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Whilst studying at university there are lots of different factors to balance. By learning some simple digital skills, you can stay on top of your assignments and deadlines.

There are many different ways to make your revision more effective and efficient, whilst also making it less stressful. Some commonly used online tools for this are personalised timetables to better help you plan your time, and flashcards to help learn key concepts. This section will introduce you to a variety of these tools.

Our assistive technology can be used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional abilities of a person.

While you can take notes with any word processing software, or even on paper, special note taking software exists that helps make your notes more useful and effective, such as by linking your written notes and audio recordings of the session.

A screencast is a video recording of what is displayed on your screen (e.g. laptop, PC, tablet or mobile screen), often including a voiceover.

A podcast is a digital audio file which can be downloaded or streamed from the internet. This guide will feature an inclusive guide for producing, publishing, and promoting a podcast, including top tips and essential equipment.

Guidance on digital accessibility for Sheffield Hallam students

Leaflets and posters are great ways to present ideas, advertise services and promote events in public spaces. Producing a poster can even be a type of assignment, so being able to create them can be a very useful skill for your university, work and personal lives.

Having even basic graphic design skills can really help you with communicating with other people and grabbing people’s attention, whether that is creating a poster for a work event or trying to go viral on social media.