The UOC’s digital learning resources are available throughout the summer!

The electronic contents we propose are accessible wherever you are, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, so you can take a look at them on your mobile or laptop, whether you're sitting on the sofa at home or waiting for a flight.

Some of the content is from the classrooms, where it's used to help students attain course competencies, while others are from the Library's resources and digital platforms.

Learn to draw

Can’t leave home without your notebook full of scribbles and sketches? Pick up a pencil and a piece of paper, take a look at what’s around you and practise your drawing techniques with the book in Spanish Dibujo y proyecto (Draw and Plan). Students on the Drawing Workshop course learn with the exercises proposed in this guide.

Edit your photos and videos

If you want to put your graphic skills to the test, why not follow the video guides and manuals on programs like Photoshop and Premiere? Summer is also a good time to conserve your personal file. We offer tips to help you store your documents so that in ten years’ time finding that selfie from your last trip or your final course project will be a snap.

Devote time to reading

Some courses at the UOC use novellas that illustrate key contents in a user-friendly way through fiction. An example of this is Constelación Babieca (Babieca Constellation), with which you’ll learn about computer security, and The Show Must Go On, about corporate crisis management. 

Use your time to learn a language

What does the word "gobbledygook" mean and how is it pronounced? If your plans for the summer include brushing up on your English, you've got permanent access to the Oxford University collection of dictionaries, this dossier and this toolkit with language resources in English.

Brush up on current affairs

Get up to date with the latest national and international news with digital news libraries. With My News, you can take a look at the leading Spanish headlines and digital media, while Factiva-Reuters offers you over 7,500 newspapers and periodicals.

Work on your personal brand

The learning resources on the Branding and Growth Hacking course include the Spanish-language manual Personal branding: cómo comunicar tu valor diferencial al mercado (Personal Branding: How to Communicate your Differentiating Value to the Market) to open up new professional opportunities based on your digital footprint. Remember that you also have two manuals of a professional course on Drupal 8, with which you can get your web project off the ground without the need for programming (site building).

Put a soundtrack to your summer

This list offers a selection of audio and video files from thousands of artists, composers and choreographers. It allows you access to Royal Shakespeare Company plays, as well as operas such as La Bohème by Puccini. You’ll find, for example, Cyrano de Bergerac, with performances by Jennifer Garner and Kevin Kline.

Plan your trip

If you’re thinking of travelling this summer, don’t miss National Geographic Traveler, a travel and tourism magazine with useful information like a city guide to Copenhagen. Also, if you've ever asked yourself what rights you have as a traveller, we suggest you read this practical guide in Spanish on the vLex law platform.

No time to get bored

Experience science with the Nature journal and its latest articles. New features in the journal include this collection to celebrate fifty years since the moon landing. Neither should you forget the documentaries on the Academic Video Online platform.

Cooking recipes

In this dossier, you’ll find information about the culinary traditions of the continents, such as the recipe for bobotie, a South African dish made with minced meat, and the Smithsonian Food History project, where chefs and historians explain the traditions and history of the United States through food.

You can also browse the videos of recipes in Academic Video Online (AVON) with tips and new ideas for preparing your favourite dishes.