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The Present Professor

Authenticity and Transformational Teaching

par Elizabeth A. Norell ...

Lu par Amanda Troop ...

Collections series Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed
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7 heure 15 min

In a world where stress is unavoidable—where political turmoil, pandemic fallout, and personal challenges touch everyone—this book offers guidance for cutting through the emotional static that can hold teachers back. A specialist in pedagogical strategies with extensive classroom experience, Elizabeth A. Norell explains how an educator's presence, or authenticity, can be critical to creating ... En savoir plus

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In a world where stress is unavoidable—where political turmoil, pandemic fallout, and personal challenges touch everyone—this book offers guidance for cutting through the emotional static that can hold teachers back. A specialist in pedagogical strategies with extensive classroom experience, Elizabeth A. Norell explains how an educator's presence, or authenticity, can be critical to creating
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College Sports

A History

par Eric A. Moyen, John R. Thelin ...

Lu par Patrick Lawlor ...

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20 heure 59 min

In College Sports, historians Eric A. Moyen and John R. Thelin tell the story of the success—and excess—of American college sports from their inception to today. Arguing that the modern American university's structure spurred the growth of big-time sports, they also highlight the treatment of marginalized groups in athletics and the role that commercialization and the media have played.They offer ... En savoir plus

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In College Sports, historians Eric A. Moyen and John R. Thelin tell the story of the success—and excess—of American college sports from their inception to today. Arguing that the modern American university's structure spurred the growth of big-time sports, they also highlight the treatment of marginalized groups in athletics and the role that commercialization and the media have played.They offer
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Getting a B.A. Behind Bars

par PBS NewsHour ...

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10 min

What college is tougher to get into than Harvard, Princeton or Yale? Bard College. Not the campus in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y., but the one behind bars in five Empire State prisons. The privately funded Bard Prison Initiative is putting convicts through a rigorous B.A. program that would challenge even the smartest Ivy Leaguers. ... En savoir plus

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What college is tougher to get into than Harvard, Princeton or Yale? Bard College. Not the campus in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y., but the one behind bars in five Empire State prisons. The privately funded Bard Prison Initiative is putting convicts through a rigorous B.A. program that would challenge even the smartest Ivy Leaguers.
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Fraternity

An Inside Look at a Year of College Boys Becoming Men

par Alexandra Robbins ...

Lu par Alexandra Robbins ...

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9 heure 49 min

*** A Real Simple Best Book of 2019: "An essential read for parents and students." *The New York Times bestselling author of Pledged is back with an unprecedented fly-on-the-wall look inside fraternity houses from current brothers’ perspectives—and a fresh, riveting must-read about what it’s like to be a college guy today.**Two real-life stories. One stunning twist. Meet Jake, a studious freshman ... En savoir plus

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*** A Real Simple Best Book of 2019: "An essential read for parents and students." *The New York Times bestselling author of Pledged is back with an unprecedented fly-on-the-wall look inside fraternity houses from current brothers’ perspectives—and a fresh, riveting must-read about what it’s like to be a college guy today.**Two real-life stories. One stunning twist. Meet Jake, a studious freshman
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The Heart of Higher Education

A Call to Renewal

par Mark Nepo, Parker J. Palmer, Megan Scribner, Arthur Zajonc ...

Lu par Scott Woodside ...

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7 heure 6 min

A call to advance integrative teaching and learning in higher education. From Parker Palmer, best-selling author of The Courage to Teach, and Arthur Zajonc, professor of physics at Amherst College and director of the academic program of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, comes this call to revisit the roots and reclaim the vision of higher education. The Heart of Higher Education ... En savoir plus

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A call to advance integrative teaching and learning in higher education. From Parker Palmer, best-selling author of The Courage to Teach, and Arthur Zajonc, professor of physics at Amherst College and director of the academic program of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, comes this call to revisit the roots and reclaim the vision of higher education. The Heart of Higher Education
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Individual coaching demystifies college

par PBS NewsHour ...

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7 min

Final deadlines for college applications are looming this week, and students who are first in their families to attend college are far less likely to have help navigating the application system. The College Advising Corps aims to change that by recruiting college graduates to advise first-generation applicants. Hari Sreenivasan visits two New York City high schools to see the Corps in action. ... En savoir plus

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Final deadlines for college applications are looming this week, and students who are first in their families to attend college are far less likely to have help navigating the application system. The College Advising Corps aims to change that by recruiting college graduates to advise first-generation applicants. Hari Sreenivasan visits two New York City high schools to see the Corps in action.
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The College Conversation

A Practical Companion for Parents to Guide Their Children Along the Path to Higher Education

par Jacques Steinberg, Eric J. Furda ...

Lu par Jacques Steinberg, Eric J. Furda ...

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7 heure 17 min

From an Ivy League dean and a college admissions expert, a guide to help parents support their children as they navigate their way to collegeThe College Conversation is a comprehensive resource for mapping the path through the college application process that provides practical advice and reassurance to keep both anxious parents and confused children sane and grounded. Rather than adding to the ... En savoir plus

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From an Ivy League dean and a college admissions expert, a guide to help parents support their children as they navigate their way to collegeThe College Conversation is a comprehensive resource for mapping the path through the college application process that provides practical advice and reassurance to keep both anxious parents and confused children sane and grounded. Rather than adding to the
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Setting up your life to write a PhD

Building a doctorate one sentence at a time

par Tara Brabazon ...

Lu par Tara Brabazon ...

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4 heure 48 min

Setting up your life to write a PhD has a single goal: to ensure that PhD students have the support, preparation and context to succeed.Too often words and phrases like 'burnout' or 'writer's block' are used to mask a complexity of motivational, task or time management issues. But writing is difficult. Writing a PhD is even harder.Preparation is crucial. Planning is crucial. Context is crucial. ... En savoir plus

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Setting up your life to write a PhD has a single goal: to ensure that PhD students have the support, preparation and context to succeed.Too often words and phrases like 'burnout' or 'writer's block' are used to mask a complexity of motivational, task or time management issues. But writing is difficult. Writing a PhD is even harder.Preparation is crucial. Planning is crucial. Context is crucial.
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The Hottest Seat on Campus

A Roadmap for Mastering Leadership in College Admission

par Angel B. Pérez ...

Lu par Jonathan Todd Ross ...

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6 heure 15 min

An essential aid for training sitting and aspiring admissions officers in the skills required to succeed in higher education todayThe college admission deanship―often called "the hottest seat on campus"―requires navigating institutional politics, legal hurdles, revenue allocation, and more, all while overseeing enrollment that meets demographic and financial objectives. A seat with high turnover, ... En savoir plus

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An essential aid for training sitting and aspiring admissions officers in the skills required to succeed in higher education todayThe college admission deanship―often called "the hottest seat on campus"―requires navigating institutional politics, legal hurdles, revenue allocation, and more, all while overseeing enrollment that meets demographic and financial objectives. A seat with high turnover,
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Rigged Justice

How the College Admissions Scandal Ruined an Innocent Man’s Life

par John Vandemoer ...

Lu par Graham Halstead ...

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7 heure 9 min

Theformer Stanford University sailing coach sentenced in the Varsity Blues collegeadmissions scandal tells the riveting true story of how he was drawnunwittingly into a web of deceit in this eye-opening memoir that offers adamning portrait of modern college administration and the ways in which justiceand fairness do not always intersect.Foreleven years, John Vandemoer ran the prestigious Stanford ... En savoir plus

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Theformer Stanford University sailing coach sentenced in the Varsity Blues collegeadmissions scandal tells the riveting true story of how he was drawnunwittingly into a web of deceit in this eye-opening memoir that offers adamning portrait of modern college administration and the ways in which justiceand fairness do not always intersect.Foreleven years, John Vandemoer ran the prestigious Stanford
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Angry Politics

Partisan Hatred and Political Polarization among College Students

par Stacy G. Ulbig ...

Lu par Suzie Althens ...

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5 heure 49 min

At a time of political tribalism and ideological purity tests, it can be hard to remember that cross-party hatred isn’t an inherent feature of partisan politics. But, as this book reminds us, a backward glance—or a quick survey of so many retiring members of Congress—tells us that even in the past decade partisan rancor has grown exponentially. In Angry Politics, Stacy G. Ulbig asks why. Even more ... En savoir plus

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At a time of political tribalism and ideological purity tests, it can be hard to remember that cross-party hatred isn’t an inherent feature of partisan politics. But, as this book reminds us, a backward glance—or a quick survey of so many retiring members of Congress—tells us that even in the past decade partisan rancor has grown exponentially. In Angry Politics, Stacy G. Ulbig asks why. Even more
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Rescuing Socrates

How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation

par Roosevelt Montás ...

Lu par Roosevelt Montás ...

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6 heure 27 min

This audiobook narrated by Dominican-born scholar Roosevelt Montás tells the story of how the Great Books transformed his life—and why they have the power to speak to people of all backgroundsWhat is the value of a liberal education? Traditionally characterized by a rigorous engagement with the classics of Western thought and literature, this approach to education is all but extinct in American ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook narrated by Dominican-born scholar Roosevelt Montás tells the story of how the Great Books transformed his life—and why they have the power to speak to people of all backgroundsWhat is the value of a liberal education? Traditionally characterized by a rigorous engagement with the classics of Western thought and literature, this approach to education is all but extinct in American
... En savoir plus
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The Miseducation of the Student Athlete

How to Fix College Sports

par Kenneth L. Shropshire, Collin D. Williams, Jr. ...

Lu par Danny Campbell ...

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3 heure 4 min

As the revenues generated by big-time college sports continue to skyrocket, virtually all of the debate involves whether (and how much) student-athletes should be paid for play. Kenneth L. Shropshire and Collin D. Williams, Jr., argue that "student" has to come first in student-athlete: the focus should be on prioritizing a meaningful education.In The Miseducation of the Student Athlete: How to ... En savoir plus

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As the revenues generated by big-time college sports continue to skyrocket, virtually all of the debate involves whether (and how much) student-athletes should be paid for play. Kenneth L. Shropshire and Collin D. Williams, Jr., argue that "student" has to come first in student-athlete: the focus should be on prioritizing a meaningful education.In The Miseducation of the Student Athlete: How to
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Ghostwriter - Die Person hinter den Machern

Ein Einblick in die Funktionsweise der Ghostwriterszene

par Sebastian Geidel ...

Lu par Constanze Schneider ...

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6 heure 56 min

Wer schreibt für Politiker, Prominente und Studierende, ohne selbst im Rampenlicht zu stehen? Sebastian Geidel kennt das Geschäft der unsichtbaren Autoren aus zwei Perspektiven: als ehemaliger Ghostwriter und als Rechtsanwalt. Er zeigt, wie Aufträge vermittelt werden, welche Methoden Agenturen nutzen und warum insbesondere im akademischen Bereich Konflikte entstehen. Persönliche Einblicke, ... En savoir plus

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Wer schreibt für Politiker, Prominente und Studierende, ohne selbst im Rampenlicht zu stehen? Sebastian Geidel kennt das Geschäft der unsichtbaren Autoren aus zwei Perspektiven: als ehemaliger Ghostwriter und als Rechtsanwalt. Er zeigt, wie Aufträge vermittelt werden, welche Methoden Agenturen nutzen und warum insbesondere im akademischen Bereich Konflikte entstehen. Persönliche Einblicke,
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Colleges and Universities See Graying Workforce

par PBS NewsHour ...

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10 min

In academia, many professors remain working and teaching long past traditional retirement age, leaving younger potential professors shut out from highly coveted full-time, tenured positions. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on how institutions deal with aging faculty. ... En savoir plus

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In academia, many professors remain working and teaching long past traditional retirement age, leaving younger potential professors shut out from highly coveted full-time, tenured positions. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on how institutions deal with aging faculty.
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Indentured

The Inside Story of the Rebellion Against the NCAA

par Joe Nocera, Ben Strauss ...

Lu par Dominic Hoffman ...

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15 heure 7 min

“How can the NCAA blithely wreck careers without regard to due process or common fairness? How can it act so ruthlessly to enforce rules that are so petty? Why won’t anybody stand up to these outrageous violations of American values and American justice?”In the four years since Joe Nocera asked those questions in a controversial New York Times column, the National Collegiate Athletic Association ... En savoir plus

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“How can the NCAA blithely wreck careers without regard to due process or common fairness? How can it act so ruthlessly to enforce rules that are so petty? Why won’t anybody stand up to these outrageous violations of American values and American justice?”In the four years since Joe Nocera asked those questions in a controversial New York Times column, the National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Monsters of the Ivy League

par Steve Radlauer, Ellis Weiner ...

Lu par David L. Nelson ...

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6 heure 38 min

Everybody knows that the schools of the Ivy League -- universally touted as the pinnacle of American higher education -- have graduated countless political leaders, corporate titans, and global power brokers. But did you know these schools have also produced murderers, warmongers, traitors, plagiarists, slave traders, pederasts, and every other variety of moral reprobate?Whether you're a high ... En savoir plus

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Everybody knows that the schools of the Ivy League -- universally touted as the pinnacle of American higher education -- have graduated countless political leaders, corporate titans, and global power brokers. But did you know these schools have also produced murderers, warmongers, traitors, plagiarists, slave traders, pederasts, and every other variety of moral reprobate?Whether you're a high
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The Diversity Delusion

How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture

par Heather Mac Donald ...

Lu par Heather Mac Donald, Pam Ward ...

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10 heure 27 min

**This program includes an introduction read by the author.By the New York Times bestselling author: a provocative account of the attack on the humanities, the rise of intolerance, and the erosion of serious learning.**America is in crisis, from the university to the workplace. Toxic ideas first spread by higher education have undermined humanistic values, fueled intolerance, and widened divisions ... En savoir plus

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**This program includes an introduction read by the author.By the New York Times bestselling author: a provocative account of the attack on the humanities, the rise of intolerance, and the erosion of serious learning.**America is in crisis, from the university to the workplace. Toxic ideas first spread by higher education have undermined humanistic values, fueled intolerance, and widened divisions
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When Grit Isn't Enough

A High School Principal Examines How Poverty and Inequality Thwart the College- for-All Promise

par Linda F. Nathan ...

Lu par Coleen Marlo ...

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6 heure 36 min

Examines major myths informing American education and explores how educators can better serve students, increase college retention rates, and develop alternatives to college that don’t disadvantage students on the basis of race or incomeEach year, as the founding headmaster of the Boston Arts Academy (BAA), an urban high school that boasts a 94 percent college acceptance rate, Linda Nathan made a ... En savoir plus

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Examines major myths informing American education and explores how educators can better serve students, increase college retention rates, and develop alternatives to college that don’t disadvantage students on the basis of race or incomeEach year, as the founding headmaster of the Boston Arts Academy (BAA), an urban high school that boasts a 94 percent college acceptance rate, Linda Nathan made a
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Poison Ivy

How Elite Colleges Divide Us

par Evan Mandery ...

Lu par Brian Holden ...

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11 heure 38 min

The front-page news and the trials that followed Operation Varsity Blues were just the tip of the iceberg. Poison Ivy tells the bigger, seedier story of how elite colleges create paths to admission available only to the wealthy, despite rhetoric to the contrary. Evan Mandery reveals how tacit agreements between exclusive "Ivy-plus" schools and white affluent suburbs create widespread de facto ... En savoir plus

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The front-page news and the trials that followed Operation Varsity Blues were just the tip of the iceberg. Poison Ivy tells the bigger, seedier story of how elite colleges create paths to admission available only to the wealthy, despite rhetoric to the contrary. Evan Mandery reveals how tacit agreements between exclusive "Ivy-plus" schools and white affluent suburbs create widespread de facto
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Broken

How Our Social Systems are Failing Us and How We Can Fix Them

par Paul LeBlanc ...

Lu par Adam Barr ...

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6 heure 55 min

Many of the systems built to serve people instead do more harm than good.In Broken, Dr. Paul LeBlanc, president of Southern New Hampshire University, draws on his experience working in one such system—education—to reconnect us to the human facets of serving people. In doing so, he charts a course for rebuilding and reinhabiting better systems across education, healthcare, criminal justice, ... En savoir plus

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Many of the systems built to serve people instead do more harm than good.In Broken, Dr. Paul LeBlanc, president of Southern New Hampshire University, draws on his experience working in one such system—education—to reconnect us to the human facets of serving people. In doing so, he charts a course for rebuilding and reinhabiting better systems across education, healthcare, criminal justice,
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Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be

An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania

par Frank Bruni ...

Lu par Frank Bruni ...

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5 heure 47 min

Read award-winning journalist Frank Bruni's New York Times bestseller: an inspiring manifesto about everything wrong with today's frenzied college admissions process and how to make the most of your college years.Over the last few decades, Americans have turned college admissions into a terrifying and occasionally devastating process, preceded by test prep, tutors, all sorts of stratagems, all ... En savoir plus

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Read award-winning journalist Frank Bruni's New York Times bestseller: an inspiring manifesto about everything wrong with today's frenzied college admissions process and how to make the most of your college years.Over the last few decades, Americans have turned college admissions into a terrifying and occasionally devastating process, preceded by test prep, tutors, all sorts of stratagems, all
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Racing to the Bottom Part 3: Thoughts on the Bureaucratization of Education

par J.-M. Kuczynski ...

Lu par J.-M. Kuczynski ...

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1 heures 29 min

Thoughts on psychopathology in relation to the bureaucratization of education. ... En savoir plus

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Thoughts on psychopathology in relation to the bureaucratization of education.
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Learning from Lectures

Learning from lectures, listening & notetaking skills

par Aidan Moran ...

Lu par Aidan Moran ...

Collections series For Success at College and University
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31 min

Learning from lectures, listening & notetaking skills, reading and summarising skills. Focusing effectively.Aimed at students in college and university, this new audio single “Learning from Lectures” is taken from the bestselling album: “Learn to Study” by Professor Aidan Moran which teaches students the most important study skills for success at college and university. This audio will cover the ... En savoir plus

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Learning from lectures, listening & notetaking skills, reading and summarising skills. Focusing effectively.Aimed at students in college and university, this new audio single “Learning from Lectures” is taken from the bestselling album: “Learn to Study” by Professor Aidan Moran which teaches students the most important study skills for success at college and university. This audio will cover the
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