Critical Thinking Tips and Advice

University of Derby Skills Podcast

In this short podcast recorded live during our Introduction to the Key Skills Workshop on the 22nd September 2020, Tim discuss how you are critical in your everyday life and how you can apply that critical thinking to your academic writing.

Here are some useful links to our resources:

Workshops: Go to https://libcal.derby.ac.uk/calendar/events/?cid=4256&t=g&d=0000-00-00&cal=4256&ct=33107&inc=0 to see our calendar of live online workshops.

YouTube Channel: Search DerbyUni Library - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeiAmPRxnrqDcIciBTDa4rg

Relevant videos:

5 tips for critical thinking: https://youtu.be/2XhOsH6P_Q4

The critical questions: https://youtu.be/F4aWwalZtB4

Skills Guides: Go to https://libguides.derby.ac.uk/skillsguides to see our online skills resources. The topics covered include, Academic Writing, Reflective Writing and Referencing.

Critical Thinking Skills Guide: https://libguides.derby.ac.uk/criticalthinking

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Podcast Sites: Search University of Derby Skills Podcast, on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Anchor or wherever you get your podcasts to view our audio podcasts.

Academic Writing and Critical Thinking Audio Podcast (49 mins): https://anchor.fm/derbyunilibrary/episodes/Writing-the-Assignment-Critical-Analysis--Flow-and-Paragraph-Structure-The-Assignment-Journey-Part-5-ebn7eo

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