We have a variety of resources to support you on your academic journey. Browse the tools below for useful information grouped by theme.

Online Learning

• Online Learning Tips: 13 tips for navigating online coursework. 
• Free Tools for Online Learning: Free e-resources for time management, group collaboration, and more. 
• Strategies for Online Exams: 6 quick tips for managing your next online exam. 
• How to E-mail Your Professor: Learn how to format and compose a concise and effective e-mail to your professor. Sample letters included. 
• Guide to Zoom Video Conferencing: Simple guide to get you started on hosting or attending your first Zoom meeting or class. 
• Guide to Zoom for Group Meetings: Simple Zoom guide to help facilitate group meetings. 

Downloadable Planners

• To Do List with Priorities: Track your weekly to-dos by order of importance. (Fillable PDF) 
• Weekly Assignment Planner: Build up your task initiation with this 4 Tasks a Day planner, designed to evenly distribute work across the week. 
• 7 Day Hourly Planner: Track your week down to the hour or use this tool to plan out by hour your week in advance. (Fillable PDF) 
• 7 Day Class Schedule Planner: Like the above planner, this tool allows you to schedule out your day between 6 a.m. and midnight, with the extra bonus of built-in class blocks. (Fillable PDF) Instructional Video 
• Breaking Down Large Assignments: Transform big projects into a series of smaller achievable tasks that can be completed in shorter work sessions over the course of several days or weeks. (Fillable PDF) 

Downloadable Calendars

• AU Fall 2020 Semester-at-a-Glance Calendar: Stay up-to-date on semester start and end dates, registration deadlines, observed holidays, and more. (Fillable PDF)
• Blank Fall 2020 Semester-at-a-Glance Calendar: Customize your semester-long calendar. (Fillable PDF)   

Academic Strategies 

• Reading Groups: Find more support and accountability with your class readings by forming an in-person or virtual reading group in 3 simple steps. 
• Taking Notes in Class and on Reading Assignments: 5 simple strategies each for taking notes in class and on reading assignments.
• 10 Tips for Effective Reading: Become a more efficient reader with these 10 tips. 
• Study and Test-Taking Strategies: Simple strategies for before, during, and after the exam. 
• Time Management and Using a Planner: Learn quick tips to maximize time management through the use of a daily planner. (Video)

Assistive Technology 

• Kurzweil 3000: Upload electronic files, including Word, PDF, HTML, and EPUB documents, to hear text read aloud. Annotate within the document, and export your notes and highlights into study guides.  

Writing

• Tips and Resources: View the Writing Lab's resources to help you organize your papers, understand proper citations, and more. 
• Videos: Quick videos to walk you through creating a project plan, developing an argument, and more.