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Wednesday, December 6, 2017 9:30 am - 9:30 am EST (GMT -05:00)

Résumé and Cover Letter Writing for PhDs and Postdocs

What? This day is dedicated to helping you get your résumé and cover letter ready for your job search. Attend the morning session to learn how to prepare effective documents. Stay for the optional afternoon session to edit and improve your résumé and cover letter and get immediate feedback and advice from Career Advisors.

When? Wednesday, December 6 from 9am-12pm (workshop) AND 12:30pm-3:30pm (optional write-in session)

Thursday, December 7, 2017 6:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Critical Medial Lab: Maker Jam

This isn't your average maker jam. This is a very serious, very literal maker jam.

Come to the CML on Thursday, Dec. 7 at 6PM and make a seasonal jam to take home!

After, we'll be heading to the Christkindl Market (around 7:30).

Please RSVP to this event so we can get a sense of numbers for supplies.

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Friday, January 5, 2018 11:00 am - Friday, January 12, 2018 11:00 am EST (GMT -05:00)

English/Philosophy Teaching Colloquia

English and Philosophy graduate students completing the Centre for Teaching Excellence's Certificate in University Teaching are holding teaching colloquia on Friday, January 5 and Friday, January 12, both from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in HH 373.

The colloquia will feature research talks and interactive workshops on selected topics in post-secondary pedagogy.

Monday, January 15, 2018 2:30 pm - 2:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Create Your Graduate Student Professional Development Plan

WHAT? Designed especially for graduate students in the Faculty of Arts, this hands-on workshop is a must for those thinking about post-degree careers. Whether you’re interested in a career inside or outside of academia, you’ll create a customized, holistic professional development plan which prioritizes five competencies: teaching & mentoring, communication, leadership & administration, professionalism and self-care. Dr.

Friday, January 26, 2018 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Science and Rhetoric in Eighteenth-Century Britain

In ways evocative of our own moment, word and image fought for supremacy across the pages of Enlightenment scientific books. Scientists strove, in a host of ways, to provide a direct access to nature, and with the advancement of copperplate engraving the printed image was increasingly seen as offering the reader/viewer a site of unmediated witness.

Friday, February 2, 2018 10:00 am - 11:50 am EST (GMT -05:00)

Accurate, Effective, Efficient Marking: A Workshop for English Grad Students

Facilitator: Bruce Dadey

You spend a lot of hours marking, and you want your investment of time to be worthwhile for your students and for you. This workshop will combine lecturing, discussion, and activities, focusing on developing the following qualities:

Accuracy: Assigning grades that are justifiable and in line with course guidelines.

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Copyright for Teaching

WHAT: Copyright for Teaching

WHEN: Tuesday, February 27th, 12:00 – 12:30pm

This quick workshop will introduce you to the basics of copyright and licensing for your teaching. By the end of this workshop you will be better prepared to:

- Use copyright and licensed works in the classroom, LEARN, or through Course Reserves

- Choose alternate options for using protected works, if necessary

WHERE: Davis Centre Library Conference Room, DC 1568

Register Now!

Questions?
Contact Lauren Byl, Copyright & Licensing Librarian, lrbyl@uwaterloo.ca