Category Archives: higher education
How You Can Do What You Keep Putting Off
Ah, distractions! Distractions are a lovely way to do anything other than what you should be doing. Distractions are plentiful and a recipe for forgetting. You have an ever-expanding list of things that are hard to resist. Then you have … Continue reading
Essential Study Skills – Reviewed
[The people at Sage have sent me a copy of the latest edition of "Essential Study Skills: The Complete Guide to Success at University" by Tom Burns and Sandra Sinfield. This is my personal review of the book.] Sometimes you … Continue reading
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How to pay attention in lectures
Lectures can get the better of you, no matter how much you want to pay attention. Actually, wait…No matter how much you need to pay attention. Yes, at times it can feel like so much hangs on the lecture, but … Continue reading
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HE Marketing: Time to Stand Out, Not Fit In
Marketing is nothing new to universities. Decades ago, before fees and loans were on the table, money was being spent on how an institution looked to potential students and stakeholders. Whether or not students consider themselves as consumers, the higher … Continue reading
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On Writing
Today I welcome Rod Pitcher to TheUniversityBlog. Rod has written a piece on the writing process. Rod is a PhD student in Education at The Centre for Educational Development and Academic Methods at the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. The … Continue reading
Filed under academia, communication, essays, graduate, higher education, writing
