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If you need more help with your academic skills, the ASO has investigated a number of other university academic skills sites that may be of some help to you. The following TOP 12 academic skills sites have materials suitable for your studies at our university. Please remember that UNE has its own rules and that in matters of style and referencing you should follow the guidelines set out in your study units and for the University of New England.
Top 12 academic skills sites
| Study & Learning Centre Learning Lab (RMIT University) has interactive tutorials supported by printable handouts to assist you to develop your academic study skills. There are entire workshops devoted to writing skills, assessment tasks, maths skills and oral presentations. Worth bookmarking! |
| UniLearning (University of Wollongong) is a comprehensive site. Just click on the padlock and work your way through the menu. This impressive site covers academic writing, reading and critical thinking with workshops on writing sentences and report writing. A must for those who want to improve their academic skills! |
| Learning Support (Monash University) has a developed a very comprehensive site for all university studies. It also caters for ESL, learning disabilities and off-campus students. The Language and Learning Online link has general and subject-specific writing sites with information and online activities. Great resource for learning! |
| Learning Skills (Charles Sturt University) has some excellent academic support material in their Online Resources (handouts) and 'How Do I' guides. It gives you information about the full range of academic skills including general study skills, academic writing and reading and thinking critically. A handy site! |
| Online Learning Skill Resources (James Cook University) is a ‘fun’ site on the ‘how to’s’ of university study skills. There are interactive tutorials and links for study skills, academic writing, grammar, and maths. Good for a quick and entertaining overview of the requirements of university learning! |
| Hang in There (The University of Queensland) is a distance learning support kit. There are quizzes, information downloads and interactive exercises. It covers all the basic areas of study skills, academic reading and writing, statistics and personal development. There’s something for everybody on this site! |
| Online Information Literacy (University of Otago et al.) This resource was developed in New Zealand. While it uses New Zealand specific content, it is still a very useful site. Module 1: Essay writing with readings has a set of workshops covering all aspects of essay writing. This is an excellent resource for self-managed learning! |
| The Writing Workshop (University of NSW) is a dedicated ‘how to write’ site. The writing process has been divided into the four stages of research, preparation, writing and reflection. Each stage is supported by workshop activities. This site is very well-planned and developed to assist student writing! |
| Clearer Writing (University of Sydney) is a site dedicated to writing skills. It has interactive exercises with feedback to step you through each level of difficulty. If you are in need of a highly structured training program to demystify academic writing, give this site some time and attention! |
| Avoiding plagiarism (University of Technology Sydney). This is an EXCELLENT site for learning about PLAGIARISM in university writing. It includes short tutorials on writing strategies to avoid plagiarism, and a quiz with 'real' plagiarism examples to test your understanding. Bookmark this site! |
| Academic skills podcast: SkillSoup (Australian National University). This award-winning site features a number of radio-style podcasts. SkillSoup has interviews with staff and students mixed with academic skills tips. It has been designed to appeal to 'technology-savvy young people, or "digital natives"' who enjoy getting info about uni studies in a different way. Enjoy! |
| The Owl (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue (Purdue University). There are many free web sites relating to the rules of grammar, spelling and punctuation. This American site is recommended for the quality of its content and its interactive exercises. You will need to be mindful of small variations between Australian and American English. Worth bookmarking! |