Self-motivation, identity, and practical tips of goals and rewards for your own learning. This lecture was delivered to medical school undergraduates, but the principles are applicable for students in any discipline.

Self-motivation and setting goals to help your own learning

Students and academics must learn to be critical about the ideas, statements, and theories they encounter in study and research. This short film discusses and illustrates simple ways you can begin to think and act as a critical student.

What it means to be a critical student

Techniques that will help improve the efficiency of your reading, as well as your ability to remember what you read.

Active Reading

Strategies to manage your time and work more effectively.

Organisation and Time Management

Rather than become stressed attempting to read everything on the reading list and falling behind, this video suggests a strategy of considering the essay to title to discover requirements; thinking through to create an argument; and planning an essay structure, to guide the note making process.

Reading and Note Making

Guidance on the process of producing a dissertation, including managing your time and deciding how to structure the piece. Aimed at Masters students but will be helpful to undergraduate students as well.

Writing a Dissertation

A general overview of planning, researching, and writing an essay. Produced by the University of Leicester AccessAbility Centre.

Writing an Essay

Study Skills

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