Skills for Academic Study Assignment: Own Learning Resources Project

This project focuses on the resources that facilitate own learning and academic study skills. The assignment requires the creation of an A4 poster explaining key resources, including timetables, websites, and technology, to support independent learning. It also involves completing a learning styles questionnaire and conducting a literature search using EBSCO to find a journal, e-book, and website related to lifestyle choices and health. Students are tasked with using linear, mind mapping, and graphical organiser note-taking techniques and evaluating their effectiveness. The project culminates in a summary of each source, correctly referenced using the Harvard referencing format. The project emphasizes the importance of technology and study plans in facilitating self-directed learning and provides a framework for students to enhance their academic performance by understanding and utilizing various learning resources and note-taking strategies.

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Learning is a long and continuous process that
is facilitated by a number of resources
including human resource
While teachers, tutors, coaches and parents are
the human resources available for learning,
they are not considered resources for own
learning.
Own or self-learning requires resources that
individuals could use on their own and learn
(Ally and Prieto-Blázquez 2014).
Learning
To some, educational or learning resources might invoke visuals of
small typed classroom textbooks, large printed charts with diagrams,
outdated information and content that encompass the breadth but not
the depth of any subject.
Own learning is different however because it does not require many of
these resources.
In own learning, the most important and foremost resource is the
timetable or the study plan. The timetable or the study plan helps the
individual to set the goals – both short term and long term – for study.
Own learning requires resources that could assist in making an
individual learn without the help of others.
Websites, software, applications, study guides, graphic novels are
some of the many resources for own learning (Nunan and Richards
2015)..
Resources for Own Learning
The use of technology in learning has made it easier for own learners to learn independently.
In fact, the social media platforms that are often considered a waste of time, are utilized as
platforms for own learning.
Tutors and teachers post study materials on the social media platforms that the student could easily
access.
As Popescu (2014) suggests, managing the social media in a better way could further enhance own
learning.
Various mobile applications have also been introduced for the students to learn on various topics.
These applications not only help in own learning and study but also provide opportunity to take
self-assessment tests as well.
Using technology for own learning
References:
Ally, M. and Prieto-Blázquez, J., 2014. What is the future of mobile
learning in education?. International Journal of Educational
Technology in Higher Education, 11(1), pp.142-151.
Nunan, D. and Richards, J.C. eds., 2015. Language learning beyond
the classroom. Routledge.
Popescu, E., 2014. Providing collaborative learning support with
social media in an integrated environment. World Wide Web, 17(2),
pp.199-212.
Name of the Student
Resources Facilitating Own Learning
As the image shows, Independent
learning requires different skills and
talents.
In this image, the use of
technology is clearly
visible for own learning.