Tips & Tools

Our goal is to provide you with access to the best information and resources you need to excel at Furman. Here, you’ll find links to a variety of tools. Explore our resources, and find the tools that best meet your needs.

 

College 101

• Communicating with Professors
• Know the Rules of the Game: Serves as the one-stop shop for all course syllabus information.

Study Smarter

• How to Study: Website with tips, articles, and other resources related to studying skills and other academic-related areas.
• Khan Academy: Personalized learning resource that offers practice exercises and instructional videos.
• Making it Stick! Study strategies that actually work.
• Mindtools.com: Website devoted to helping individuals learn personal effectiveness skills.
• Minute Physics YouTube Channel: Short videos related to Physics concepts.
• Quizlet: Provides customizable activities to help students practice and master course concepts
• The Study Cycle: Serves as a resource to help students become more efficient learners.

Be More Productive

• Online Etiquette
• Tips for Remote Learning
• Project Map: Visual to help with long-range planning of large assignments.
• Grade Sheet: Serves as a tool to track course grades throughout the semester.
• Time Management & Setting Goals
• Eisenhower Principle- Urgent v. Important: Visual to implement important v. urgent tasks.
• Tips for Academic Success: General success-focused tips
• Tips for Resilience
• Furman’s TAO Tools: TAO’s goal is to equip people with the ability to adapt and deal effectively with the demands of life and work that aims to increase positive and adaptive behavior. TAO teaches cognitive skills, personal skills, and interpersonal skills, using educational modules, assessments, practice tools and logs, and a mindfulness library.
• Mindtools.com: Website devoted to helping individuals learn personal effectiveness skills.

Read Better

• Cornell Note Taking System: One example of note-taking. See other related note-taking strategies in the resources above.
• How to Take Study Notes: 5 Effective Methods
• Notetaking Tips: One-pager on general note-taking tips!
• Reading Template

Ace Your Test

• The 5 Day Test Prep: Serves as an organizational tool for studying.

Own Your Calendar

• Spring 2022 At-a-Glance: Semester-long calendar
• Furman Schedule Worksheet: Serves as a time management resource related to organization and planning.

English as Second Language (ESL)

ESL Request for Support: If you feel like you need ESL support please fill out this form and a staff member from CAS will be in touch.