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Three Most Important Academic Skills

Discover the three most crucial academic skills - Information Literacy, Referencing, and Problem Solving - for successful independent learning. Dive deep into finding resources, writing for different audiences, and evaluating information to excel in your academic journey. Learn how to develop communication, resourcefulness, and reflection across different levels and subjects. Get support in enhancing personal skills like time management and self-awareness to boost your academic success!

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Three Most Important Academic Skills

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  1. Three Most Important Academic Skills Information Literacy Referencing Finding Information Evaluating Information How to write for different audiences Essays Lab Reports Problem Solving Application of IT Knowing where to get help

  2. Information Literacy Different skills at different levels Expectations of first year differ to expectations of 3rd year Approaches to learning impact on IL required Context specific Library MOLE tutorials ELTC & WAS Embed into course – Greater buy-in from academics

  3. Writing for different audiences Very subject specific Department specific Complexity increases with level “I’ve never been taught how to write a lab report” Clearer expectations & guidance

  4. Problem Solving Subject specific Complexity increases with level May involve group work Different types of assessment? Support from department Clearer expectations

  5. 3 important academic skills for independent learning Support and development Discipline / Motivation / Reflection / Self aware How to find/locate resources / Time management / Strategic learning / Note-taking • Analysing and evaluating • (making judgements) • exploring texts/reading Subject-specific

  6. Three most important academic skills Reflection, Resourcefulness, Communication… some unfinished thoughts…

  7. Reflection Generic to all levels/subjects/learning styles Supported already Generally: PDP, personal tutorials Subject specific: e.g. education/medicine/vocation subjects/… Enhance: encourage to keep learning journal…

  8. Resourcefulness Generic to all levels/subjects/learning styles Supported already library paper based and on-line material, dyslexia learning material, ELTC WAS, MOLE vle Dept. specific: guidance on finding resources for learning or research Enhance -> incorporating research skills as part of course

  9. Communication Generic to all levels/subjects/learning styles Supported already dyslexia guidance, ELTC services, MASH Dept. specific: guidance on oral and written presentation skills (sometimes specific modules), opportunities to practise Enhanced: getting students on board – assess??

  10. TASH

  11. The Meta-Skills Approach Academic Skills Personal Skills Communication Skills

  12. Academic Skills Analysis Research Synthesis Support Through courses and contact with staff Enhance Move from learn-by-error to tuition

  13. Personal Skills Time management Confidence Self-organisation Support Haphazard Needed from Level 1 – comprehended from Level 3 Enhance Provide opportunities Personal tutor

  14. Communication Skills Written language Presentations Groupwork Support Variable by department Enhance Through link to existing material

  15. One way of summarising all of this • Communication skills - writing • Communication skills - other forms of communication (presentation, multimedia work, online literacies) • Problem-solving and working with data • Reflection - being aware of where you are, and where you need to be • Academic literacy - referencing, time management, induction and awareness of changes at different levels • (Inter)personal skills - groupwork,self-organisation, self-motivation • Analytical skills

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