Get Ahead, Stay Ahead: Academic reading strategies and note-making techniques
When:
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Venue:
Online
Get Ahead, Stay Ahead is a series of online study and writing skills workshops running throughout September, designed to help you prepare for university before the start of the academic year.
Many students initially find it difficult to manage the quantity and complexity of academic reading that is required of them. In addition, making effective notes from your reading and in lectures is a complex activity that requires you to engage in active reading or listening, and critical thinking simultaneously. This workshop will consider the importance of active reading strategies in managing the quantity and complexity of reading at university level. It will also discuss the purpose of note-making, the importance of using a range of active note-making techniques, and how to integrate your notes into your writing.
This online workshop will take place on Microsoft Teams.
The resources and recordings will be found after the workshops on the Birkbeck Study Skills Moodle module (student login required) in the Get Ahead, Stay Ahead section.
Birkbeck Study Skills also run study and writing skills workshops throughout the academic year.
Please note these workshops are intended for Birkbeck College students only.
This year’s full series of pre-sessional workshops is as follows:
Study skills:
1. Time management and organising your studies
2. Apps and software for study and organisation
3. Academic reading, lectures and note-making techniques
4. Academic reading and note-making using apps and software
5. Developing your concentration & focus for study
6. Writing and delivering effective presentations
7. Critical thinking skills
8. Quoting, paraphrasing and avoiding plagiarism
9. Introduction to Birkbeck IT - an online live demonstration
10. Zotero for postgraduates
Writing skills:
1. Writing essays and assignments: an overview
2. Assignment writing strategies using apps & software
3. Writing Style: Academic writing conventions
4. Writing Structure: paragraphs and signposting language
5. Writing Grammar: Sentences and punctuation
Contact name:
Sara Steinke