Advice from Newcastle University's Writing Development Centre, on how to ensure you are learning actively and independently and making most effective use of study materials during this period of remote learning. A text version of this information is available on the Academic Skills Kit:https://internal.ncl.ac.uk/ask/online-learning/independent-learning/independent-remote-learning

Independent active learning

Advice from Newcastle University's academic skills team, the Writing Development Centre, on creating some structure and routine while studying remotely. A text version is available on our blog: https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/academicskills/2020/04/26/time-management-tips-for-troubled-times-structure-and-routine/

Time management - Structure

Advice from the Writing Development Centre at Newcastle University on finding a way forward during remote learning if you're feeling a bit overwhelmed. A text version is available on our blog: https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/academicskills/

Time management - overwhelm

Advice from Newcastle University's Writing Development Centre on making effective use of your time in remote learning, when you can only manage short bursts. A text version of this is available on our blog:https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/academicskills/2020/04/20/time-management-tips-for-troubled-times-working-in-short-bursts/

Time Management -Short Bursts

Advice from Newcastle University's Writing Development Centre on picking your studies up again after a period of upheaval during the move to remote learning. A text version of this is available on our blog: https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/academicskills/2020/04/14/time-management-tips-for-troubled-times-getting-going-again/

Time management - getting started again

With the sudden move to online learning you may find yourself having a lot more academic discussions online. This might cause some uncertainty about how to communicate appropriately in this strange new space - the 'online academic environment'. This audio thinks about some of the potential difficulties associated with communicating in an online context and offers some suggestions and strategies for addressing them.

WDC - Online Learning

Communicating Online in an Academic Context

In the absence of live lectures, you may have found yourself spending a lot more time learning from ReCaps or other recordings of previous lectures and seminars. Although the information might be the same, some students find the change in format disorientating or that it raises new questions about the most effective way of making notes and working with lecture materials.
This audio talks about some of the differences between live and online lectures and offer some strategies for how to make the most of ReCap recordings.

WDC Guide to Online Learning

Learning with ReCap

The Writing Development Centre is Newcastle University's academic skills team, with advice and guidance on learning effectively for all subjects and levels of study.

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