Category Archives: 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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Manage the Noise – 6 Easy Ways to Plug In Better.
Where we’ve improved in communication and information, we’ve suffered in lost time and overload. If the coming years are set to be a boom for curators of information, how can you strike a balance between drinking from a firehose and … 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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Find the right reasons to read ahead
You might think that reading ahead can only be positive. By knowing in advance what you’re meant to read, why shouldn’t you just read it now? Erin E. Templeton writes in ProfHacker, “the act of reading ahead is often exceptionally … Continue reading
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Get to grips with academic writing
Does essay writing trip you up? Do you struggle to know how you’re meant to write? Are you annoyed by gaps in your understanding? The Guardian says that the change from A-levels to a university degree is too much for … Continue reading
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