AcademicDiamond

A social enterprise looking to help you succeed at University.

[Dr. Tim Zijlstra @tzijlstra]

Choosing #Uni can be stressful, with the tenth of August coming up there will be a lot of young people that have questions.

@AcademicDiamond podcast eight discusses some of thise questions!

https://t.co/szz9fZ3MCr

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Episode number seven is live! Understanding assessment and feedback as a student. Such an important part of (Higher) Education!

https://t.co/G4k1YUgu4W

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We probably should have guessed that the first TikTok question we'd get was:

Can you proof read (sic) my essay?

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Want to know what 'being a YouTuber' is about? Check this excellent video by @MKBHD

https://t.co/gFBX66JziP

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Looks like there is some excellent warm weather coming up, most students are done for the year, so make sure you take the time to enjoy, but even if you are still amongst the books, take some time to relax!

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If you are a student, wellbeing is so important, but what is it? And how do you look after your own wellbeing? Did you know Universities think about your wellbeing as well?

The sixth episode of our #Podcast is now live:

https://t.co/375Y4gA9u5

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This week's podcast will likely come out Wednesday instead of Tuesday due to work taking place in our premises. Don't worry! It'll still be a good one.

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Study Spaces, very important! A short intro video, a longer video is in the works, but until then, let us know if this is useful!

https://t.co/91jphgDR8S

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@marijnk @tzijlstra Het is inderdaad even anders... dank voor de follow! :)

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Have you had a listen of our Podcast Series yet? It is informative for students and staff at Universities alike, or at least we think so! Check out Academic Diamond on your favourite podcasting apps.

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@aehobbs09 And now the episode is live, so you can distract yourself even more! :D Good luck with the dissertation, I'm sure it will be awesome.

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Distractions! The next Podcast is all about just that , what are distractions and how do you cope with them as a student? Uploading now :) Check Academic Diamond on your favourite podcast app!

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The fifth episode, live now! (On Anchor, other platforms to follow shortly).

If you need something to distract you, what better than an episode on distractions!

https://t.co/jJoQyTH5nY

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This book on reading? It's made it onto our reading list! You can read it FOR FREE, because @UCLpress are awesome:

https://t.co/kG8xTkwAU9

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Three quick tips for academic reading! Check out our latest video for YouTube.

https://t.co/2cO0E7Aoqu

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We’ll be working with a well known University to develop Open Educational Resources to help undergrads understand academic writing. Very excited!

If you would like to get involved, drop us a line.

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Listen to "The fourth episode - Learning environment".

Tim and Sandra discuss the learning environment, from space design to social and educational factors at play.

⚓ https://t.co/atSa6cfeon

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We are now on TikTok! Not quite sure how to tell you how to find us though 🤣

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New podcast coming out tomorrow morning. We discuss '#studyenvironment' and what that actually means from different angles. Also touching (briefly) on @robmarki's question with regards to safe spaces and intellectual challenge.

Check your favourite podcast app!

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Tomorrow we have our Podcast meeting for Tuesday's episode. It will be about the 'Conditions for Learning', study space, place etc. If you want to ask us anything, feel free!

You can find all our podcast episodes on our website now: https://t.co/rfXrs4L77g