Learning is not one, simple activity. It takes place at different levels of consciousness, and in different ways, in everything we do. Moreover, individual people learn in different ways and have their preferred learning styles.

Learning at University

Learning at university is likewise not simply one activity, or even one kind of activity. There are many kinds of academic learning, and many ways of learning.

You will have to work independently, in small groups, and in large groups. You will have to make sense of lectures, discussions, literature of all kinds, and the Internet. All these different activities involve different ways of learning.

Below is a list of some of the university contexts you will find yourselves in, and links to pages about the learning styles and skills which you may find useful to apply to those contexts.

Lectures:

Making the Most of Lectures

Tutorials, seminars and workshops:

Making the Most of Tutorials

Giving an Oral Presentation

Group work:

Working in Groups

Researching for assignments:

Researching for your Assignment (online Pilot Module)

Reading and Remembering

Critical Thinking

Learning Independently

Writing assignments

Writing at University

Answering the Question

Critical Thinking

Learning styles and skills

Learning Independently

Examinations:

Coping with Exams

Reading and Remembering