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Digital Skills for Study

This guide includes links and resources to help students build their digital skills for effective study. It is underpinned by the University's Digital Capabilities Framework. Your recommendations of additional resources are welcome.

Create images

Infographics

Learn how to use and create effective infographics with this activity from the University of Sheffield.

("Information and Digital Literacy tutorials" by The University of Sheffield Library Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License)

Tell the story of complex data simply, with this step-by-step guide on creating great infographics from the University of Notre Dame.

("Remix Projects: Infographic" by University of Notre Dame MIT license)

 
3D Images

Use readily available tools and software to create 3D images, all listed in this guide from Charles Darwin University.

("23 Things" by Charles Darwin University Library Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License)

 

Create 3D models, or source them online, using this module from University of Queensland.

("Digital Essentials" by UQ Library Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License)

 

Create and Use Images 

This module from The University of Sheffield helps you create and edit images, and gets your thinking about how, why and when to use images in your work.

("Information and Digital Literacy tutorials" by The University of Sheffield Library Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License)

 

Take a screenshot

Learn the different ways you can capture screenshots on either Windows or Mac computers with this guide from the University of Wollongong.

("Technology and software" by University of Wollongong Learning Co-Op)

Digitise physical notes

Microsoft Lens makes readable copies of notes and documents - from whiteboards, notepads, printed documents and more.

NoteBloc Scanner can scan, save and share your notes, homework, exams, etc. in a couple of clicks. Especially designed for students and teachers.