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The LearnHigher folding year planner is a portable and flexible tool designed to support university students in effective time management. It includes space for notes, tips, and important information, ideal for tracking deadlines and commitments. This planner, informed by research and piloted successfully, offers a practical approach to organizing academic study.
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LearnHigher folding year planners A flexible tool to support effective student time management
The LearnHigher folding year planner • Portable, flexible and attractive • Includes space for notes, useful information and tips for effective planning • Good for getting overviews of deadlines and commitments • Can be carried like a diary or folded out like a wall planner Effective time management is key to successful academic study
Designed for university students • Design informed by research with students and academic staff • Piloted at University of Reading with 526 students across 8 departments • 92% of survey respondents said the planner helped their time management • 79% of survey respondents want a full year planner for 2008-09 • 41% of survey respondents are still using their planner
The year planner is designed to display six months on each side when fully unfolded
Perhaps the most popular usage has been to fold it to display a day-by-day page for one month and a notes page
The simple use of a bulldog clip turns a carry around planner into a wall-mounted planning tool
Opening the planner up to show two months at a time gives a longer overview of workload planning
By making another open fold, day-by-day planning can be set in the context of a timeline to get an overview of deadlines
Easily refolded after use, the planner is a portable and flexible tool for planning time