Learning in a digital age/LiDA101/Learning in a digital age/Academic skills for learning success

Academic skills for learning success in higher education covers a wide range of skills, for example: reading for meaning, note taking, academic-writing, problem-solving, critical thinking and communication skills. Fortunately there are extensive resources and tutorials you can source online to support and improve your learning to ensure success with your studies.

Tasks

 * 1) Conduct a Google search for "academic skills" and "study skills" to identify skills relevant for higher education.
 * 2) Compile a list of the skills you identify.
 * 3) Identify categories or groups of associated skills.
 * 4) Conduct a Google search for "How to create a mindmap" and select one or two resources to assist you in generating a mindmap for "academic and study skills of higher education".
 * 5) On a piece of paper, prepare an initial draft of a mindmap using "academic and study skills" as the central concept. The branches of your mindmap should depict the classification or grouping you identified above, and relationships among skills and groupings.
 * 6) Review the list of skills and highlight those (for example, using a different colour) of those you need to improve.
 * 7) Prepare a final version of your mindmap on academic and study skills for higher education. You can:
 * 8) * Photograph or scan a hand-drawn graphic on an A4 page using colour to highlight the different components and relationships.
 * 9) * Use graphic software to produce your mindmap
 * 10) * Use mindmap software like the open source Freemind package to generate your graphic.
 * 11) * Identify the skills you would like to improve.