#skillability

Our Summer Skillability series kicks off next week! Sign up for free sessions to help you hone your skills, and get your dissertation off to a flying start.

Skills for Learning Resources and Skillability Workshops

One of the ways the library and your liaison librarian can support your learning is with improving and enhancing research and academic skills.  These can include time management, planning, information handling, evaluating and analysing information, search skills and strategy, guidance on using research tools effectively and much more.

Culture students may have attended specific library sessions arranged for your module given by your liaison librarian, Annika.  These should help you get started but you can always find more help in person at the library, by email, online at the Skills for Learning pages or by booking a Skillability workshop on your chosen topic(s) on-campus or online for off-campus students.

Library webinars are designed for students who are studying away from Sunderland, so whether you're a distance learner, or a student studying at a partner college overseas you'll find our webinars useful.

Dates & Times: All times are UK time. Click on the link to sign up.

Discover resources webinar Wed 18th Feb 2015 - 10am-11am

Thurs 5th Mar 2015 -  3pm-4pm

Cite them right webinar Mon 23rd Feb 2015  - 9am-10am Tues 10th Mar 2015 - 10am-11am

Skillability workshops are back for Semester 2, with the first workshops starting next week. Join us to grow your skills including

Critical thinking & evaluation

Critical writing 

DISCOVER journals: next steps

Cite Them Right

Dissertation surgery

Revision & exam techinque

There is still time to sign up for a Skillability workshop and it's now even easier to find a date that works for you. Use our new Skillablity calendar to choose your topic and convenient session.

Skillability workshops are back for Semester 2, with the first workshops starting next week. Join us to grow your skills including

Critical thinking & evaluation

Critical writing

DISCOVER journals: next steps

Cite Them Right

Dissertation surgery

Revision & exam techinque

There is still time to sign up for a Skillability workshop and it's now even easier to find a date that works for you. Use our new Skillablity calendar to choose your topic and convenient session.

Skillability workshops are for all students on any course, so sign up now to learn, acheive and succeed.

Whether you've just started your learning journey at the University of Sunderland, or are just putting the finishing touches to your final year project or dissertation, everyone benefits from a helping hand in developing academic and research skills along the way.

Register now for a whole host of Skillability workshops running across the academic year: what you need to know, when you need it most.

Skillability workshops cover all the different academic and research skills you need to get great results in your studies, from how to choose the right information for your assignment or kickstarting your dissertation, to perfecting your references.  Sign up online to attend one or more workshops - or all of them if you would like to!

On-campus students can sign up for a sessions taking place at both City and St. Peter's Campus.  Off-campus students can sign up for online webinars and also find a huge range of online support at the Skills for Learning and Off-Campus pages.

Whether you're a new student wondering how to get started or you just need a bit more help, the library is here to support you.

Throughout the year the library will be running a number of webinars for distance learners as part of our Skillability programme.

There are two webinars: 

Dates: (click the link to sign up)

Mon 20th Oct - 3:30pm (Introduction to the library) Wed 22nd Oct - 9:00am (Introduction to the library) Tue 28th Oct -9:00am (DISCOVER journals:next steps) Thu 6th Nov - 3:30pm (DISCOVER journals:next steps) Tue 18th Nov 9:00am (Introduction to the library) Tues 18th Nov 4:00pm (Introduction to the library)

Webinars will last approximately 1 hour and are listed in UK time. Check the online time converter to see the times for your own timezone.

Visit the Skillability web pages to book your place at one of the webinars and make the most of your library services.