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The Learning Resources staff has written and designed a variety of learning tools that students, professors, and staff may use independently or in consultation with a Learning Instructor. Recommended readings and websites are also provided for people who are interested in learning more about academic reading, writing, time management, and study strategies.

Time Management Tools

Calendars  
Weekly Calendar Word PDF
Monthly Calendar Word PDF
Fall 2006 Calendar (undergrad) Word  
Fall 2006 Calendar (graduate) Word  

Self-Helps

Subject Title   Download Acrobat Reader to be able to read .PDF files
Writing & Research
Pressure vs. Process: The process of writing
Word
PDF
 
Good writers revise..and revise...and revise
Word
PDF
 
Battling the block: Writing through and beyond writer's block
Word
PDF
 
Researching with the web: How to avoid internet plagiarism
Word
PDF
 
Evaluating web information
Word
PDF
Subject Title   Download Acrobat Reader to be able to read .PDF files
Study Strategies
Environment is everything: Identifying productive places to study at PENN
Word
PDF
 
How will I learn all of this information?
Word
PDF
 
I just can't seem to concentrate!
Word
PDF
 
It all starts with listening: Notemaking from lectures
Word
PDF
 
This is only a test
Word
PDF
 
Take charge of your learning!
Word
PDF
Subject Title   Download Acrobat Reader to be able to read .PDF files
Time Management
I'm too busy to manage my time!
Word
PDF
 
One of these days I'll stop procrastinating
Word
PDF
Subject Title   Download Acrobat Reader to be able to read .PDF files
Course Specific
Study biology: I thought I knew everything (but I still got a bad grade)
Word
PDF
 
It's all greek to me: Learning & studying a foreign language
Word
PDF

Recommended Readings

 

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