LibGuides: Essential Skills Portal: Get feedback

From 1 August 2023, the way you access Studiosity is changing slightly. There are now two ways to log in - you can either:

a) Sign into Blackboard from MyHallam and click the 'Studiosity' link from the landing page, or;
b) Click the 'Go to Studiosity' button below.

These changes are based on feedback from our students and aim to highlight the full range of academic writing support that you can access for free, alongside Studiosity, as a Sheffield Hallam student. If you have any questions about these changes, please email us at: skillscentre@shu.ac.uk

Studiosity is a free online writing feedback and live chat service, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 365 days a year available to all students.

Online Writing Feedback: you can upload an extract of your writing (up to 5,000 words) and you will receive feedback about the ways in which you can develop your academic work.
Connect Live Chat: you can ask a question about your academic writing, study or research skills – interacting with a tutor via text or voice chat and an interactive whiteboard.

In the 2023/24 academic year (1st August 2023 - July 31st 2024), you can upload up to 5 samples of work of up to 5,000 words each (or a combination of 5 submissions and chats with Connect Live).

Before using Studiosity to get feedback on your work, you can access a wide range of sessions and resources to develop your academic writing skills:

To develop your writing skills - Attend a Skills Centre webinar or explore online resources.
To ensure your references are accurate - Consult the Library's Referencing Guide
For quick questions - Attend an online drop-in or book a 1-1 appointment with an advisor.
For proofreading advice - Consult the Editing and Proofreading Skill Guide. Studiosity does not offer proofreading - you'll receive constructive feedback on your draft writing that can be applied to future assignments.

We cannot grant additional submissions to Studiosity, so plan how you can best use these 5 feedback opportunities across the academic year alongside the support on offer from the Library's Skills Centre.

Go to Studiosity