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S.P.E.A.R. is a reference tool for students to use when critically evaluating an academic source. It works as a prompt for students to identify aspects of the source that they...
We are in times of certain uncertainty, consequently; Higher Education (HE) is in need of constant reflexive adaptation as never before. The lack of an evidence-based response to teaching, learning...
A helpsheet/ handout with top tips for effective presentation skills.
A live demonstration of the text-scrolling technique, which supports student comprehension of and engagement with reading and writing, through a multisensory, interactive approach that builds student confidence in academic reading...
These Powerpoint slides contain a brief but useful exercise in engaging students in critical thinking - and then unpacking the process and finding the parallels with academic work (and professional...
This workshop activity facilitates participants to practice their groupwork skills whilst negotiating a response to a given scenario. It provides the opportunity to plan and film responses to create more...
Simple guidelines to support best practice learning material design. Includes: Simple guidelines to support best practice learning material design. Identify key practices to improve digital accessibility.
This is a PPT with accompanying worksheet that gives students practice in forming a position on a topic (in this case eugenics) based on prompts and some preliminary reading. Students...
This material introduces students to basic strategies for reading in digital and print formats. It encourages them to consider the advantages and challenges of each one, and the different learning...
This workshop will introduce students to the under-estimated skill of note-creation. It will cover taking notes in a variety of situations: in lectures, seminars and support meetings and when reading...
This activity was designed for an academic and study skills workshop, 'Making the Most of Feedback'. This is a game based on the infamous card game 'Cards Against Humanity' (but...
A set of four referencing exercises, complete with answers. Exercises cover: Is a Reference Needed? Where Should the Citations Go? “ I Didn’t Reference the Source Because…” Referencing Errors.
Creative Learning Activity Cards are an interactive teaching and learning resource for students of creative subjects at Foundation, BA or MA level to help scaffold student academic skills. This evidence-based...
This resource encourages students to write on a given topic for a set amount of time. It is is designed to test information recall ability as well as help students...
This reading camp provides a space where students work on enhancing their academic reading skills. It enables students to develop strategies for approaching academic reading through the use of structured...
A group session where students discuss and interpret typical feedback statements from Turnitin. In small groups they then go on to read feedback given to students and offer advice as...
The document is a checklist, which could complement a teaching session on editing and proofreading skills. It could be used as a study guide for independent learning, or it could...
The 3-stage method breaks down academic writing into three elements: description, analysis, and critical evaluation, and asks the students to work with an image. In the first stage, students describe...
Five screencast videos tackle different chapters and aspects of the dissertation writing process. Discuss the requirements of each dissertation chapter. Apply the advice to your own dissertation The videos include...
This resource includes three interactive activities for helping students develop their note-making skills and for understanding when, how, and why they should be recording information.