Learning with Lynda.com at The University of Edinburgh Student exam revision special - April 2018

Fail to prepare, prepare to failWith the University's examination period just around the corner (30th April to 25th May), your thoughts are undoubtedly now turning to revising course content and making sure you're as prepared as possible. As everyone knows, the exam period can be an immensely stressful and busy time, so it's vital that you use your time to revise as effectively and efficiently as possible.

Did you know there are a range of revision techniques you can learn and apply to give you a better chance of remembering key content for your exams?

In this student exam revision special of our Learning with Lynda.com newsletter, we've pulled together some fantastic content from the Lynda.com course 'Learning Study Skills' to help get you up and running with revision. The course has been split into four manageable bite size chunks - after all, we are talking about exam revision, right?

The course author, Paul Nowak teaches speed-reading and memory improvement at organizations such as NASA and Google, and is the founder and director of Iris Reading.

If you're interested in starting your exam revision journey with Lynda.com, then get scrolling!

Ramp Up Your ReadingThe first section of the course focuses on improving your reading - not just the speed at which you read content but how well you actually take the information in.

One of the key videos we've picked out from this section is the 'Improving your reading comprehension through speed variability' video. It explores how you can improve comprehension by speeding up and slowing down when reading, especially when reading the first sentence of a paragraph.

Of course, this is only one video from this section. The full section playlist can be viewed using the link below (when the link opens, click 'Copy' followed by 'Watch Playlist' to view the playlist.)

View playlist: http://www.bit.ly/rampupyourreading

Improving Your Note-taking SkillsSection two of the course looks at note-taking, exploring why we take notes, why to avoid excessive highlighting or note-taking, and introduces you to the Cornell note-taking system.

The 'Avoiding excessive highlighting and note-taking' video explores the pitfalls of highlighting content as you read, rather than finishing reading a paragraph then deciding what was important enough to be highlighted or noted.

Of course, this is only one video from this section. The full section playlist can be viewed using the button below (when the link opens, click 'Copy' followed by 'Watch Playlist' to view the playlist.)

View playlist: http://www.bit.ly/improvenotetaking

Techniques For Enhancing Your MemoryThe third section of this course looks at how your memory works and a variety of techniques which you can apply to enhance your ability to recall information.

Before delving into the other videos within this section, it's important to understand the underlying principles for each of the techniques. The 'Understanding how your memory works' video looks at memory principles such as repetition, association, exaggeration and visualisation, providing real world examples for each.

Of course, this is only one video from this section. The full section playlist can be viewed using the button below (when the link opens, click 'Copy' followed by 'Watch Playlist' to view the playlist.)

View playlist: http://www.bit.ly/enhancingyourmemory

Score Better On TestsOkay, so now you've learned how to read more effectively, how to take better notes and how to make the most of your memory. Now it's time to learn what you can do to help you score better on your

exams in the course's fourth and final section.

One of the most important videos in this section (and in the entire course) is the 'Creating a study plan' video. In this video, Paul talks about studying when you're most productive and alert, choosing a location where you won't be distracted and scheduling your studying over a period of time.

Of course, this is only one video from this section. The full section playlist can be viewed using the button below (when the link opens, click 'Copy' followed by 'Watch Playlist' to view the playlist.)

View playlist: http://www.bit.ly/scorebetter

Learning Study Skills - Full CourseAbove, we've split the course up into four handy sections but perhaps you would like to view the entire course - no problem. Just click on the button below and you'll be taken to Lynda.com where you can view it.

Remember, once you've finished this course (or any other Lynda.com course) in full you can print, share or add your achievement to your LinkedIn profile. Why not? You've earned it!

View full course: https://www.lynda.com/Higher-Education-tutorials/Study-Skills-Fundamentals/372920-2.html?org=ed.ac.uk

Good luck with your exams!Thank you for taking the time to read through this exam revision special of Learning with Lynda.com at The University of Edinburgh. We hope you found it to be useful and would like to wish you all the very best with your exams.

Don't forget, the University also has lots of useful information about preparing for exams. You can find some excellent advice, tips and useful links on this Student news article on the University's website.

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