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Writing critically and structuring your essay - Academic Study Skills
Education & Development

Writing critically and structuring your essay - Academic Study Skills

...and postgraduate taught students. These include tips on how to study more effectively, time management, what is meant by critical thinking, as well as specific guidance on writing to a university standard. [Cardiff University logo] This resource was provided by Cardiff University and is part of the University Ready hub. Find more resources like this on the hub homepage....
What are your views about technologies to support and assess writing skills?
Education & Development

What are your views about technologies to support and assess writing skills?

...writing is a key skill for students and professionals, especially in today’s digital world. It is a central process for developing and sharing understanding as well as building and disseminating knowledge. Students learn and are assessed through their writing, whereas professionals frequently use writing to organise their thinking, present their views and get feedback...
Quiz: Which Brontë sister wrote it?
History & The Arts

Quiz: Which Brontë sister wrote it?

...creative play. Eventually this led to collaborative writing and then the individual works they were able to publish after much difficulty, some of which are among the best-known novels in English Literature. But can you tell which sister wrote which line or phrase? Take the quiz and find out. @@PLUGINFILE@@/QuizWhichBront%C3%ABsisterwroteit.h5p?embed=1 Find out more...
Sylvia Plath and the linguistics of depression
Languages

Sylvia Plath and the linguistics of depression

...writing in. Plath’s also frequently used creative metaphors to describe her feelings and mental states. Metaphors give us a way of talking and thinking about one thing in terms of another and can convey complex meanings vividly and concisely. A striking finding was that Plath used metaphors more frequently and more creatively when she was writing about negative mental...
Dive deeper with these extra articles
Society, Politics & Law

Dive deeper with these extra articles

...writes about the Who Are We? project for Run Riot: Aine O'Brien unpacks the intentions of Who Are We From The Open University Research website: Interrogating identity and citizenship through art Here on OpenLearn, discover how people came together to consider how we make sense of questions of citizenship at a time when those questions are so contentious: Methods in...
5 tried-and-tested study tips for dyslexic students
Education & Development

5 tried-and-tested study tips for dyslexic students

...creativity, here are five practical strategies to make studying more effective, less stressful, and more suited to the way you work best...Being dyslexic and studying for a degree can feel challenging at times. It may well be there are some study skills and strategies you haven’t discovered yet that might help you make your study time more effective. Here are five top...
Do children have agency as authors?
Education & Development

Do children have agency as authors?

...writing standards and children’s motivation and engagement as creative and effective writers. Whilst the recruitment process has been hard work and we’re not there yet, it’s this rich combination of outcomes and engagement that seems to have been the key to the 91 primary schools who’ve signed up so far (we need 100 – all are welcome!) I’ve spent many early...
The Romantics
History & The Arts

The Romantics

...creative, artistic and intellectual pursuits in eighteenth century Europe. The era placed greater emphasis on emotion and intuition as opposed to the scientific rationalisation which had gained prominence during ‘The Age of Enlightenment’. In this audio selection, a panel of experts evaluate various elements of this movement and asses themes such as authorship, the...
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