A FREE app has been developed for first year university students.
Using short videos, the Uni Tune In app gives handy hints on active listening, understanding, assessment, reading research papers, academic writing and much, much more. The videos are integrated into the app so that no internet connection is needed.
The free Uni Tune In app is available now at the Apple App Store –  Click here for Apple

and on Google Play – Uni Tune In for Android – Click here for Android

The app was produced by the University of Newcastle in Australia (you have to cope with the Australian accent in the video clips) by educational experts.

There are 17 short clips entitled as follows:

• Active Listening
• Taking Lecutre Notes
• Reading Like A Uni Student
• Finding the Main Argument
• Understanding the Assessment Task
• What is Analysis?
• What is Comparison?
• What is Description?
• What is Explanation?
• What is Evidence?
• 1st, 2nd & 3rd Person
• Paragraphs
• How to Proofread
• Fixing Sentence Fragments
• Fixing Run-on Sentences
• Apostrophes
• Staying on Topic for Assessment