Category Archives: higher education
Expansive Learning Is Your Friend
You live and learn. Or so the saying goes. When you finish a course module, do you put it behind you, or do you keep hold of the ideas, knowledge and possibilities that you built up over that time? Unlike … Continue reading
Filed under academia, critical thinking, higher education, productivity, Study
Last-minute Essays: Should you REALLY be pulling an all-nighter?
In the early days of TheUniversityBlog, I wrote a popular piece about pulling all-nighters and writing essays at the last possible minute. And I wasn’t very complimentary about the process. To see my friends in a fiddle and my peers … Continue reading
Filed under coursework, dissertation, essays, higher education, procrastination, productivity, Study, time management, writing
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
99 UK Students’ Unions on Twitter
Back in 2009, I compiled a list of all the students’ unions I could find on Twitter. I found just over 60. Twitter had already made quite a mark. With the increasing popularity of Twitter, even more SUs have come … Continue reading
Filed under fresher, Freshers, guild of students, higher education, societies, student union, students, students' union
Right Revision & Perfect Preparation: 23 Pre-Exam Tips
Exams have never been that high on my list of things I love to do. But I know they need to happen from time to time. A while back, I chose to do what I could to enjoy the exam … Continue reading
Filed under academic, exams, higher education, revision, Study
