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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.

Collaborate

Online group work

Transfer your group work skills to the online environment with these pointers and suggested group tools from Edith Cowan University.

("Digital Essentials" by Edith Cowan University Library)

Choose the right collaborative tool

A good list of the varied tools available for synchronous and asynchronous collaboration from Charles Darwin University. 

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

A handy table from The University of Queensland that compares the features, accessibility and limitations of many collaborative tools, and lists where you can find user support for each one.

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

Collaborate effectively online

This module from the The University of Queensland Library explains advantages and disadvantages of different online communication methods.

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

Use Slack

This website by the University of Woolongong gives an overview of Slack - a combination of a team collaboration tool, productivity tool and instant messaging application. It's a tool that can help you manage group-based assessment tasks.

("Slack" by the University of Wollongong)