Sport has long been a part of life at Kent, with football a particular passion for many.

This annual event has seen players from across the decades returning to campus for a game or two and the chance to catch up with old friends.

In the University’s 50th anniversary year, we are delighted to invite Kent’s footballers back once more for this sporting celebration!

All those who played during their time at Kent or have an interest in football are welcome to join us on the Canterbury campus on Saturday 25 July 2015.

The event kicks off at 15.00 with games for those who wish to participate, before the drinks reception and dinner from 18.30.

Families are also welcome to attend at any time.

Our thanks go to Mike Wilkins, former Director of Kent Sport, for once again organising this fantastic event.

To participate, please register for this event online or by emailing alumni@kent.ac.uk

Alternatively you can book your place, by forwarding your cheque for £33, made out to ‘University of Kent’, to the Alumni Office, stating your dates of study and full name whilst at Kent – along with the names of all of those in your party, and any dietary requirements.

The address is: The Alumni Office, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NZ.

To stay in touch with sport at Kent you can join the Kent Sport Alumni group on Facebook and follow @KentSportAlumni Twitter.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Dr Antônio da Silva from the Department of Hispanic Studies will be presenting a workshop as a guest speaker at the conference ‘Portuguese as a Global Language: Challenges and Opportunities in Teaching and Learning’.

The conference is part of the Routes into Languages consortium, an initiative of several universities working with schools and colleges to encourage people to study languages.

The conference will see a forum of university and secondary school specialists address aspects of Portuguese learning and teaching in the UK, including the teaching of pragmatics and Portuguese as a heritage language.

Antônio’s workshop is titled ‘Synchronous and Asynchronous Activities in Portuguese Language Teaching: Cinema, Blogs, Phones and Beyond’.

There has been much discussion around the incorporation of blended learning, that is interactive learning using media and technology, not only in language teaching but also in education in general.

This workshop will explore the advantages of embedding blended learning in the language teaching curriculum and how this offers possibilities for synchronous and asynchronous activities.

To illustrate such possibilities, some practical activities using cinema, blogs, phones, etc, will be developed and suggestions of resources and activities that can be explored as part of the teaching/learning process. The conference will be held on 30 June. Read more.

Job shadowing provides individuals with a unique opportunity to find out more about how other staff work and what their roles involve, and to develop a deeper knowledge and understanding of other roles and functions across the University.

The Learning and Development team has been working in collaboration with Information Services to develop some online guidance for staff to support Job Shadowing.

This resource has application beyond the Job Shadowing initiatives in IS and is available across the University, with access to further information via the following Learning and Development Job Shadowing webpages.

The guidance complements and aligns with guidance in support of the University Reflect, Plan and Develop (RPD) Scheme. Read more.

We are looking for further case studies from a range of schools and departments to demonstrate the value and potential of Job Shadowing for professionals and career development, and we would encourage you to contact Learning and Development if you have anything to offer.

Please contact Ali Whelan, Learning & Development Adviser, A.Whelan@kent.ac.uk or a member of the Learning & Development team at ldev@kent.ac.uk.