Timely reminder from the Student Learning Centre
With the university moving to a predominantly online model, many of the services around the university are reminding students that they are still around, just […]
Academic skills
Wellbeing for Academic Success
I recently gave a couple of presentations on the topic of Wellbeing for Academic Success. The purpose of those presentations were to get new students […]
Your best resource during work and clinical placements might be the other p...
I am increasingly involved in the preparation of allied health students (dietetics, occupational therapy, physiotherapy) for their clinical placements. Clinical placements are the real-world culmination […]
Ahhhh.........the joy of having the full day to write
There are basically two things I do in my job – write and teach. Contrary to my expectations coming into my role, I really enjoy […]
I'll be talking about wellbeing and academic success during orientation
Flinders is going all out in 2020 on helping new students adjust to life at Uni. In addition to the standard O’week activities, Flinders has […]
Flinders’ new online orientation topic Finding Your Way at Flinders is he...
This is a repost of an article originally published by the Ping! team– Here at HCD we know how important it is from a wellbeing […]
I don't have enough time!
This morning I was reading an article in InPsych – the regular newsletter of the Australian Psychological Society, of which I am a member. The […]
Tentative Mindfulness for Academic Success dates announced for 2020
Mindfulness for Academic Success is an evidence-based wellbeing program designed for university students, that has been at Flinders since 2018. Student attendance and feedback over […]
A meditation for 2020
If you are reading this and it still the exam period or you have assignments in play, then I suggest putting it aside for later. […]
Deferred exams - what you need to know
A reasonably common presentation to the health service at this time of year relates to deferred exams. The typical scenario is a student who experiences […]
Preparing for exams - Part 3 - Common writing/study traps and how to deal w...
The Preparing for Exams series was first posted in 2017. Each year now we update the posts and repost them as exams approach. Let’s face […]