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Preparing for Experiential Learning: a video resource pack – helping students get the best out of their experiential learning.

Preparing for
Experiential Learning:
a video
repsource
pack

Deadlines slipping your mind? Use AssignTrack@HKU to help yourself track deadlines and manage your time! Throughout the semester, you will receive homework on and offline. Wouldn’t it be a lot more convenient if you had a personal secretary to keep track of them?

Keeping
your
deadlines
in check

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There are various facilities on campus that you can use to facilitate projects, including camcorders, 3D printing services and production studios. Find out how you can book them!

Booking
learning space
and
facilities

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You can use the app Tutorial Sign-up for selected courses to check slot schedules, quota and availability of each tutorial class that you are eligible for.

Register
for
tutorials
with
an app

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Each HKU student is eligible for free Microsoft Office. You can download and install Microsoft Office ProPlus on up to 5 devices (PC or Mac, as well as Office Mobile).

Download
free
Microsoft Office

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When writing essays, you may have hundreds of references, which are hard to organize, mistake-prone, and a pain to manually format. A software to minimize your trouble is Endnote, which helps you organize your bibliography and make in-text citations.

Save time
formatting
references
with
Endnote

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It is extremely important to substantiate your essays with good academic references, as well as properly list your references in your bibliography (you do get judged for failing to cite properly). Where can you find academic references, and how do you cite correctly?

Searching
library
resources
for your essays

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Aside from studying, you may also engage in other personal projects during your university years. You may want to keep a blog for a hobby or a cause, or build an online portfolio to showcase your work to future collaborators or even employers.

Website
building
for
dummies

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How do you write smartly and not accidentally commit plagiarism? Here is a course by HKU Libraries, a step by step guide to learn how to appropriately cite and make reference in academic writing, which should help you stay away from plagiarism.

Write
smartly
and
avoid plagiarism

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We have produced a beginners’ course on video production for you. Through video tutorials, you will learn the basics of camera handling, shooting techniques, and an introduction to using video editing software.

Learn how to
curate your
video assignments
- from start
to finish

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Searching on Google is more than just typing a keyword in the search bar. Learn these tips and tricks to make your search more efficient and effective.

Improve
your
search efficiency
with
Google search
hacks

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Newssary is an app initiated by Dr Eva Ng (School of Chinese, Faculty of Arts) as part of her research in Chinese-English translation and interpreting, its technical support provided by TELI.

Newssary -
tricky
translations

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