Skills for Learning - University of Wolverhampton



Skills for Learning - supporting your students Library Services provide the Skills for Learning programme of support and resources, to enable your students to develop their academic, information and study skills.This document is intended as a quick reference guide to the resources available for you to use with your students. It covers a number of different academic study skills areas, as well as a number of different methods of skills development.We run weekly workshops, as well as one to one drop-in sessions and appointments. We also provide a range of online support including the interactive resource Skills 4 Study Campus, online study guides and tutorials. We are more than happy to give advice around embedding any resources into your teaching time or Canvas pages. If you would like to arrange an online session via Canvas, get in touch. Contact your liaison librarian at LISLiaison@wlv.ac.uk or (01902) 323648.Student development needsWorkshopsStudy guidesAudio-visualSkills4studycampus (log-in required)Free online resourcesTo find high quality information for assignments, including projects and dissertationsFinding Academic Information (1-1.5 hours)Advanced Database tutorials (1 hour)Reading a Research Paper [FHEW] (1.5 hours)Understanding Research Information (Basic and/or Advanced) [FHEW] (1.5 hours)Guide to Finding Information (pdf)Guide to Evaluating Information (pdf)Guide to Finding Information (mp3)Guide to Evaluating Information (mp3)Finding Journal Articles (YouTube)Panopto: Using InformationGetting Ready for Academic Study module HYPERLINK "" StudyingeffectivelyConducting Research (Purdue Owl)Finding journals online (Jorum)Reading for your course (Prepare)Workshop for finding business information (Jorum)Student development needsWorkshopsStudy guidesAudio-visualSkills4studycampus (log-in required)Free online resourcesTo plan and write in an academic styleIntroduction to Academic Writing (1.5 hours)Reflective Writing [FHEW] (1.5 hours)Guide to Academic Writing (pdf)Guide to Planning your Assignment (pdf)Guide to Assignment Task Words (pdf)Guide to Reflective Writing (pdf)Guide to Proofreading (pdf)Guide to Academic Writing (mp3)Guide to Planning your Assignment (mp3)Guide to Assignment Task Words (mp3)Guide to Reflective Writing (mp3)Guide to Proofreading (mp3)Panopto: Search 'Academic Writing'Writing Your Assignment (YouTube)Academic writingPlanning your writingDeveloping your writingImproving your writingWriting for different subjectsAcademic Writing (Prepare)ASK planning toolAssignments (OU)Research skills (Jorum)Reading skills (Jorum)Writing (Monash)Writing for Uni (Learn Higher)Writing Lab (Purdue Owl)Student development needsWorkshopsStudy guidesAudio-visualSkills4studycampus (log-in required)Free online resourcesTo be a critical thinkerIntroduction to Critical Thinking (1.5 hours)*Introduction to Critical Reading (pdf)Introduction to Critical Writing (pdf)Introduction to Critical Thinking (YouTube)What is critical thinking?Critical reading and writingEvaluating evidencePanopto: Reading criticallyPanopto: Synthesis & VoiceCritical reading techniques (OU)* We advise students to attend the ‘Introduction to Academic Writing’ workshop prior to this, as it develops on academic writing skills. Student development needsWorkshopsStudy guidesAudio-visualSkills4studycampus (log-in required)Free online resourcesTo write a reportPlanning and structuring a report (1 hour)Guide to Report Writing (pdf)Report Writing (YouTube)Guide to Report Writing (mp3)ReportsReport Writing (Jorum)Student development needsWorkshopsStudy guidesAudio-visualSkills4studycampus (log-in required)Free online resourcesWorking within a groupGuide to Group Work (pdf) HYPERLINK "" Guide to Group Work (mp3 audio) HYPERLINK "" How to Work in a Group(YouTube)Group Work Working with Others (Learn Higher) Student development needsWorkshopsStudy guidesAudio-visualSkills4studycampus (log-in required)Free online resourcesPresentation skillsImproving Your Presentation Skills (1 hour)Advanced Presentation Skills [FHEW] (1 hour)Guide to Poster Design (pdf)Guide to Poster Design (mp3 audio)Presentation Skills (YouTube)Presentation module Giving Presentations (Skills for OU Study)Student development needsWorkshopsStudy guidesAudio-visualSkills4studycampus (log-in required)Free online resourcesTo read and make notesGuide to Effective Reading (pdf)Guide to Effective Reading (mp3 audio)Making notes during lecturesMaking notes while readingReading effectivelyReading (Monash)Note-taking Techniques (Skills for OU Study)Research Skills Student development needsWorkshopsStudy guidesAudio-visualSkills4studycampus (log-in required)Free online resourcesTo prepare for examsSkills for Revision/Preparing for Exams (1 hour)Guide to Exam Preparation (pdf)Guide to Exam Preparation (mp3)Exam Skills moduleRevising and Examinations(Skills for OU Study)Student development needsWorkshopsStudy guidesAudio-visualSkills4studycampus (log-in required)Free online resourcesTo prepare for projects and dissertations Guide to Planning Your Dissertation (pdf)Guide to Researching Your Dissertation (pdf)Guide to Writing Your Dissertation (pdf)Guide to Finding Information (mp3 audio) HYPERLINK "" Guide to Writing a Literature Review (mp3 audio)Projects, dissertations and reports module Student development needsWorkshopsStudy guidesAudio-visualSkills4studycampus (log-in required)Free online resourcesTo complete a literature reviewStarting a Literature Review (1.5 hours)Literature Review for Postgraduates (on request, 1.5 hours)?Guide to Writing a Literature Review (pdf)Guide to Evaluating Information (pdf)Guide to Time Management (pdf)Guide to Finding Information (mp3 audio)Guide to Evaluating Information (mp3 audio)Guide to Time Management (mp3 audio)Time management moduleStudent development needsWorkshopsStudy guidesAudio-visualSkills4studycampus (log-in required)Free online resourcesReferencing & reference managementHarvard (Cite Them Right) (1 hour)Oxford (1.5 hours)APA (1 hour)Harvard (Cite Them Right) (pdf)Oxford (pdf)APA (pdf)Guide to New Refworks (pdf)Guide to Legacy RefWorks (pdf)Harvard Cite Them Right (Youtube)Introduction to New Refworks (Youtube)Panopto: Oxford Referencing?(Video)Referencing Understanding plagiarismRefworks websiteRefWorks YouTube channelLearn HigherPurdueStudent development needsWorkshopsStudy guidesAudio-visualSkills4studycampus (log-in required)Free online resourcesEmployabilityEmployability skills (pdf) HYPERLINK "" Group work/Presentations/Reflective writing (pdf)Exams/Reading/Note-making (pdf)Academic writing/Essays/Reports (pdf) HYPERLINK "" Assignments/Research/Dissertation writing (pdf)Referencing/IT (pdf)Guide to Improving Your Memory (pdf)Employability skills - podcastGroupwork/Presentations/Reflective writing - podcastExams/Reading/Note-making - podcastAcademic writing/Essays/Reports - podcast HYPERLINK "" Assignments/Research/Dissertation writing - podcastReferencing/IT - podcastGuide to Improving Your Memory (mp3 audio)Employability & Personal DevelopmentLearn HigherPurdue (Job Search) ................
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