Remote Working

Below are some links and resources to help settling in to remote working.

Oxford University IT Learning Centre

A great place to start:

• Remote working: Resources to help you 
• Centre for Teaching and Learning : Teaching Remotely
  • Dedicated support for remote teaching is available by emailing remote@ctl.ox.ac.uk
    They will be able to help with any queries related to delivering remote teaching.

Microsoft Teams

• You do not need a TEAM to use Teams – Microsoft Teams – explaining the confusing naming convention
• Using Microsoft Teams for online Chat with individuals and groups
• Schedule a meeting with Microsoft Teams
• Record a Meeting in Microsoft Teams
• Microsoft Teams Tips and Tricks

Apple and Microsoft products – HE discounts

• Available to students and staff with University email account
• Higher Education discounts on Apple and Microsoft products – https://theEDUstore.co.uk
• Apple student discounts via their portal – UNiDAYS

Chorus Phones

• From the Chorus handset you can configure your number to be forwarded to your home or mobile number
  • Learn more – Chorus Call Forwarding from 35G handset
• If you are away from your handset then it is possible to setup a forward remotely, however, the feature must be enabled on the extension by the Chorus team before you can use it.
  • Learn more about remote activation call forwarding – Remote activation call forwarding (RACF)

Environment

Are you sitting comfortably?

It is going to be difficult to get the correct sitting position when working from home on a borrowed laptop when you don’t have a dedicated space. Below is the ideal environment – but not everyone will have the luxury of a dedicated working study desk at home.

Practical Tips for Remote Working

Here are a few tips you can use to make remote working a little easier on yourself.

• Create a schedule and plan regular breaks
• Take regular breaks
• Try and use a separate full size keyboard and mouse rather than your laptop keyboard all the time
  • Here are some suggestions for keyboards and mice on Amazon (other online retailers are available!)
• Raise the laptop screen – together with a separate keyboard and mouse – to reduce neck strain
  • Cheap laptop raisers (not sure how long it will be available at this price)
  • A selection of laptop raisers on Amazon
  • Better still – if you have the space – invest in a separate monitor
• Take regular breaks
  • Try some “at-the-desk” yoga! – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAUf7aajBWE
• If you don’t have a dedicated home office workspace then try working in different locations.
  • kitchen table (for research so you can spread books out)
  • sitting on the sofa (for reading articles)
  • out in the garden with printed worked – or just take a break
• Make a video call to a colleague who is also remote working

Other useful guides

• How to keep your Mental Health in check when you work from home
• Working from Home: A Guide to Creating a Healthy and Productive Workspace
• Remote Working & Mental Health: A Young Professional’s Guide

Foreign Travel

• Traveling Overseas and staying in contact – General IT guidance for anyone working overseas for an extended period of time.