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Find out how to understand, deconstruct and articulate other people’s ideas, and how to use them to answer questions or arguments in your own work.
Watch recordingThis workshop builds on the introductory workshop and is aimed mainly at Level 2 and 3 students. We will take a deeper look at critically analysing source material and identifying the most important elements for any argument or answer. The focus is on being critical in context, evaluating different approaches and being able to put them in perspective.
Share your tips for effective note-taking and discover new techniques to help you process, evaluate and recall important study material.
Watch recordingCritical thinking is a key academic skill – the benefits of developing your critical thinking and writing skills include being able to show why you have referenced something and demonstrating a robust level of understanding. Learn how to do it!
Find out more about how research and scholarship activities conducted across The OU feed into your studies to further enrich your learning and knowledge.
Watch recordingHave you ever been asked to write about someone else’s theory in your own words, and felt that you could never express it quite as well as the author themselves? In this SHL workshop we discuss how to deconstruct ideas in order to apply them to questions. We will also cover how to represent someone else’s writing in your own words.
Compared to focusing on an individual subject, interdisciplinary 'Open' study offers a much wider view of study and the world in general.
In this special Student Hub Live broadcast you will find out how to make the most of the opportunities that looking beyond a single subject can offer, as well as showing how you may have been doing it all along without realising.
Completing a degree is more than just learning information: you will be learning skills that will help you study and also in the workplace. The purpose of this event is to help you to understand how your FBL degree can help you develop in your current role or how to change to something new.
Watch recordingFeedback is a vital part of your study journey. Pick up new ideas, discuss your own experiences and see how other students use feedback in the most effective and constructive ways.
Watch recordingThe event will introduce the three Schools (Arts and Humanities, Psychology, and Social Sciences and Global Studies) and will cover new curriculum and how it will be taught. This will be followed by what students can do once they have completed their module, and an introduction to the qualifications.
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