Learning skills in higher education
Published in The Times Higher on?May 23 2003 Leader
'Study skills are vital in an era when ministers are focused on extending access to universities'

Armed for a multitude of tasks
Performing arts can equip students with the variety of 'soft' skills that employers really want

Students get personal Students get personal Student-learning agreements could be the key to implementing personal development planning

The strongest links The strongest links Further education colleges pride themselves on their ability to tailor tuition to individual needs, but not everyone is wholly convinced by their claims

Foggy ideas made clear
Be they brilliant or mediocre, students all too often don¡¯t know what they want or how to get it. But there are plenty of ways to give them direction in their study

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Style over substance?
What is employability and how do we measure it? Five experts ponder the pros and cons of approaches to skills assessment

Visual interference Visual interference Dyslexia affects 15 per cent of the population, but an art and design website could help

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Misfit for purpose? Problem-based learning?called into question; enthusiasm ?for team-based work persists

Crash and learn
To improve their team skills, a group of students was asked to design an online prospectus. The task proved to be a painful if informative experience

Rocks or a hard place
Fieldwork can be an invaluable study opportunity but it can also be beset by problems