Which skills are important for your studies and career? How do you work out what you’re good at already, and what you need to improve? How can we balance time on screens with our health and wellbeing?

Listen to our podcast episode exploring digital skills – the skills you need to live and work in an increasingly digital society. This is the second in our flexible learning podcast series, created with Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health students, for students.

Maddie (medicine, year two), CK (biochemistry, year three) and Iqra (speech and language therapy, year three) talk to academics Dr Sarah Shepherd and host Dr Jane Mooney, Academic Theme Lead for Digital Skills and Literacy. They share their experiences of developing their digital skills, and share tips on balancing time screen-time with wellbeing.

Listen to the whole podcast on Libsyn, Spotify or Apple podcasts, or skip through to the topics that interest you:

• 00:00 – introductions
• 1:30 – digital skills, your studies and career
• 7:00 – the JISC discovery tool and building your skills
• 13:20 – CVs, and keeping track of your skills
• 17:20 – digital support on offer
• 21:40 – digital wellbeing, and looking after yourself
• 34:10 – final thoughts

Alternatively, you can view a transcript (pdf). You can find links to the resources referenced in the podcast below.

• My Learning Essentials
• JISC Discovery Tool
• Six ways to Wellbeing
• Student Support self-care resources