Talking self-improvement with second year Creative Arts students
Yesterday (Friday the 23rd August) I got to speak with around 40+ 2nd Year Creative Arts students (aspiring film makers) on the topic of self-improvement. […]
Academic skills
Procrastination Classics
Over the past few weeks, Ben (one of the counsellors) and I have been trialing a new program we’ve developed called Studyology V2. Well to […]
Is it time to update your Mental Models?
“Mental models are how we understand the world. Not only do they shape what we think and how we understand but they shape the connections […]
Why study and exam stress is probably your friend
I think most of us divide our emotional experience roughly into two categories. The first category is feelings/emotions/moods that we want to have such as […]
Could using your mobile device in lectures impair exam performance?
This is one of a number of articles that I have written in relation to exams. You can get the growing list here. In this […]
Some musings about time management and prioritisation
A student who regularly tunes into the blog sent me this interesting question/comment. ‘hi Dr G, Sunday musings about urgent and/or important work and wondering […]
Managing excessive psychological demands
I enjoyed the Easter Break. It was time away from the many jobs, projects and activities that I am involved in. Returning to work today […]
Mindfulness for Academic Success program getting excellent reviews from stu...
What is it? Mindfulness for Academic Success is an innovative five-session program in which students are taught to use mindfulness to: reduce stress and anxiety […]
Mindfulness to increase resilience in university students
Mindfulness meditation is very popular at the moment. Maybe I am just attuned to it because of my profession, but I seem to be hearing […]
Do you need English language support?
This is a modified re-post from https://blogs.flinders.edu.au/cilt/2019/03/01/do-your-students-need-english-language-support/ The English Language Support Program (ELSP) run by the Student Learning Centre provides free modules taught by experienced […]
Become a master at self-improvement
Update 9/11/20 – I am revising this guide significantly at the moment, so stay tuned! I reckon all of us are trying to get better […]