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Skills for Learning are here for you this assessment season

11/05/2021

It’s assessment season, and everyone is trying to stay on top of their schedules!

But please don’t worry; our Skills for Learning  team are here to help you develop more effective approaches to your studies and assessments.

  • Want a hand with time management? Watch our short video tutorial for some top tips!  
  • If you’ve been struggling to adapt to digital learning during covid - we now offer support with developing your digital study skills  using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Canvas. Join our weekly workshops and drop-in sessions for studying online.  
  • You may also be preparing for resubmissions of work.  Some of the most common feedback we hear from tutors is that students struggle to paraphrase effectively, don’t use critical voice in their writing, and use citations incorrectly. 

Upcoming workshops 

Sessions run daily, including some evening and weekend workshops. 

Here’s just a taster of what's coming up:    

  • Thursday, 13 May, 5.30 pm – 7 pm: Improving your Presentation Skills  
  • Friday, 14 May, 2.30 pm – 4 pm: Introduction to Academic Writing 
  • Saturday, 15 May, 10.30 am - 12 midday: Starting Your Literature Review  
  • Monday, 17 May, 9.30 am - 11 am: Harvard Referencing  
  • Tuesday, 18 May, 1 pm – 2.30 pm: Digital Skills – Engaging with Online Study  
  • Wednesday, 19 May, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm: Introduction to Critical Thinking   
  • Thursday, 20 May, 10.30 am - 12 midday: Introduction to Reflective Writing
  • Friday 21 May, 9.30 am - 11 am: Basic Writing Skills  

Find many more workshops and book your place here  

Your Feedback Matters   

The Skills team receive lots of positive feedback from students who say the Study Skills support has helped them to feel more confident with their studies and do well in their assignments. Your feedback helps us improve our service. If you would like to recommend a new workshop, please get in touch.   

Students have told us:

It was very informative and I felt very confident and optimistic afterwards.” 

It helps me with my everyday learning and gives me the confidence to do the University tasks, essays and assignments.” 

The support they gave is fantastic, as they explain the topic of the workshop in detail. As well as giving tips of what things you should be aware of when writing academically at the university level.” 

Get in touch!  

If you have question, feedback or would like to arrange a one-to-one appointment, please contact skills@wlv.ac.uk 

And don’t forget, for general queries about using the library or finding resourcesyou can use our instant chat service ASSIST, any time 24/7. Just click on the "Ask the Library" widget - from any library webpage to talk to our friendly library staff. 

For more information please contact the Corporate Communications Team.

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