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About LOC
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Part 1 - What is the Learning Object Creator. Part 2 - About the creation tool. Part 3 - How do I get it? The Learning Object Creator. An authoring tool for teachers to create online learning materials. The Learning Object Creator (LOC) Tool is a simple authoring tool for teachers, which has been specifically designed to enable teachers to create their own e-learning materials without the need for technical support. 4 steps to easy online materials. Use our custom online tool to edit your learning object.
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Studying independently
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I lead myself. I study with computers to improve in listening and sometimes I don't understand all the words but I repeat and repeat until I understand. - Haajira. On university courses in the UK, you can expect to spend a large amount of your time outside your timetabled classes studying independently. During this time, you will need to read in your subject area and organise your time to complete your assignments as well as doing other course-related activity. Recognising good and bad study advice.
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Using study time effectively
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Using study time effectively. In my country the role of the teacher is very strong; the students have their timetable, but here all the responsibility is on you. You have to organise your own study time and study progressively, little by little; don't leave things for the end, for the exams. - Isai. How do you use your time? You are going to find out what kind a person you are when it comes to using your own time. Think about each of these statements relating to your own use of time and select the tick.
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Preparing for online study
http://www.prepareforsuccess.org.uk/preparing_for_online_study.html
Writing for academic purposes. Preparing for online study. For me, the technology is more advanced here. You feel proud - you're trying to get the most from everything that there is here. - Conchita. In these activities, you will do a quiz to to find out how much of your time will be spent online while you are studying in the UK. You will also listen to a university tutor talking about how she and her students use technology on a course that she teaches. University study in the digital age. While it is t...
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Prepare for Success - Requirements & conditions
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Some of the activities in Prepare for Success require headphones or speakers. Either an HTML 5-compatible browser (such as Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari or Internet Explorer 9 or above) or Adobe Flash Player 9. Or above needs to be installed on your computer or tablet to get the best from Prepare for Success. If you are a student you may access the PfS homepage and individual pages in order to use them for independent study. Developed by members of eLanguages. At the University of Southampton. Funded by...
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Academic writing at university
http://www.prepareforsuccess.org.uk/academic_writing_at_university.html
Writing for academic purposes. Academic writing at university. In my country we don't have to focus on the title like in the UK; in my country it's necessary to write everything that we know on the topic - to show what we know. - Georgy. This activity will help you to recognise any differences between the kind of academic writing that you may have produced before and the kind that you will be asked to produce at a British university. It will also give suggestions for how to prepare yourself for acade...
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Using what you read in your academic writing
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Using what you read in your academic writing. In general, theoretical study is taught on university courses in my country and we don't need to support ideas with examples. It's different in the UK. - Laila. In these activities you will explore the meanings of some important concepts concerned with referencing. You will also practise identifying examples of different ways of referencing correctly and of plagiarism from students' writing. Understanding what referencing involves. Is copying word for word wh...
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Listening to lectures
http://www.prepareforsuccess.org.uk/listening_to_lectures.html
Listening to a lecture. Students in my country have less opportunity to participate and ask a question in lectures. - Sun Jung. Attending lectures will play an important part in your university studies in the UK. The way that lectures are delivered at British universities can vary, depending on the course and on the lecturer's individual style. You may find some differences from the lectures you have attended in your home country. Very: I need to prepare for the lecture, take effective notes and be ready...
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The language challenge
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If you always keep company with people from your own country, you run the risk of not improving your English. - Anastasia. International students often report some language difficulties when they first arrive in the UK. This is not surprising as, for many of you, it will be your first stay in an English-speaking country. In addition, the higher level of studies that you are about to start will probably make considerable linguistic demands on you. Listening to language experiences. Choose a language probl...
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