Academic Skills Gateway: Learning at University

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM RESOURCES

• Getting ready for academic study module (Skills4Study Campus) (UoB login required)
• Getting the most from seminars (Canvas course)

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

• OpenLearn (The Open University)
• Moving on (University of Worcester)
• Independent learning (resource list)

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM RESOURCES

• Applicants returning to education
• How successful students prepare themselves for returning to study
• Mature Students information hub
• Mature students intranet page
• A week in the life of... mature students
• Challenges for mature students
• PGMSA - The Postgraduate and Mature Students Association (Guild of Students)
• Getting the most from seminars (Canvas course)

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

• Top tips for mature students (University of Derby)

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM RESOURCES

• Note-taking apps (Canvas) (UoB login required)
• A short guide to electronic note-making for PGT students (PDF)
• Reading (Guide for Effective Learning)
• Reading effectively (Guide for Effective Learning)
• Selecting and using written resources (Guide to Effective Learning)
• Reading and note-making (UoB login required) (Skills4Study Campus)

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

• Navigating the page (PDF) University of Southampton)
• Critical reading techniques (The Open University)
• Improving your reading skills (University of Leicester)
• Reading strategies (Oxford Brookes University)
• Reading strategies (University of Sussex)
• How to prioritise your reading assignments (collegeinfogeek.com)

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM RESOURCES

• Managing your time effectively (Canvas course)
• Academic Skills Centre weekly planner (PDF)

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

• Time management skills (The Open University)
• Managing your workload (University of Oxford)
• Time management (University of Leeds)
• Time management (University of Sheffield) 
• 5 stellar time management tips (collegeinfogeek.com)

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM RESOURCES

• Introduction to Canvas for Students (Canvas) (UoB login required)
• Introduction to PCs (Canvas) (UoB login required)
• Online Safety (Canvas) (UoB login required)
• Introduction to IBM SPSS statistics
• Managing your email effectively (Canvas) (UoB login required)
• MS Outlook: The Essentials (Canvas) (UoB login required)
• MS Access databases (Canvas) (UoB login required)
• Managing a project in MS Project (Canvas) (UoB login required)
• Managing your video in YouTube (Canvas) (UoB login required)
• Storing your files in the Cloud (Canvas) (UoB login required)
• Introduction to Skype (Canvas) (UoB login required)
• Using your iPad on campus (Canvas) (UoB login required)
• Social bookmarking with Delicious (Canvas) (UoB login required)
• Scheduling meetings using Doodle (Canvas) (UoB login required)
• Screenshots using Gadwin (Canvas) (UoB login required)
• Digital Skills Team homepage

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

• The digital student (University of Hull)
• 11 tips for students to manage their digital footprints (TeachThought)
• How to use social media (University of Leicester)
• Computer skills and literacy (saylor.org)
• Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online (The Open University)
• How you can be more secure than the president (The Open University)
• How you can manage the digital-related stress of technology (the Open University)
• Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology (The Open University)
• Getting started with a password manager (The Open University)

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM RESOURCES

• Microsoft Word (Canvas) (UoB login required)
• Easy Document Formatting using Styles in MS Word (Canvas) (UoB login required)
• MS Word: Document Formatting (Canvas) (UoB login required)
• MS Word: Managing Long Documents (Canvas) (UoB login required)
• MS Word: Using Tables (Canvas) (UoB login required)

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

• Producing a thesis using Word (University of Edinburgh)
• Format a thesis or dissertation in MS Word: general advice (University of Massachusetts Amherst) 

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM RESOURCES

• Presentation skills (Canvas)
• Managing your videos in YouTube (Canvas) (UoB login required)

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Google Slides
• Haiku Deck
• Prezi
• Microsoft Sway
• Pixabay free images
• Flickr CC attribution helper
• Nine steps to PowerPoint magic (Seth Godin)

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM RESOURCES

• MS Access Databases (Canvas) (UoB login required)

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

• Excel courses (Coursera)

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• Critical Thinking programme (Dr Gregory Sadler, Fayetteville State University - YouTube)
• Basic concepts in logic & argumentation (Dr Kevin deLaplante, Critical Thinker Academy - YouTube)
• Common valid and invalid argument forms (Dr Kevin deLaplante, Critical Thinker Academy - YouTube)
• Critical Thinking about science (Dr Kevin deLaplante, Critical Thinker Academy - YouTube)
• Writing a critique of another person's argument (Theodore Gracyk)
• The Argument Ninja podcast
• Critical Thinking (PDF) (Loughborough University)

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM RESOURCES

• Essay-based exam questions (Canvas)
• A short guide to essay-based exams (PDF)
• Revision and examinations (Guide for Effective Learning)
• Preparing for and sitting exams (Guide for Effective Learning)
• Organising yourself and your resources for exams (Guide for Effective Learning)
• Exam Skills module (Skills4Study Campus) (UoB login required)

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

• Revising and examinations (The Open University)
• Revision and exam skills (University of Leicester)
• Revision and examinations (University of Oxford)
• Revision and exam skills (PDF) (Loughborough University)
• Minimising stress (PDF) (Loughborough University)
• What does the question mean? (PDF) (Loughborough University)

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM RESOURCES

• Working collaboratively (Canvas)

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

• Conducting effective meetings (University of California, Berkeley)
• Working in groups (University of Nottingham)
• Effective group work (University of Reading)
• Working in groups (University of Worcester)
• Group work and collaboration (University of Sheffield)

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM RESOURCES

• Presentation Skills (Canvas)

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

• Getting your point across (PDF) (University of Southampton)
• Giving presentations (University of Reading)
• Giving presentations (University of Nottingham)
• Deliver better presentations (University of Leicester)

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