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Stephanie Buckley
The essence of the best thinking in the area of time management can be captured in a single phrase: Organize and execute around priorities. ~ Stephen Covey It’s the beginning of the week. You flip open the weekly planner to see what is coming up in your class, work, and personal schedule. Suddenly, you realize…
If you need to work on research and don’t know where to start, head to the University Libraries’ Research Guides to find the resources best suited to your subject matter. What you’ll find A list of the best materials available to assist you with the research in your specific area, including links to articles and databases, reference…
In just four months, the Fall semester will commence and, though many have already registered for courses, there is still plenty of time to decide what classes to take. In pursuit of our degrees, we are required to take several ‘general ed’ courses. Many times, we do not take such classes seriously—we just take whatever…
Want to add old television video footage to your presentations? Check out NBC Learn: Television Video Archive. NBC News, NBC Sports, and The Today Show are making thousands of newsreels, videos, photographs, and more available to you. Material is organized into collections by subject matter for easy browsing. Collections include: Current Events, Business Administration, Ethics,…
After high school, I went to a university on-campus. I was 18, energetic, and fully focused on school. My only responsibility, really, was school. I got a work-study job on campus, which was basically paid study time! Thus, taking 18 credits in one semester was both feasible and smart. Due to personal circumstances, I left…
I consider myself a pretty laid-back person. I like to be organized and clean, but as a wife and mother, I have learned to let some things slide. For example, my husband has a tendency of leaving clothes all over the apartment–living room, dining room, bedroom floor. Rather than try to pick up after him…
When I decided to return to college, I knew it would have to be online–not only was I a full-time mother who could not afford daycare, I also had a husband whose work schedule was so crazy that I could never take night classes. Weeks into my first semester at Penn State World Campus, I…
Whether you are an education major or are simply taking education-related courses, the University Libraries have many online and print resources for you to use. Get Connected to Current Educational Research The Libraries subscribe to a variety of online databases designed to connect you with current educational research, including our education research guides. The Education…
Welcome to a new semester! Life as a Penn State World Campus student can often be hectic and stressful. Whether this is your first semester here or your fifth, it is never too early (or late) to make your online educational experience easier! “Tell us how, Stephanie!” Most stores carry planners in a variety of…