Life Tools
Life Tools is online! Enrol on Life Tools Blackboard to find out details about the upcoming webinars.
Our Life Tools programme is designed by experts to facilitate your transition into university and enhance your student experience. It allows you to be proactive and take control of your learning and development. The programme is designed specially to contribute to your ongoing professional development.
This year we will continue to provide our talks as webinars, and there will also be some delivered on campus where possible. They are about 50 minutes in duration, including time for questions about the topic. The programme is free and open to all students, with no need to book. More information is available in the new Life Tools programme guide 2020/21.
To find out more about the programme, listen to the Introduction to the Life Tools webinar, or watch the video at the bottom of this page.
Life Tools survey
We want to hear from you as your feedback is very important to us.
We are running a survey to hear your views on your experience of the Life Tools webinars since lockdown.
You can have a chance to win a £10 Amazon voucher for participating in the survey.
It will take about 5-10 minutes, and data will be anonymised.
Survey
We are also conducting interviews and running a couple of focus groups.If you are interested in participating email m.a.penabizama@reading.ac.uk
Important update
As the country and the university are making changes so that we can adjust to the current situation, you may be wondering how to keep well and how best to manage your studies over the coming weeks. As such, weekly emails will be sent via Life Tools on Blackboard, including strategies to manage studies while studying independently.
It is also important to keep active and engage in activities that you find rewarding.If you are concerned about yourself or another student, you can speak to Counselling and Wellbeing service, or the Welfare Service. Fortunately, we have the technology that allows us to maintain contact so we can continue to work together. Keep well and continue learning.
To receive updates, enrol on the Life Tools Blackboard.
New system to attend the webinars
New system to join the webinars:
The details of the webinars will be on the Life Tools page on Essentials.
There will be a link that will take you to a page where you can book a place on the webinar.
Then, on the day of the webinar, we will send you an email with the link that will take you directly to the webinar on Blackboard.
If you have any problems finding the link you can email me: m.a.penabizama@reading.ac.uk.
Webinars coming up:
January | |||
Life Tools: Focusing or forgetting? |
1 March | 13:00 - 14:00 |
The form closes at 09.30 on the day of the webinar. You can still join the webinar by going to the Life Tools module on Blackboard |
Life Tools: Living on a student budget and preventing debt |
1 March |
15:00 - 16:00 |
The form closes at 09.30 on the day of the webinar. You can still join the webinar by going to the Life Tools module on Blackboard |
Life Tools: Feedback: Food for thought |
3 March | 14:00 - 15:00 |
The form closes at 09.30 on the day of the webinar. You can still join the webinar by going to the Life Tools module on Blackboard |
Life Tools: Support your mates |
3 March | 15:00 - 17:30 |
The form closes at 09.30 on the day of the webinar. You can still join the webinar by going to the Life Tools module on Blackboard |
Study advice webinars |
The Study Advice team are running several webinars this term, on a range of topics. |
Life Tools blog post: Feeling unsure? Build confidence step by step