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Independent Learning

Explore how you might use your study time outside teaching effectively to support your learning.

Independent learning plays a key role in university study, and that expectation increases with each stage until you become a confident, successful learner. It can cover a number of things and key to all of them is the idea of taking responsibility for your own learning.

This section examines what is meant by independent learning and offers resources for developing your strategies effectively.

What is independent learning?

The following video guides you through what independent learning means, in different aspects of your studies.

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