The Best Study Spots on Campus
There is a huge variety of study spots that are available to all students and are conveniently located in different buildings across campus. Some are more discrete while others are located in more open and common spaces. Needless to say, there is something available for everyone!
Study Rooms
Personally, I like to study in spaces that are more discrete since I tend to get distracted quite easily. That is why I like to book study rooms using the Library's Study Room Booking System.
The Library's study rooms provide bright, efficient, and comfortable spaces for individuals and groups of students to study. These rooms are located across campus in various different buildings and are relatively popular. Therefore, booking them in advance is essential.
These study rooms vary. Some are surrounded by large glass windows/walls and have whiteboards and even TVs while others just have a singular table in the middle of the room with multiple chairs.
Common Study Areas
As there are dedicated study rooms available for booking, there are also common study areas where students can sit and study in the open. These study areas are less discrete and particularly helpful to students who prefer background noise when studying.
Check out the Study Spaces, at a Glance page for a quick guide to the study spaces that are available across campus in various different buildings!
Empty Class/Lecture Rooms
In addition to the study rooms offered by the Library and the dedicated study spaces available in common areas, I also like to use UTM's New Classroom Space Database. This allows you to locate empty classrooms that are available for independent and group learning.
I particularly like this database as it allows you to find empty classrooms for a specific time frame and even shows you a picture of what the room looks like. It also tells you where the space is located and how many people it can seat.
Empty classrooms make great study spaces since there are a lot of different resources available for students to access such as whiteboards, chalkboards, projectors, mics, speakers, light control panels, and much more. These resources can especially be helpful for mock presentations and recorded assignments.
In Summary
To sum up, there is something that is available for everyone! UTM as a whole makes an effort to cater to everyone's needs and continues to contribute to the success of its students by creating study spots and study areas that accommodate different types of students.