet Started with Microsoft Word

Week 3: Building Communities in Digital Spaces

Monday 22 September 2025 – Friday 26 September 2025

Date/TimeActivity
Tuesday 23rd September: 11am-12pmOrigami Workshop
Tuesday 23rd September: 2pm-3pmAn Introduction to Python
TBCQuiz Time at Manchester Met
Thursday 25th September: 4pm-5pmDigital Connect Hub
Friday 26th September: 10am-11amYoga Session
Friday 26th September: 2pm-3pmBook Club Taster Session

Self-Study Resources

We have also collated some self-study packs for you to prepare for your university journey. These will cover some of the digital tools you will need for your learning journey, but also important soft skills such as stress management and decision making:

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Adobe Express
Manchester Metropolitan University is proud to be an Adobe Creative Campus. This means all staff and students have access to Adobe Express at home.
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Self Study Kit: Teach your self a skill at your own pace
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Learn Microsoft Excel: Boost your Spreadsheet skills
In today’s competitive job market, having strong proficiency in Microsoft Office is an essential ingredient for professional success, and so this Self Study Pack has been created as part of a series to help build your confidence in this area.
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Mastering Microsoft Word: Essential Skills for Success
Using Microsoft Word is more than just writing in a document. It’s about creating visually appealing and well-structured content that can easily be shared and collaborated on. This course is designed to help you build your skills to create, edit, and format documents, utilising Word with confidence.
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AI Literacy
At Manchester Met we want all of our students to be confident and literate in the uses and limitations of Artificial Intelligence. This pack will help you to navigate an exciting new technology in confident and safe ways to support your future work and life, and appropriately in your current studies.
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Becoming Culturally Competent
Becoming Culturally Competent is an introduction to exploring culture, and how by better understanding ourselves and others we can build inclusive spaces of belonging and connectivity.
Effectively YOU
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How to be… Effectively You
Learn how to bring your dreams to reality through self effectiveness.
Effectively YOU
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Stress Management Essentials: Tools for a balanced life