Great! We've piqued your interest enough that you've taken the time to meet us. Here's what you'll find on this page: Fascinating background information about the development of the webshop Introductions to the members of Learning Time's development team Expressions of gratitude to our staunch supporters

The idea and motivation to create this webshop came from our students, and their repeated requests for information about time management throughout the semester. The Learning Commons offers programming on time management, but only at the beginning of the semester. We provide individual assistance to Guelph students at no charge, but this usually requires booking and attending an appointment, a service that students who are pressured and stressed sometimes can't access. We've developed some pretty decent printed materials, like a book on time management and the Fastfacts series on time management, but these require costly printing. We also realized that, although the information provided by the Fastfacts and our book is useful, it's directed to first-year students, and so doesn't directly address the on-going struggles with time management faced by older and graduate students. As the Web grew and became more popular, we realized that it could furnish a means of providing extensive and easily-revisable information, as well as a vehicle by which students could communicate with each other about time management, sharing both their problems and experiences. A web-based workshop like Learning Time gives us a medium to provide information and advice to students when and where they need it.

"Maryann" Hi! I'm Maryann Kope. I'm the primary content author for this webshop and the project co-ordinator. The development of web resources is one of my main responsibilities as the Co-ordinator of Learning Services here in the Learning Commons. I've been involved in a number of web-related projects here at Guelph including the Keyword Directory (which I worked on with Venk) and many of the first home pages for other units in the department formerly known as Counselling and Student Resource Centre when I was its first webmaster. I've had a long-standing interest in time management and procrastination, as well as learning from computers, so creating this webshop was a wonderfully challenging opportunity to combine these two interests into one initiative. One of the best parts of the project was working with one very talented student assistant, whom you'll meet below. This webshop could not have come together without his commitment, talent and creativity. We are grateful to Guelph's Student Life Enhancement Fund, which gave us a grant that made this project possible. We always depend on student feedback to improve our services, but since this is the pilot of this webshop, your comments are essential - whether they're compliments or complaints. There are lots of chances to provide feedback throughout Learning Time, or if you're a Guelph student, I invite you to e-mail me directly, introduce yourself and tell me about your experience with Learning Time. Thanks for visiting! "Venk" Hi - I'm Venk Chandran, and when I worked on Learning Time I was in 4th year Psychology at the University of Guelph. When I'm not nerding out on web design, I can be found runnin’ around trying to be a writer and Bollywood actor. I have an avid interest in media theory and am a regular technology columnist for various online and print media. I also enjoy pushing Maryann to the brink of insanity with vague computer acronyms. When not designing websites I'm consulting, when not consulting I'm cooking, when not cooking I'm eating. I also like long walks on the beach and breakfast in bed and wearing dapper headgear.

Special thanks and infinite gratitude go to the staff and Peer Helpers in the Learning Commons. Thanks guys!