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Archive: April 2020

How to survive sitting at a desk for hours

As some student learning is still online at Charles Sturt due to COVID-19, it is important to make sure that you have the tips to help you get through those long days at your desk. Set up a good study space: Having a good study space sets up your...

Ways to Remember What You Learn

There are those people who sit down to exams and remember what they learnt (how envious I am of you) and then there are those who sit down to exams and no matter how they crammed or what they studied, all of it flies out the window and are up with...

How to Use Assessment Feedback Constructively

Sometimes it’s nice to know why we got the result we did in an assessment, what we did right and what we did wrong. Aside from the mark that is on the assessment when handed back to us, the real purpose of assessment feedback is to help us...

Using YouTube to Study Effectively

YouTube. It is one of the largest video sharing platforms in the world! With over billions of hours of videos available, there is something for everyone. Ranging from cute puppy videos to how-to tutorials, the capabilities of YouTube are enormous...

Beat the Boredom Blues with These Activities

You may have seen the hashtag stayhome across Instagram, from your service provider on your phone or as a reminder across the media. But, what do you do at home if you can’t go out except for a limited number of reasons? The primary objective...

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Charles Sturt University Earth Hour 2020

by Holly Threlfo – Port Macquarie Sustainability Advisor Like many others, Charles Sturt University has been impacted by the unprecedented events of Covid-19 in 2020. For the students living on campus this meant leaving Res and returning home...

Easy Grow Fruits and Vegetables

During a virus pandemic, having your own fruit and vegetable supply would be quite handy. Sometimes however it’s a struggle to plant your own edibles in a small dorm room or flat. Here are some vegetables and fruit that you can plant in...

Have your say! Share your experience of studying at Charles Sturt

Make your Student Voice heard

Share your experiences of what it’s like to study at Charles Sturt University. Charles Sturt is launching a new Student Voice survey in 2020, and we’ll all get to have our say. This survey is all about getting feedback on non-teaching aspects of our...

10 Tips for General Illnesses/or Immunity Boost

These are some basic changes to your lifestyle that you can do year round, over the flu season, when you’re trying to stay well for an event coming up or if you’re feeling a bit rough and need a pick me up. Water: an obvious one but I can’t go...

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