Students Heard Podcast

In this weeks podcast we speak with two of our student counsellors about the counselling support services here in WIT. Tom Grinsell & Katie Dillon Keane chat to Ann Marie Quigley & Stefan Green on how to book an appointment, the online sessions and how they work, and they also give some advice on living during a pandemic. 

Ho ho ho! Five of the regular podcast hosts from WIT got together to record a joint episode recommending some books, TV programmes, films, podcasts and tech that you (or a loved one) might enjoy over the Christmas period. Features Jenny O’Connor from The Nerve, Bruce Wardrop from Win Win, Niamh Maguire from Engendering Change, Tom Grinsell from WIT Talks Student Life and Rob O’Connor of The Machin...

In this weeks podcast we speak to staff members here in WIT about the various supports available to students with disabilities. Tom Grinsell and Katie Dillon Keane chat to Laura Hartrey (Disability Officer) and Janet O'Neill (Assistive Technologist) around the number of disability supports available, how to register with the disability office and how the assistive technology devices can assist stu...

In this podcast we catch up with some staff members here in WIT to give students an insight into the different online resources and supports available to them. Tom Grinsell & Conor Phelan speak to Conor O'Neill (CTEL) and John Fortune (WITSU President) about some online resources and tips they may have for students coming into a busy academic period.

In  this podcast we speak to current students in WIT about Netiquette in the online classroom setting. Tom Grinsell and Conor Phelan catch up with Melissa Joyce, Chloe Manning, and Ailish Horgan to speak about their thoughts on netiquette after recently presenting on this topic to their peers. 

In this podcast we speak to a graduate and current student in WIT about returning to education as mature students. Tom Grinsell chats to Barbara Enticknap (Criminal Justice Student) and David Conway (Social Science Graduate) about deciding to go back to formal education after a prolonged absence, things they had to consider when returning and what it is like being part of the WIT community.

The panel speak about some of the financial supports available to students at WIT. Tom Grinsell talks to Katie Dillon-Keane (WIT Student Life & Learning), Ben Nolan (Students Union Welfare Officer) and Fr. David Keating (College Chaplin). 

In this podcast we take a look at the various sports clubs & societies available to students, how to become a class rep, and the importance of engaging with your peer mentors. In this episode, Tom Grinsell caught up with Rhiannon Kavanagh, Clodagh Doyle and Jack Lyons to explore the various opportunities that await students in Waterford Institute of Technology.

In this podcast we'll be discussing some of the supports and services available to students of Waterford Institute of Technology and what life in the college has to offer. In our first episode, host Tom Grinsell introduces some of the Student Life & Learning staff (Marie Sheedy, Nicole Jordan, Imelda Morrissey) and they pass on some tips for incoming and returning students. https://www.wit.ie/...