The Skills Pod

My Academic Skills Experience: Lin

Send us a message or feedback [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1192334/fan_mail/new] Join the Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode, Senior Academic Skills Adviser and Project Developer, Anthony, is joined by University of Chester alumna, Lin Chou (Masters in Art Therapy). They discuss Lin's use of the Academic Skills Team during her studies, her experiences as an international student, and their recent co-authored paper, Bridging worlds: A study of academic skills, cultural exchange, and integration in UK higher education. You can read Anthony and Lin's paper here: Bridging worlds: A study of academic skills, cultural exchange, and integration in UK higher education [https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi39.1600].  Follow us! @AcadskillsUOC Don't forget to like, comment and follow the podcast!

Writing Blog Posts

Send us a message or feedback [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1192334/fan_mail/new] Join the Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode, Academic Skills Advisers, Anthony and Emma are joined by Dami Akosile, Lecturer in Human Geography, to chat about writing blog posts. We discuss the importance of planning your blog post's structure and content, finding the right tone, and share our tips for making your blog posts engaging.  Follow us! @AcadskillsUOC Don't forget to like, comment and follow the podcast!

Dissertation Suite: Top Tips for Finishing a Dissertation

Send us a message or feedback [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1192334/fan_mail/new] Join the University of Chester's Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In the final episode of our Dissertation Suite, Academic Skills Advisers, Liz, Anthony, Emma, and Stefan share their top tips for finishing a dissertation. They discuss breaking the final stages down into manageable chunks, things to look for in the final editing stages, and the importance of letting it go.  You might also find it useful to listen to our episode on Editing and Proofreading [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1192334/14173460].  Follow us! @AcadskillsUOC Don't forget to like, comment and follow the podcast!

Dissertation Suite: Writing a Dissertation

Send us a message or feedback [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1192334/fan_mail/new] Join the University of Chester's Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode of our Dissertation Suite, Academic Skills Advisers, Emma, Stefan, and Nicola, and Maths and Statistics Adviser, Mikayla, chat about writing a dissertation. They share strategies to get writing, discuss the importance of criticality and how to ensure you're being critical throughout, and share their editing processes.  Follow us! @AcadskillsUOC Don't forget to like, comment and follow the podcast!

Introductions and Conclusions

Send us a message or feedback [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1192334/fan_mail/new] Join the Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode, Academic Skills Advisers, Lisa, Stefan, and Emma chat about introductions and conclusions. We discuss what makes a good introduction and conclusion, how they differ in assignments and bigger projects such as dissertations, and share our strategies for writing them.  Follow us! @AcadskillsUOC Don't forget to like, comment and follow the podcast!