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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.

Digital Health and Well-being

Manage digital addiction and your mental health

Limit the damage social media can cause your well-being with 'Look After Yourself' an interactive support module from Queensland University of Technology.

("Create a Better Online You" by  Queensland University of Technology Library and Liquid Interactive licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike4.0 International License)

Manage distractions

This interactive module developed by The University of Queensland Library includes a great section on managing distractions:

("Digital Essentials" by The University of Queensland Library licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.)

Strategies to help you find balance

Find apps to help you limit your time online in this handy guide from the University of Wollongong.

("Technology and Software" by University of Wollongong Learning Co-Op Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license)

Digital detox

There are many tools and apps to help you take some time offline with a digital detox. This page from Charles Darwin University lists five handy places to start.

("23 things" by Charles Darwin University)