22 Oct 09 - Launch of Student Study Skills online

Epigeum announces the launch of Student Study Skills online': a suite of 15 online, multi-media rich courses aimed to help students make the transition into university life.

Each course will be built to Epigeum’s usual high, pedagogic standards and will contain a wealth of video drama, documentary interviews, practice scenarios and course quizzes.

Once complete, the courses will form a comprehensive core of training that universities can adapt to individual departmental needs. For universities facing twin pressures of scarce resources and increasing demands from students for high-quality web-based training, Student Skills online is a perfect solution.

Topics will include:

• Transition points (school or work to university)
  
• Getting the most from your time at university
• Knowing yourself as a learner
• Working at a distance / part-time study
• Working in groups
• Revision, exams and other forms of assessment
• Information literacy
• Reading skills
• Academic writing – Argument based-essays
• Academic writing – projects and lab reports
• Academic writing – reflective writing
• Avoiding plagiarism
• Managing your time
• Presenting your work
• Managing budgets
  
  

The project is being run in development with 10 universities and educational institutes from the UK and Ireland. The courses will be available for general release in summer 2010.

1. University of York, UK
2. University of Newcastle, UK
3. University of Durham, UK
4. University of East Anglia, UK
5. Edge Hill University, UK
6. University College Dublin, Ireland
7. University of Limerick, Ireland
8. Limerick Institute of Technology, Ireland
9. IT Tralee, Ireland
10. Mary Immaculate College, Ireland

 

The course authors include

1. Katy Mann, University of York
   
2. Clare Wiggins, University of York
3. Dr Eleanor Loughlin, University of Durham
4. Sarah Marshall
5. Dr Claire Lynch, Brunel University
6. Andy Gillett

Enquiries should be directed to:

David Babington-Smith
Managing Director
Epigeum Ltd
Tel: +44 (0)207 594 7365
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