The Skills Pod
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 like referencing, critical thinking, maths and statistics, and time management.
Listening to The Skills Pod is a great way to learn hints and tips to help you during your academic journey while getting to know the Academic Skills Team.
Podcasting since 2020 • 55 episodes
The Skills Pod
Latest Episodes
Dissertation Suite: Planning and Time Management for Longer Projects
Join the University of Chester's Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In the first episode of our Dissertation Suite, Academic Skills Advisers, Emma, Lisa, and Nicola, discuss Planning and Time Management for a Longer Project. They...
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Reading Strategies: Dolphin, Shark, Whale
Join the University of Chester's Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode we discuss academic reading strategies with a focus on dolphin, shark, and whale otherwise known as skimming, scanning, and deep reading. This ep...
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Back to Basics: Paragraph Structure
Join the University of Chester's Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode we go back to basics and talk about paragraph structure. We begin with a discussion about sandwiches (bear with us - it will make sense in the en...
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