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Series: Study Skills


A Growth Mindset

A Growth Mindset

A growth mindset is associated with positive thinking. It embraces challenges and seeks opportunities to learn and grow. Rather than backing down and avoiding possible failure, a growth mindset acknowledges that success comes from practice and...Show More
Are You a Good Listener?

Are You a Good Listener?

Ed Cunningham once said, "Friends are those rare people who ask how we are, and then wait to hear the answer." Learn techniques to help you become a good listener.
Aspiration and Ambition

Aspiration and Ambition

Where do you see yourself ten years from now? What do you want to do and who do you want to be? For young people, ten years away might sound impossibly distant, yet it’s these questions that can shape their actions today. This video helps...Show More
Avoiding Plagiarism: Bibliographies

Avoiding Plagiarism: Bibliographies

Did you know that just by submitting a research report, you could be committing a crime? That is, if you have used the work or intellectual property of others without acknowledging it. Plagiarism is theft and it has serious consequences in...Show More
Be More Creative with Lateral Thinking

Be More Creative with Lateral Thinking

Use lateral thinking to approach a problem in a new and unusual way. This helps demonstrate how positive distractions and creative methods can solve problems or innovate dynamically.
Be Open Minded

Be Open Minded

Being open to new ideas and experiences helps you think critically about the world around you.
Brainstorming on Your Own

Brainstorming on Your Own

Brainstorming is great technique for creative problem solving. If you have no one to brainstorm with, learn how to do it on your own with mind maps!
Collaboration in the Workplace

Collaboration in the Workplace

Few jobs involve working alone, our experts discuss how important collaboration is for you to make an effective and successful workplace and career.
Communication in the Workplace

Communication in the Workplace

Our ability to communicate effectively affects all aspects of our lives, here are industry experts outline why great communication makes you an ideal candidate for the modern workplace.
Copying and Creativity

Copying and Creativity

Copying plays a crucial role at all stages of our development as human beings, from DNA replication to the way in which physical synchronicity helps us establish connections and relationships with friends and family, and beyond. Copying can also...Show More
Copyright and Creativity

Copyright and Creativity

Short animated video exploring the relationship between copyright, creativity and technology.
Copyright Duration

Copyright Duration

Copyright Duration considers how long copyright lasts and what it means to say that a work is protected by copyright or in the public domain.
Copyright in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

Copyright in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

This video explores the use of public domain and licensed copyright materials as inputs to commercial innovation. Interviews with successful UK media firms reveal how the availability of certain expressions, such as open source software and out...Show More
Copyright: Creative Commons and Attribution

Copyright: Creative Commons and Attribution

Intellectual property refers to someone’s ideas or words, as well as any images, music and videos that they have created. These types of works are protected online by a licence that tells us if and how we can use or modify them. Understanding...Show More
Craft Clear Messages

Craft Clear Messages

How changing your language to suit the situation is paramount to crafting clear messages.
Creativity in the Workplace

Creativity in the Workplace

Six experts across multiple industries explain the benefits of being creative in your thinking and output along with how it is a universal skill essential for any job.
Critical Thinking in the Workplace

Critical Thinking in the Workplace

With the information overload of the 21st century it has never been more important to think and work critically, our experts discuss how they utilise this skill in their careers.
Critical Thinking, Critically

Critical Thinking, Critically

Renowned psychologist Stephen Kosslyn describes how one can apply many of the findings of cognitive science to analyze the notion of critical thinking that can then be successfully implemented through developing what he calls “habits of mind”.
Defuse the Situation: Online Search and Review

Defuse the Situation: Online Search and Review

It’s high drama – police have identified a time-bomb in a car boot. Brave Constable Taviner decides to defuse it herself – brave because she has no idea what she’s doing. In a flash, skills coach Ray Roundtree appears to save the day with...Show More
Developing Emotional Intelligence

Developing Emotional Intelligence

There has long been talk about intelligence quotients, but emotional intelligence has recently emerged as an equally powerful predictor of success and satisfaction in life. This video introduces the concept of emotional intelligence and considers...Show More
Developing Grit

Developing Grit

As the saying goes, genius is one part inspiration and 99 parts perspiration. Without grit and tenacity, natural talent can tragically be left undeveloped and unfulfilled. It’s only by putting in the hours and overcoming setbacks that long-term...Show More
Educator Podcast: Collaboration

Educator Podcast: Collaboration

First hand account of how an Educator is already teaching the Collaborative skillset with their students and the methods used to achieve it
Educator Podcast: Communication

Educator Podcast: Communication

Communicating effectively is necessary for a successful work and social life, an educator takes you through the process of creating good communication in your classroom.
Educator Podcast: Creativity

Educator Podcast: Creativity

An educator explains the importance of thinking creatively and the benefits it can have for your students and school.
Educator Podcast: Critical Thinking

Educator Podcast: Critical Thinking

We hear from an international educator on how she gets her students to think critically and its importance.