‘Power skills’ for 21st-century academia

By Eliza.Compton, 16 June, 2022
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How to develop the transferable skills that all academics – whether in leadership, teaching or research – need to master themselves and share with students
‘Power skills’ for 21st-century academia
How to develop the transferable skills that all academics - whether in leadership, teaching or research - need to master themselves and share with students
Two hands with power current running between them

Transferable skills form the heart of university education, linking all disciplines and aspects of academic life. Often undersold as ‘soft skills’, capabilities such as critical thinking and emotional intelligence are even more essential in the 21st century as automation changes the work landscape. This collection of resources looks at how to teach and acquire core skills such as decision-making, communication, teamwork, leadership and stress management, whether it’s in class, online or through extracurricular activities.

Effective teamwork
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Toolkit for life
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Critical thinking
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By Miranda Prynne, 6 June, 2022

Educating trainee teachers in critical thinking

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Effective approaches to training student teachers in critical thinking so they can apply it across multiple disciplines and pass on their knowledge to their own pupils, by Joseph Sanacore
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By Miranda Prynne, 16 February, 2022

How to teach critical thinking to beginners

Advice on teaching the basics of critical thinking to students who are new to the concept
Sarah Ivory explains how she teaches critical thinking through application rather than theory, tasking students with applying three core elements of the process in their regular classes
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Stress management
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