Learning Resources
Below are a series of articles, tools and links to help you maximize your academic capabilities. These include materials generated by Learning Consultants at the ARC, as well as non-Duke experts. Using the menu below, you may filter this material to view information on the following topics:
Semester Calendar
A semester-long downloadable calendar for you to use to plan out your deadlines and milestones for the entire semester. read more about Semester Calendar »
How Do You Manage Your Time? (Video)
Learning Consultant, Suzanne Crifo, talks through how to put together a weekly calendar, and important things to consider when thinking about your time. read more about How Do You Manage Your Time? (Video) »
S.M.A.R.T. Goals & Motivation
A great resource that walks through what a SMART Goal is, how to set them, and how to manage motivation and the connection with goals.... read more about S.M.A.R.T. Goals & Motivation »
Planning Calendars
These planning calendars can be used in any number of ways! Plan your week for each class on one page (1 course/row) Plan the next 1- 4 weeks in one place Identify and differentiate what is due and what you have to do Create different priority levels And more!... read more about Planning Calendars »
Weekly Calendar
A downloadable PDF to manage and plan your week. Download ARC Weekly Calendar Template read more about Weekly Calendar »
What We Talk About When We Talk About Time Management
A quick overview from one of our Learning Consultants about what 'Time Management' really means! read more about What We Talk About When We Talk About Time Management »
26 Time Management Tricks I Wish I'd Known at 20
Most people learn time management the hard way: by trial and error. Étienne Garbugli, a Montreal-based product and... read more about 26 Time Management Tricks I Wish I'd Known at 20 »
Time & Energy (Video)
Managing time includes managing your energy. Here are a few ideas of how to find balance in your time and energy. Still have questions? Talk with a learning consultant! read more about Time & Energy (Video) »
Students with ADHD and College Success: 10 Study Tips
If you have or believe you might have ADHD, then you know what a struggle it can be to study, submit assignments on time, and pay attention to lectures. read more about Students with ADHD and College Success: 10 Study Tips »
How to Manage Your Time More Effectively (According to Machines) TEDEd
Let’s Begin… Human beings and computers alike share the challenge of how to get as much done as possible in a limited time. Over the last fifty or so years, computer scientists... read more about How to Manage Your Time More Effectively (According to Machines) TEDEd »
What Happens to Best Laid Plans
This is Why I'll Never be an Adult I have repeatedly discovered that it is important for me not to surpass my capacity for responsibility. Over the years, this capacity has grown, but the results of exceeding it have not changed. Normally, my capacity is exceeded gradually, through the... read more about What Happens to Best Laid Plans »
SkedPal
SkedPal is an application that allows you to integrate your calendar with your task list. While still in Beta, it has powerful features that allow you to prioritize and your tasks and identify what time you have available. Come by the... read more about SkedPal »
What Is Our Attention Really Worth?
Pay attention! We hear this command a lot, often from parents and teachers. People want to remind us to focus on what we’re doing. But I’ve been thinking about a more literal meaning: paying with our attention. Attention is a currency. We... read more about What Is Our Attention Really Worth? »
Why Procrastinators Procrastinate
pro-cras-ti-na-tion |prəˌkrastəˈnāSHən, prō-| noun the action of delaying or postponing something: your first tip is to avoid procrastination. Who would have thought that after decades of struggle with procrastination, the dictionary, of all places, would hold the solution... read more about Why Procrastinators Procrastinate »