Category Archives: critical thinking
How To Make the Most of YOUR Student Experience
Q: What is ‘the student experience’? A: It’s what you make it! This week, I held a workshop at the University of Glamorgan about ‘the student experience’. I’ve mentioned Glamorgan in the past for their brilliant Glam Insight, where students … Continue reading
The Possible Impossibility of Employability…
Let me guess. If you’re a uni student reading this, am I right in thinking you’d like to be employable once you graduate? It’s probably fair to say the vast majority of students want better job and career choices as … Continue reading
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Trust Yourself: You’re More Effective Than You Think
Can you trust yourself to be effective? Can you trust yourself to succeed where it matters? Can you trust yourself to keep on learning? The answers should be yes, Yes, and YES. Nobody can achieve everything on their own. But … Continue reading
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Are you asking enough questions?
Last week, I talked about understanding questions as a whole and then breaking them down into parts. Both stages are in order for you to get as much meaning from a question as possible. Questions are important. You need to … Continue reading
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Always check what you’re being asked to do
I learned an important lesson at school that stayed with me throughout my time at university. My Home Economics teacher announced to class that, as a change of plan, everyone would be completing a short test during the lesson. We … Continue reading
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