IMPALA Informal Mobile Podcasting and Learning Adaptation

Learning and Teaching

Despite a multitude of distractions, the university experience is primarily educational; learning and teaching are at the core of any university’s existence. This transmission of knowledge and skills is undertaken in a number of different ways - including lectures, tutorials and practicals - and is assessed using an equally wide variety of methods.

In these podcasts the students talk about every aspect of learning and teaching, with topics ranging from lectures and tutorials to the skills necessary to succeed academically and the support on offer should you find yourself in need of help.

Study Skills

In this podcast the students give advice on the study skills that are required at university, including advice on individualised study, group work and finding resources.

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Lectures and Tutorials

In this podcast the students talk about the way that learning is delivered at university, through lectures and tutorials. The students reflect upon how they felt going to their first lecture, give tips on taking notes and talk about the benefits of tutorials as an opportunity to discuss misunderstandings.

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Assessment and Feedback

In this podcast the students talk about the way in which they are assessed at university, giving tips on how to be successful when being assessed and the importance of using feedback to improve your performance.

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Support and Advice

In this podcast the students talk about where to find support and advice at university. If you are ever struggling with your studies or do not understand something there are always people available to support you, whether they are your lecturers, your personal tutor or your friends.

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Blackboard

In this podcast the students talk about Blackboard. Here at Leicester a lot of courses deliver learning materials through Blackboard, which is an online learning environment on which you can find course resources and get into discussions with your tutors and fellow students.

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Practicals

In this podcast the students give advice on doing scientific practicals, recall how they felt going into their first practical and discuss how to be successful when writing up a practical.

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