The Skills Pod

By University of Chester: Academic Skills

Members of the University of Chester’s Academic Skills Team chat all things Academic Skills, sharing advice and anecdotes from their own experience in higher education. We have episodes on skills l

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The podcast currently has 63 episodes available.

The Skills Pod episodes:

December 11, 2023 Paraphrasing
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Join the Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode we discuss paraphrasing: what it is and what it isn't, common pitfalls, and strategies for effective paraphrasing. This episode features Lisa, Emma, and Anthony.
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24min
November 30, 2023 Top Tips: Time Management
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Join the University of Chester's Academic Skills Team for another episode of The Skills Pod as we share our top tips for Time Management. This episode features: Laura, Lisa, Liz, Mikayla, and Sharon.
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21min
November 16, 2023 Presentations
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Join the Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. Grab your cup of tea and biscuits, sit back and relax. In this episode we discuss presentations from design to delivery and share our own experiences of presenting. This episode features Emma and Anthony.
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32min
November 01, 2023 MHRA Referencing
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Join the Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. Grab your cup of tea and biscuits, sit back and relax. In this episode we discuss MHRA: key points about what it is and some top tips for referencing correctly. This episode features Academic Skills Advisers, Liz, Laura, and Emma.
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14min
October 31, 2023 APA 7 Referencing
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Join the Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. Grab your cup of tea and biscuits, sit back and relax. In this episode we discuss APA 7: key points about what it is and some top tips for referencing correctly. This episode features Academic Skills Advisers, Sharon, Liz, and Emma.
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17min
October 10, 2023 Special Edition (ASk & The University of Chester's Race Advocates): International Student Experiences of UK Higher Education
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Join the Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. Grab your cup of tea and biscuits, sit back and relax. In this episode, Academic Skills Advisers, Emma and Laura, chat with two of the University's Race Advocates, Oluwanifesimi and Thisanda, about their experiences of studying at university in the UK.
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35min
October 04, 2023 Top Tips: Warming Up For Study
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Welcome to our Top Tips Series! Join the University of Chester's Academic Skills Team for a shorter episode of The Skills Pod as we share our top tips for Warming Up For Study. This episode features: Emma, Sharon, Laura, and Shirley.
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7min
September 18, 2023 Top Tips: Independent Learning/Study
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Welcome to our Top Tips Series! Join the University of Chester's Academic Skills Team for a shorter episode of The Skills Pod as we share our top tips for Independent Study. This episode features: Liz, Lisa, Emma, Tony, Sharon, Laura, Craig, and Mikayla.
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13min
September 18, 2023 What is The Skills Pod?
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Curious about what The Skills Pod is all about? Listen as Academic Skills Advisers, Emma, Liz, and Tony, fill you in.
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1min
September 05, 2023 Independent Learning
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Join the Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. Grab your cup of tea and biscuits, sit back and relax. In this episode we discuss Independent Learning: what it is and our experiences of starting/restarting our independent studies at university. This episode features Emma Venables and Anthony Cliffe.
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28min

FAQs about The Skills Pod:

How many episodes does The Skills Pod have?

The podcast currently has 63 episodes available.