LEARNING AND INFORMATION SERVICES
Individual Learning Profile
Tutor Recommendations
The Skills for Learning team support the development of academic skills and can help with referencing, information
searching, academic writing, presentation skills, group work and much more.
The Skills for Learning workshops (approx. 1 hour) offer an informative overview of an area and also offer a hands-on
approach to learning. Workshops can be booked online. Drop-in sessions are an opportunity to have a one-to-one
discussion with a Learning and Skills Librarian.
The Skills for Learning website also contains study guides and interactive online resources on all aspects of study
skills.
There may be additional support within the Faculty available to further develop skills.
Below are recommended resources and activities to help develop academic study skills.
Recommendations for Question 1 - Time Management
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Skills4Study Campus - Time Management module (interactive online resource)
☐ Skills for Learning Study Guide - Guide to Time Management (online study guide also available as audio)
☐ Skills for Learning Drop-in Session - For a one to one appointment with a member of the Skills Team
☐ Skills for Learning referral form - For Staff to refer a student to Skills for Learning
Recommendations for Question 2 - Using Technology
☐ University of Wolverhampton IT services self-help webpages (including self-help guides to Microsoft Office)
☐ University of Wolverhampton ILE webpages - Getting started with WOLF and PebblePad
☐ Skills for Learning Workshops - Get Ahead With Information Searching, Finding Journal Articles
☐ Visit Learning Centres on any campus for help and advice
Recommendations for Question 3 - Speaking and Listening
☐ Skills4Study Campus - Group-work and Presentations module (interactive online resource)
☐ Skills for Learning Workshops - Succeeding at Group Work, Improving your Presentation Skills
☐ Skills for Learning Study Guide - Guide to Group-Work (online study guide also available as audio)
☐ Skills for Learning Drop-in session - For a one to one appointment with a member of the Skills Team
☐ Skills for Learning referral form - For Staff to refer a student to Skills for Learning
LS081 Skills Development Team September 2013
Recommendations for Question 4 - Reading and Researching
☐ Skills4Study Campus - Reading and Note-making module (interactive online resource)
☐ Skills for Learning Workshop - Getting Ahead with Information, Finding Journal Articles
☐ Skills for Learning Study Guides - Guide to Effective Reading, Guide to Finding Information, Guide to Evaluating
Information (online study guides also available as audio)
☐ Skills for Learning Drop-in Session - For a one to one appointment with a member of the Skills Team
☐ Skills for Learning referral form - For Staff to refer a student to Skills for Learning
Recommendations for Question 5 - Academic Writing
☐ Skills4Study Campus - Writing Skills module, Projects, Reports and Dissertations Module (interactive online
resource)
☐ Skills for Learning Workshop - Introduction to Academic Writing, Harvard Referencing, Finding Journal Articles
☐ Skills for Learning Study Guides: Guide to Planning your Assignment, Guide to Academic Writing, Guide to
Proofreading, Guide to Report Writing (online study guides also available as audio)
☐ Skills for Learning Drop-in Session - For a one to one appointment with a member of the Skills Team
☐ Skills for Learning referral form - For Staff to refer a student to Skills for Learning
☐ The Centre for Language and Communication Training (CLACT) - English as a Foreign Language
Recommendations for Question 6 - Numeracy Skills
☐ Skills4Study Campus - Confidence with Numbers module (interactive online resource)
☐ Maths Support Centre Drop-in Session
Recommendations for Question 7 & 8 – Further Details and Specific needs
☐ Student Support webpages Academic Schools, Counselling, Student Services Gateway, Students' Union Advice
and Support Centre, Student Offices
☐ The Centre for Language and Communication Training (CLACT) – English as a Foreign Language
Help and Advice
For help and advice on any aspect of academic study skills please see the Skills for Learning website at
http://www.wlv.ac.uk/skills.
LS081 Skills Development Team September 2013