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.
Episodes
44 episodes
Writing Critical Case Studies
Join the Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode, Academic Skills Advisers, Emma and Anthony, are joined by Wayne Connor-Scahill, Deputy Head of Nursing and Healthcare Education, to discuss critical case studies. We sh...
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30:30
Note-Making Vs. Note-Taking
Join the University of Chester's Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode we discuss the differences between note-making and note-taking. We look at ways to make your notes purposeful, how to ensure criticality, and sha...
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20:12
My Academic Skills Experience: Ben
Join the University of Chester's Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode Emma, Anthony, and Mikayla chat to one of our students, Ben (BSc (Hons) Applied Psychology), about his experience of engaging with The Academic S...
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18:13
Descriptive Vs. Critical Writing
Join the University of Chester's Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode we discuss descriptive vs. critical writing: what do we mean by descriptive writing? How can you make your writing critical? This episode fe...
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22:10
Imposter Syndrome
Join the Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode we discuss Imposter Syndrome, sharing our experiences of it and our strategies for dealing with it. This episode features Emma, Anthony, Nicola, and Alice.
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30:10
Reassessments
Join the Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode we discuss reassessments, sharing our tips on: dealing with setbacks, using feedback to improve your assessments moving forward, and strategies/resources available ...
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32:29
Top Tips: Editing and Proofreading
Join the University of Chester's Academic Skills Team for another episode of The Skills Pod as we share our top tips for Editing and Proofreading.
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14:21
Reflective Writing
Join the Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode, Academic Skills Advisers, Emma and Sharon, are joined by Fran Clipperton, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, to discuss reflective writing. We share our tips for writing ref...
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25:48
Academic Posters
Join the Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode we discuss academic posters, sharing our tips on how to approach, plan, and create your poster. This episode features Emma and Anthony.In this episode we mention...
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28:29
Literature Reviews
Join the Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode we discuss narrative literature reviews, sharing our tips on how to approach, plan, read, and write your review. This episode features Emma and Anthony.
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27:01
Editing and Proofreading
Join the Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode we discuss editing and proofreading: differences between the two processes, common errors to look out for, as well as our strategies for editing and proofreading. T...
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29:42
Paraphrasing
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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23:12
Top Tips: Time Management
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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20:21
Presentations
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 feature...
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31:32
MHRA Referencing
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 Ac...
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13:55
APA 7 Referencing
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 A...
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Special Edition (ASk & The University of Chester's Race Advocates): International Student Experiences of UK Higher Education
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 Thi...
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34:50
Top Tips: Warming Up For Study
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.&n...
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6:28
Top Tips: Independent Learning/Study
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, ...
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12:39
What is The Skills Pod?
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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0:54
Independent Learning
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 studie...
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27:31
Critical Thinking
Join the Academic Skills Team for an episode of The Skills Pod. Grab your cup of tea and biscuits, sit back and relax. Learn more about your Academic Skills Team as a group of us discuss Critical Thinking: what it is and ways you ...
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27:45
Feedback
Join the Academic Skills Team for a podcast on The Skills Pod. Grab your cup of tea and biscuits, sit back and relax. Learn more about your Academic Skills Team as a group of us discuss receiving feedback. This episode features: Craig ...
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26:35
Resilience
Join the Academic Skills Team for a podcast on The Skills Pod. Grab your cup of tea and biscuits, sit back and relax. Learn more about your Academic Skills Team as a group of us discuss Resilience. This episode features: Emma Venables,...
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24:25
Special Edition (ASk and Chester Business School): Academic Integrity
Join the Academic Skills Team for this special edition podcast episode on The Skills Pod. Grab your cup of tea and biscuits, sit back and relax. In this episode, Academic Skills Advisers, Emma Venables and Lisa Rhys are joined by Fran ...
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