How ethnographic research in Tanzania from afar was possible: In order to complete her joint master’s programme in Urban Studies, Lisbeth Huber would have traveled to Tanzania. Due to Covid-19 she had to find methods to collect relevant data even from a distance.
You are facing an oral exam and you do not really know what to expect? The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) has compiled some tips to help you succeed in your exam.
Most of you will know the dreaded sensation of staring at a blank page at the beginning of a writing assignment. However, if the blank page stares back at you for days or even weeks, it becomes a problem. The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) has compiled some tips on how to overcome writer’s block.
Procrastination or putting things off – these are terms that you know too well? The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) gives advice on strategies with which you can get the ‘I’ll do that tomorrow’ problem under control.
Are you currently writing your thesis? Then you will surely have noticed that strategies that may have worked for shorter papers do not work for theses. The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) has compiled tips that you can easily put into practice and that will help you plan your bachelor’s or master’s thesis.
The University of Vienna’s blog articles on remote learning often recommend working together in (study) groups. In this article, we share tips on how to make the most of working in groups.
“My educational journey into Cognitive Science shattered beliefs and made me stumble into a crisis about what science even is. But ultimately, my Master’s degree in Cognitive Science was the most rewarding experience I could have wished for and fundamentally reconceptualized how I see the world. I was already reading books on cognitive psychology during … Continued
The current semester is probably going differently than you had expected: During the period of remote learning exams are held online and courses take place via video conference. These exceptional circumstances bring a lot of uncertainties with them. The CTL has collected four tips for dealing with uncertain situations.
Some exams include open questions for which you need to write a longer answer. In this article we have compiled tips and advice on how to deal with this type of exam in remote learning.
Is your schedule not always working out or are tasks taking much longer than anticipated? The CTL has compiled the following tips to help you improve the way you study. Implement what you deem helpful.
Through the change to digital written exams, the exam type, too, may change. This may also mean that you are allowed to use your study materials. The CTL has compiled tips to support you in preparing for these exam situations.
The current change to remote learning alters the daily study routines you are used to. The following tips can support you in your self-management during the period of remote learning.
