Inquisitive Education

Inquisitive Education

By Vanessa Di Tano & Shreesti ParajuliEducation
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Inquisitive Education episodes

  • Episode 5 - Dealing with Bad Marks

    On this episode, V & Shree discuss how they deal with bad marks and some strategies to overcome the stigma that bad marks mean you're a failure.

    P.S. From Shree - Sorry about the delay in uploading the episode last week guys! 


    If you have any questions, comments, corrections or suggestions please email them at [email protected] or message them on Facebook @inquistivedu.

    16 min
  • Episode 4 - Common Student Struggles and How To Overcome Them

    On this episode, V & Shree do a Q&A structure discussion on the common struggles experienced by students, and offer guidance on overcoming them. Topics covered include:

    • how to stay motivated
    • how to balance study and life
    • how many hours of studying to do
    • the fight between individual or group study
    • taking pre-requisite high school subjects for your university degree
    • exam-day routine
    • how to retain info you've learnt

      • If you have any questions, comments, corrections or suggestions please email them to [email protected] or send a message to us on our Facebook @inquisitivedu.

      42 min
    • Episode 3 - Long & Short Term Study Techniques

      On this episode, V & Shree discuss long and short term study tips. 

      For long term study habits they recommend the study cycle - a cycle of previewing the work, studying and reviewing (click here to read a more in depth article https://learningcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/the-study-cycle/). Whereas for short term (aka cramming) Shree has the 7 commandments, some of which have been discussed in the popular book 'Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning' which you can find on Amazon here https://www.amazon.com.au/Make-Stick-Science-Successful-Learning/dp/0674729013.

      If you have any questions, comments, corrections or suggestions please email them to [email protected] or send a message to us on our Facebook @inquisitivedu. 


      17 min
    • Episode 2 - Productivity and Procrastination

      A conversation and tip style podcast by tutors and co-founders of Inquisitive Education - Vanessa & Shreesti.

      On this episode, V & Shree discuss tips on maintaining productivity and dealing with procrastination. Both being very different study people, they talk about the night owl vs. morning bird phenomenon, a more in depth talk about the Pomodoro method and why it works (http://www.baomee.info/pdf/technique/1.pdf), the benefits of active recall over traditional study methods and why you shouldn't multitask. Here are the links to the studies they reference:

      Methods of studying and their yield: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1529100612453266

      Active recall: https://science.sciencemag.org/lookup/doi/10.1126/science.1199327


      If you have any questions, comments, corrections or suggestions email them at [email protected] or send a message on Facebook.

      13 min
    • Episode 1 - Organisation

      A conversation and tip style podcast by tutors and co-founders of Inquisitive Education - Vanessa & Shreesti.

      On this episode, V & Shree discuss organisation and how they stay organised. They talk about their views on timetabling, to do lists, the Pomodoro method (https://www.unomaha.edu/nebraska-business-development-center/_files/publications/time-management.pdf) and productivity apps.

      If you have any questions, comments, corrections or suggestions email them at [email protected] or message them on Facebook

      22 min

    About Inquisitive Education

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    A conversation and tip style podcast by tutors and co-founders of Inquisitive Education - Shreesti & Vanessa. They talk all about education and how to develop a love for learning.