Start of semester checklist

Created: 2024-02-18 08:11:21 - Touched: 2024-12-09 15:14:36 - Status: Stable

Here's a quick list of the steps I follow at the beginning of the semester to set up my study environment for success.

  1. Grab the syllabi for each course and email them to the accessibility office. Review course assignment materials.
  2. Meet with the accessibility office to go over assignments in the course that may need accommodations, and communicate them to the professors.
  3. Identify large projects in each course, adding them to the calendar with appropriate due date and estimated length of time to complete.
  4. Identify all assigned readings, including articles and textbooks. Acquire them and add citations to Zotero.
  5. Create Google Drive folders for each class, and upload the syllabi there. Copy the grading rubric spreadsheet and enter in the assignments and their point values.
  6. For each reading, discussion, paper, or other assignment, create a card in Trello’s todo column. Make sure to set the due date accurately.
  7. Create a card for each week as a reminder to check in with the professors.
  8. For large projects without regular turn-ins, create mini-deadlines for parts of the assignment. Document them in the assignment’s notes doc. Add them to Trello.
  9. Participate in the introduction discussions. Try to learn a few people’s names. Post the link to the [https://discord.gg/mDRq3ZXKu4](peer support Discord).
  10. Make sure the dedicated study space is ready to go.

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