How can you learn more effectively, remember more of what you read, and be better prepared for exams?
Succeeding as a student is not just about how smart you are or how many hours you spend in the reading room. How you learn has a lot to say. With good study techniques, you can use your time smarter, get more out of teaching and make your study life more manageable.
In this course, you will get a practical introduction to how learning works, and concrete techniques you can use right away.
What you'll learn
You'll get tips and tools to help you:
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Take better, more useful notes
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read more effectively and remember what you have read
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Get more out of lectures
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work better with others
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Prepare smarter for exams
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write better exam answers
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Finding and staying motivated
The course is suitable for those who want to get more out of their study time – whether you want to improve your results, get better structure or simply spend less time on inefficient study methods.
The course is held in F2, Old Physics.
About the speaker
Olav Schewe is a lecturer and author, and is particularly known for the successful book Superstudent about effective study techniques and learning. He himself went from being an average student to achieving top grades at the University of Oxford with the help of targeted and research-based learning techniques.
In the course, he shares the methods and principles that can make it easier to learn effectively – and shows how you can adapt them to your own study life.
Sign up and get concrete tools you can use the next time you sit down to study.
Maria Sofie Sortvik Barosen
Advisor
