Could you help new students to ‘Study Smart’?

This week, new part 1 and foundation students joining us in September will receive an invitation to take our interactive, online course Study Smart, developed exclusively for our students by the Study Advice and Online Courses team to help with the transition to university.

It aims to give students the best possible preparation for university by focusing on academic integrity, communicating at university and independent learning. This successful course is now in its sixth year.

It is interactive with videos, articles and discussion boards which are moderated by current students and once enrolled, students will retain access to all the resources, for their entire time with us. Plus, they can access a certificate at the end of the course, which could be shared with Academic Tutors or uploaded into Blackboard.

But why are we telling you? Well, student feedback tells us that Study Smart is most successful when it has staff endorsement, so we want as many staff as possible to know about this initiative. If your role sees you interact with students, you may have the opportunity to encourage them to enroll.

Study Smart is as important as ever in helping students with the transition to university. We know from our Study Advice service that our incoming students are often concerned that they may lack some of the study skills for university-level learning, and confidence for some may have been impacted over recent years. Please support us in helping students to make this transition a smooth one.

To brush up on all the details of the Study Smart course, visit the staff-facing Tutors’ Guide  or email Dr Sonia Hood on s.hood@reading.ac.uk with any queries.