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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 presentations

Beyond PowerPoint

This module from Charles Darwin University encourages you to do more with PowerPoint, or to try some other tools.

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

 

Ignite presentation

Ignite presentations, where images automatically advance every 15 seconds while you speak, engage your audience. Learn how to craft one in PowerPoint with this step-by-step guide from the University of Notre Dame. 

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

Interactive timeline

Tell the story with images, embedded content, multimedia and data in an interactive timeline. Learn how with this quick project from the University of Notre Dame

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

Create a research poster

Communicate your data with an effective research poster, built on the tips and tricks from this step-by-step guide from the University of Notre Dame.

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

 

Mood board

Learn how to use Canva to communicate your design ideas or style for an imaginary brand with this guide from the University of Notre Dame.

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

 

Create a photo essay

Sequence images to explore a theme, tell a story, or evoke an emotional response with the photo essay basics explained in this guide from the University of Notre Dame.

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

Create accessible presentations

Ensure everyone in your audience can engage with your presentation, by following the advice in this guide from the University of Queensland Library. 

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

Presentation tools

There are many options for putting together engaging presentation slides, and you'll find out more about many of them on this list compiled by the University of Wollongong Library.

("Creating digital presentations" by Learning Co-Op, University of Wollongong Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License)