John Canning's List: Study skills

The following resources are designed to help you assess and develop your students' understanding of writing for university.

All our resources are available for free educational use under a Creative Commons licence. You are welcome to link to them, use them and adapt them if necessary for your students, but please acknowledge Learnhigher as authors.

The following resources are designed to help you assess and develop your students' research skills.

All our resources are available for free educational use under a Creative Commons licence. You are welcome to link to them, use them and adapt them if necessary for your students, but please acknowledge Learnhigher as authors

An online resource on notemaking, including links to information on Linear, Pattern and Cornell notes. An easily navigable resource. Also features templates for the learner to experiment with note taking.

Workshop activities on academic writing, including a powerpoint download outlining activities.

Brief student-facing guide to academic reading. Covers a variety of areas and gives useful tips on selecting reading materials, active reading strategies, useful techniques and more...

PASS at the University of Brighton will be running in nine Schools in 2013/14 - but don't worry if it's not running on your course, as there are a range of other support services and initiatives that will also benefit you:

The ASK website is designed in partnership with students to familiarise you with the skills you will need to achieve study success at university, and the study methods which will help you to get the most out of your learning experience. This site is always updated with new resources to help you develop effective study techniques, whether you are a new student, a current undergraduate, or a postgraduate.

These materials offer an overview of essay structure and the essay writing process. They are designed for postgraduate international students, specifically in applied linguistics/ELT, although they could also be used with undergraduate students. The materials consist of a handout, an accompanying PowerPoint, two sample essays and teacher's notes with suggested activities.

Referencing and citation introduction

Giving a presentation: Case study of applied linguistics

This is a handout document for a literature review workshop for engineering students. The resource accompanies a powerpoint presentation and is part of a workshop programme on 'Key Skills for Engineering Undergraduates'. This open educational resource was released through the Higher Education Academy Engineering Subject Centre Open Engineering Resources Pilot project. The project was funded by HEFCE and the JISC/HE Academy UKOER programme.

This is a handout to accompany a powerpoint presentation for a technical report writing workshop for engineering students. The resource is part of a workshop programme on 'Key Skills for Engineering Undergraduates'. This open educational resource was released through the Higher Education Academy Engineering Subject Centre Open Engineering Resources Pilot project. The project was funded by HEFCE and the JISC/HE Academy UKOER programme.