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Apr 12, 20242 min read
Teamwork skills: The value of balancing complementary team roles
In the blog last week, we explored the influence of organisational culture on the preference for either groups or teams in the working...
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Apr 5, 20244 min read
Teamwork skills: The impact of organisational culture on the preference for team or group working
'Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.' —Henry Ford In the blog last week, we...
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Mar 29, 20244 min read
Teamwork skills: The contrast between groups and teams
'Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.' — Helen Keller As we begin a new series on teamworking, the initial issue that...
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Mar 22, 20243 min read
Project planning: Applying brainstorming techniques to get started
'Intelligence is something we are born with. Thinking is a skill that must be learned.' Edward de Bono Having now gained an overview of...
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Mar 15, 20243 min read
The application of project planning to the exam revision process
In the blog last week, we completed our initial introduction to the 8-step approach to project planning. This week we will explore the...
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Mar 8, 20243 min read
Project planning: Learning project planning and time allocation skills
In the blog this week, we will begin to explore the critical issue of developing project planning skills that are essential when...
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Mar 1, 20243 min read
Managing time: The threat of optimism bias
In the blog this week, we will conclude our examination of factors that can disrupt effective time allocation management by reviewing the...
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Feb 23, 20243 min read
Managing time: The threat of procrastination
In the blog this week we will continue our short series on the challenges to effective time allocation management by exploring the impact...
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Feb 16, 20243 min read
Managing time: Managing the allocation of time and avoiding student syndrome
In the blog this week, we will continue to explore the challenges faced to maintain effective time allocation by an increasing number of...
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Feb 9, 20243 min read
Managing time: Contrasting cross-cultural perceptions of time
In the blog this week, we will explore the extent to which contrasting cross-cultural perceptions of time can result in a potential time...
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Feb 2, 20244 min read
Planning to study overseas: Understanding communication shock
In the blog this week, we will explore the issue of cross-cultural communication shock that needs to be anticipated prior to studying or...
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Jan 26, 20244 min read
Planning to study overseas: Avoiding timetable shock
This week we will explore one of the most frequently reported experiences that unexpectantly, perhaps even surprisingly, can trigger a...
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Jan 19, 20243 min read
Planning to study overseas: Managing learning shock
In the previous post, we explored the more general issue of culture shock that, at least to some extent, can be experienced by students...
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Jan 12, 20243 min read
Planning to study overseas: Anticipating culture shock
In this new blog series, we will be exploring some of the common challenges faced by students during the early stage of studying at an...
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Jan 5, 20244 min read
The alternative Confucian approach to developing critical thinking
Last week, we explored some of the generally overlooked benefits of the teacher-centred learning model. This focused on the argument that...
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Dec 29, 20234 min read
The limitations of student-centred learning in relation to critical thinking
In the previous post, we briefly explored the extent to which cultural values shape educational expectations. This was based around one...
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Dec 22, 20232 min read
The challenge of developing critical thinking abilities
In the previous post, our initial exploration of the purpose of higher education focused on the issue of the importance of critical...
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Dec 15, 20233 min read
The importance of critical thinking
Why do many educational institutions rate the development of critical thinking as a key objective for students?
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