Useful Tools & Information

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
Self - Helps
Power Point Presentations
Recommended Readings

TIME MANAGEMENT TOOLS

Calendars
Weekly Calendar	Word	PDF
Monthly Calendar	Word	PDF
Spring 2008 Calendar (Undergraduate)	Word	PDF
Spring 2008 Calendar (Graduate)	Word	PDF

SELF-HELPS

Subject	Title
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
Study Strategies	Environment is everything: Identifying productive places to study at PENN	Word	PDF
	Guide to reading primary sources	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
Time Management	I'm too busy to manage my time!	Word	PDF
	One of these days I'll stop procrastinating	Word	PDF
Subject	Title
Course Specific	Study biology: I thought I knew everything (but I still got a bad grade)	Word	PDF
	Do you see what I see: Studying for Art History courses	Word	PDF
	It's all greek to me: Learning & studying a foreign language	Word	PDF

POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS

Presentations
10 Best Study Strategies	Power Point
Before, During, and After Lecture	Power Point
Essay Exams	Power Point
Multiple-Choice Exams	Power Point
Reading & Note-taking	Power Point
Time Management	Power Point