Learning Skills Online

Orientation

Valuable advice about university life and study.

• Adjusting to Uni

• Budgeting

• Student Association

• Finding a Mentor (Townsville)

• Finding a Mentor (Cairns)

• LearnJCU Student FastGuides

Organisation

Practical tools and strategies to improve organisation.

• Getting it Together (Time Management)

• Mind Mapping

• Studying for Exams

• Exam Tactics

Learning

Modules to help you understand how you think and learn.

• Learning Styles

• Thinking about Thinking (Critical Thinking)

• Studying Smarter not Harder

• Effective Reading]

Lectures and Tutorials

How to get the most out of lectures and tutorials.

• Note-taking

• Tutorials

• Oral Presentations

Maths

Links to online maths sites.

• Math Centre

• Self-instructional Mathematics Tutorials

Learning Skills Workshop Notes

Download these workshop notes (pdf files).

• Study Smarter not Harder

• Essay Writing: The Process

• Mind Mapping

• Effective Reading

• Note-taking

• Oral Presentations

• Learning Styles

• Summarising, Paraphrasing & Avoiding Plagiarism

• Studying for Exams

• Exam Tactics