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Can you explain your ideas in terms your peers and tutors understand? Improve your academic communication in this interactive workshop, designed to help you maximise your potential.
Watch recordingFreshers is here, and at the OU we like to do things a bit differently! Join us in this intro talk where we give a whistlestop tour of the key places you need to know. Plus top tips from current students.
Watch recordingCan you explain your ideas in terms your peers and tutors understand? Improve your academic communication in this interactive workshop, designed to help you maximise your potential.
Watch recordingTake control and change the way you approach your studies with this interactive workshop on effective time management.
Watch recordingPlan to create your best ever end of module assessment. In this interactive workshop we’ll guide you to exhibit your overall comprehension of a module at an appropriate level of detail.
Watch recordingFind 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.
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