Presentation time: Monday, 7 January, 2019 - 11:25
Having established what you need to work on, this session focuses on how you can develop your skill set. Whether you want to brush up on your academic writing, get ahead with referencing, or get to grips with some of those illogical fears of maths, this session will showcase some of the resources and sources of support available to you as an OU student. Historian and Media Fellow Chris Williams will share some of the best open educational resources you can use to get ahead, and Fiona Durham from the Library team will tell you about the various events and sources of information on offer from Library services.
RESOURCES:
Being an OU Student https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/being-ou-student/content-section-overview?active-tab=description-tab
Developing Good Academic Practice https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education/educational-technology-and-practice/educational-practice/developing-good-academic-practice/content-section-0?intro=1
Being Digital https://www.open.ac.uk/libraryservices/beingdigital
Library training and events https://www.open.ac.uk/library/training-and-events
Student Help Centre – study skills https://help.open.ac.uk/topic/study-skills
OpenLearn Skills for study page: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/skills-for-study
Reading and note-taking: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/people-politics-law/politics-policy-people/sociology/reading-and-note-taking-preparation-study/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Essay and report-writing skills: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/essay-and-report-writing-skills/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Maths for Science: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/maths-science/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
‘Learning how to learn’ – from Education: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education/learning-how-learn/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab