Academic Skills Gateway: Learning at University

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM RESOURCES

• Getting ready for academic study module (Skills4Study Campus) (UoB login required)
• Skills for transitioning to University 
• Getting the most from seminars (Canvas course)
• A short guide to getting the most out of seminars 
• Guide to effective learning (Canvas course)

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

• OpenLearn (The Open University)
• 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)
• Returning to university (St. Mary's University)

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM RESOURCES

• Digital note-taking with Microsoft OneNote (Canvas, UoB login required)
• Digital note-taking with OneNote and Evernote (LinkedIn Learning Collection)
• Digital note-taking using MS OneNote (Panopto, UoB login required)
• Reading and note-making (UoB login required) (Skills4Study Campus)

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

• Critical reading techniques (The Open University)
• Improving your reading skills (University of Leicester)
• Reading strategies (University of Nottingham)
• 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)
• Developing a positive online and social media presence (Canvas, UoB login required)
• Developing a positive online and social media presence (Panopto, UoB login required)
• Introduction to Skype for Business (Canvas, UoB login required)
• Creating blogs using Google Blogger (Panopto, UoB login required)
• Microsoft Windows 10 (LinkedIn Learning Collection)
• Introduction to Google Docs (LinkedIn Learning Collection)
• Introduction to PCs (Canvas) (UoB login required)
• Online Safety (Canvas) (UoB login required)
• Online Safety (LinkedIn Learning Collection)
• Managing your email effectively (Canvas) (UoB login required)
• MS Outlook: The Essentials (Canvas) (UoB login required)
• Storing your files in the Cloud (Canvas) (UoB login required)
• Storing your files in the cloud (LinkedIn Learning Collection)
• Using mobile phones and tablets – essential training (LinkedIn Learning Collection)
• 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)
• Get Safe Online
• 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)
• Using Styles to manage long documents in Word (Panopto, UoB login required)
• Microsoft Word 2016 (LinkedIn Learning collection)

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)
• Innovative digital presentation tools (Canvas, UoB login required)
• Animated explainer videos (Canvas, UoB login required)
• Managing your video in YouTube (Canvas, UoB login required)
• Managing your video in YouTube (LinkedIn Learning collection)
• Presentations with Prezi (LinkedIn Learning collection)
• Creating a podcast (LinkedIn Learning collection)
• Introduction to Google Docs (LinkedIn Learning collection)
• Introduction to video editing (Canvas, UoB login required)
• Photo editing (Canvas, UoB login required)
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (LinkedIn Learning collection)

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

• Microsoft Excel (LinkedIn Learning collection)

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

• Excel courses (Coursera)

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM RESOURCES

• Digital collaboration and sharing tools (Canvas, UoB login required)
• Collaboration tools in Canvas (Canvas, UoB login required)
• Collaboration tools in Canvas (Panopto, UoB login required)
• Scheduling meetings with Doodle (Canvas, UoB login required)
• Introduction to Skype for Business (Canvas, UoB login required)
• Storing your files in the cloud (Canvas, UoB login required)
• Microsoft Teams (LinkedIn Learning collection)
• Microsoft 365 (LinkedIn Learning collection)
• Running webinars and online meetings (LinkedIn Learning collection)
• Introduction to Google Docs (LinkedIn Learning collection) 

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM RESOURCES

• A short guide to writing critically for postgraduate students 

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

• 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

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM RESOURCES

• Essay-based exam questions (Canvas)
• Top tips for exams 
• A short guide to essay-based exams (Also available as a PDF)
• A short guide to multiple choice and short answer exams
• A short guide to memory techniques
• 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)

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM RESOURCES

• Working collaboratively (Canvas)
• Collaborative Learning (LinkedIn Learning Collection)

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)
• A short guide to presentation skills 
• Presentation Skills (LinkedIn Learning collection)

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

• Giving presentations (University of Reading)
• Giving presentations (University of Nottingham)
• Deliver better presentations (University of Leicester)

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM RESOURCES

• Engaging with Feedback canvas course
• A short guide to using feedback 
• Using Feedback to boost your grades 

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

• Engage with Feedback (University of Reading)
• Using Feedback (University of Cambridge)