GRADventure events archive

The GRADventure events archive provides a list of workshops and events offered through GRADventure over the past year to provide graduate students and postdocs with an overview of regularly offered workshops and events.

If you are interested in more details about a past workshop or event, please contact the workshop host.

Events - 2023 Academic Year
Browse winter 2023 events by month:
January 2023
February 2023
March 2023
April 2023

January 2023 GRADventure events

Date	Event title	Event host	Location	Audience
Ongoing	Hybrid Writing Cafes - Tuesdays: 9-12 (online) - Wednesdays: 2-4:30 (in-person, SLC 3216) - Fridays: 9-12 (online)	Writing and Communication Centre	Varies	Graduate students, postdocs
January 3	Dissertation Boot Camp: Applications Open	Writing and Communication Centre	Online	Graduate students
January 3	Speak like a Scholar: Applications Open	Writing and Communication Centre	Online	Graduate students
January 5	From TA to Course Instructor	Centre for Teaching Excellence	Online	Graduate students
January 10	Help: How do I co-op? Learn the Basics - Graduate Programs	Centre for Career Action	Online	Graduate students
January 10	Teaching STEM Tutorials	Centre for Teaching Excellence	MC-2036	Graduate students
January 11	Showcasing your Skillsets in a Resume	Centre for Career Action	Online	Graduate students
January 12	Telling your Story in a Cover Letter	Centre for Career Action	Online	Graduate students
January 16	Building your project network map	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
January 16	The Write Spot opens *Student-focused writing space open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.	Writing and Communication Centre	SCH 219	All students
January 17	Framing your project in a masterful presentation	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
January 17	Introduction to Equity	Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism	Online	All students, postdocs, faculty, staff
January 18	Teaching Methods	Centre for Teaching Excellence	Online	Graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff
January 18	Applying the principles of sound leadership and team building	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
January 18	Dissertation Boot Camp: Applications Close	Writing and Communication Centre	Online	Graduate students
January 18	Speak like a Scholar: Applications Close	Writing and Communication Centre	Online	Graduate students
January 18	English Conversation Circles begin *every Wednesday and Thursday from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.	Writing and Communication Centre	Shared once registered	All students, postdocs
January 19	Interviewing Effectively	Centre for Career Action	Online	Graduate students
January 19	Mastering the elevator pitch	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
January 20	Building TA-Instructor Rapport	Centre for Teaching Excellence	Online	Graduate students
January 23	Project and time management	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
January 25	Framing your project in a masterful presentation	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
January 26	Classroom Delivery Skills	Centre for Teaching Excellence	MC-2036	Graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff
January 26	Effective Lesson Plans	Centre for Teaching Excellence	MC-2036	Graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff
January 27	Rock Your Thesis: Session 1 - Plan your Project	Writing and Communication Centre	SCH228F	Graduate students
January 27	Academic Interviews	Centre for Career Action	Online	PhD students, postdocs
January 27	Refined project communication plan	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
January 30	Incorporating reconciliation, equity, diversity, and inclusion into your project	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
January 30	Shaping Classroom Dynamics	Centre for Teaching Excellence	MC-2036	Graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff
January 31	International Alumni Panel: Working in Canada	Centre for Career Action	Online	Graduate students, postdocs
January 31	Project and time management	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
January 31	2SLGBTQ+ Fundamentals	Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism	Online	All students, postdocs, faculty, staff

February 2023 GRADventure events

Date	Event title	Event host	Location	Audience
Ongoing	Hybrid Writing Cafes - Tuesdays: 9-12 (online) - Wednesdays: 2-4:30 (in-person, SLC 3216) - Fridays: 9-12 (online)	Writing and Communication Centre	Varies	All students, postdocs
Ongoing	English Conversation Circles - every Wednesday and Thursday from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.	Writing and Communication Centre	Shared once registered	All students, postdocs
February 1-28	Statements of Teaching Philosophy asynchronous self-paced tasks due by February 12 asynchronous peer-review process to be completed by February 28	Centre for Teaching Excellence	Online	Graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff
February 1	Framing your project in a masterful presentation	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
February 2	Applying the principles of sound leadership and team building	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
February 3	Teaching with Confidence	Centre for Teaching Excellence	Online	Graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff
February 3	Building your project network map	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
February 6	Mastering the elevator pitch	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
February 7	Reflecting on Diversity in the Classroom	Centre for Teaching Excellence	Online	Graduate students
February 7	Incorporating reconciliation, equity, diversity, and inclusion into your project	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
February 7	Pathways for addressing (with care) Disclosures of Racism	Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism	Online	All students, postdocs, faculty, staff
February 8	Project and time management	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
February 9	Collecting and Using Feedback on Your Teaching	Centre for Teaching Excellence	Online	Graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff
February 9	Refined project communication plan	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
February 9	Academic Careers: Writing CVs and Cover Letters	Centre for Career Action	Online	PhD students, postdocs
February 10	Framing your project in a masterful presentation	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
February 13	Giving and Receiving Feedback	Centre for Teaching Excellence	MC-2036	Graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff
February 15	Creating Connections Throughout Career	Centre for Career Action	Online	Graduate students, postdocs
February 15	Building your project network map	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
February 15	Disrupting and Decentering Whiteness	Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism	Online	All students, postdocs, faculty, staff
February 16	Project and time management	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
February 17	Incorporating reconciliation, equity, diversity, and inclusion into your project	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
February 17	Rock Your Thesis: Session 2 - Starting to Write	Writing and Communication Centre	SCH228F	Graduate students
February 21	Project and time management	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
February 21	Managing your Online Presence	Centre for Career Action	Online	Graduate students, postdocs
February 21	Introduction to Equity - Debrief Session	Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism	Online	All students, postdocs, faculty, staff
February 22	Building Rapport with Students	Centre for Teaching Excellence	Online	Graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff
February 22	Refined project communication plan	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
February 23	Mastering the elevator pitch	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
February 24	Applying the principles of sound leadership and team building	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
February 27	Introduction to Disability Justice - Debrief Session	Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism	Online	All students, postdocs, faculty, staff
February 27	Facilitating Effective Discussions	Centre for Teaching Excellence	MC-2036	Graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff
February 27	Framing your project in a masterful presentation	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
February 28	Project and time management	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs

March 2023 GRADventure events

Date	Event title	Event host	Location	Audience
Ongoing	Hybrid Writing Cafes - Tuesdays: 9-12 (online) - Wednesdays: 2-4:30 (in-person, SLC 3216) - Fridays: 9-12 (online)	Writing and Communication Centre	Varies	Graduate students, postdocs
Ongoing	English Conversation Circles - every Wednesday and Thursday from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. until March 9	Writing and Communication Centre	Shared once registered	All students, postdocs
March 1-15	Supporting Student Mental Health *asynchronous self-paced tasks due by March 15	Centre for Teaching Excellence	Online	Graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff
March 1	Incorporating reconciliation, equity, diversity, and inclusion into your project	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
March 1	Introduction to Equity - Debrief Session	Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism	Online	All students, postdocs, faculty, staff
March 2	Refined project communication plan	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
March 3	Applying the principles of sound leadership and team building	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
March 6	Trauma-Informed Pedagogy	Centre for Teaching Excellence	Online	Graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff
March 6	Project and time management	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
March 7	Mastering the elevator pitch	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
March 8	Building your project network map	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
March 8	Pathways for addressing (with care) Disclosures of Racism	Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism	Online	All students, postdocs, faculty, staff
March 9	Applying the principles of sound leadership and team building	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
March 10	Group Work	Centre for Teaching Excellence	MC-2036	Graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff
March 10	Refined project communication plan	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
March 13	Disrupting and Decentering Whiteness	Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism	Online	All students, postdocs, faculty, staff
March 13	Incorporating reconciliation, equity, diversity, and inclusion into your project	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
March 14	Project and time management	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
March 15	Effective Question Strategies	Centre for Teaching Excellence	Online	Graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff
March 15	Framing your project in a masterful presentation	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
March 16	Building your project network map	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
March 20	Refined project communication plan	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
March 21	Interactive Lectures	Centre for Teaching Excellence	MC-2036	Graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff
March 21	Building your project network map	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
March 22	Project and time management	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
March 23	Applying the principles of sound leadership and team building	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
March 24	Giving and Receiving Feedback	Centre for Teaching Excellence	Online	Graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff
March 27	Framing your project in a masterful presentation	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
March 27	Project and time management	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
March 28	Incorporating reconciliation, equity, diversity, and inclusion into your project	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
March 29	Mastering the elevator pitch	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
March 30	Mastering the elevator pitch	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
March 31	Rock Your Thesis: Session 3 - Revise and Submit	Writing and Communication Centre	SCH228F	Graduate students
March 31	Refined project communication plan	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs

April 2023 GRADventure events

Date	Event title	Event host	Location	Audience
Ongoing	Hybrid Writing Cafes - Tuesdays: 9-12 (online) - Wednesdays: 2-4:30 (in-person, SLC 3216) - Fridays: 9-12 (online)	Writing and Communication Centre	Varies	Graduate students, postdocs
April 12	Disability justice for 2SLGBTQIA+ employees	Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism	Online	All students, postdocs, staff, faculty
April 13	Male allies workshop	Sexual violence prevention and response office	Online	All students, postdocs
April 13	Project and time management	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
April 17	Project and time management	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
April 19	Building your project network map	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
April 20	Applying the principles of sound leadership and team building	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
April 20	Male allies workshop	Sexual violence prevention and response office	Online	All students, postdocs
April 21	Incorporating reconciliation, equity, diversity, and inclusion into your project	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
April 24	Framing your project in a masterful presentation	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
April 25	Refined project communication plan	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
April 26	Mastering the elevator pitch	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs
April 26	Pathways to addressing (with care) disclosures of racism	Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism	Online	All students, postdocs
April 27	Incorporating reconciliation, equity, diversity, and inclusion into your project	Mitacs	Online	All students, postdocs

Asynchronous events

Center for Career Action workshops

Unable to attend one of CCA's live workshops or missed a particular workshop you found out about? The CCA has provided these alternative online workshops that you can take any time and at your own pace. In these workshops, you will find a short video, activities, and links to additional resources and information for next steps.

Note: UWaterloo log-in is required to access these workshops.

Career development workshops:

Workshop title	Workshop host	Audience
Creating your Résumé	Centre for Career Action	All students
Writing a Compelling Cover Letter	Centre for Career Action	All students
How to Interview Effectively	Centre for Career Action	All students
Personal Branding Part 1: Build Your Brand	Centre for Career Action	All students
Personal Branding Part 2: Articulate Your Brand	Centre for Career Action	All students
Networking to Job Search	Centre for Career Action	All students
Networking at Conferences	Centre for Career Action	All students

Academic career development workshops:

Workshop title	Workshop host	Audience
Academic CV's	Centre for Career Action	All students
Academic Cover Letters	Centre for Career Action	All students
Academic Interviews	Centre for Career Action	All students

Centre for Teaching Excellence

Self-directed workshops:

Workshop title	Workshop host	Audience
Supporting Student Mental Health	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty
Independent Blended Course Design	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Methods	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty

Recorded workshops:

Workshop title	Workshop host	Audience
Reducing Cheating Online: Examples and Tips	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty
Beyond the Final Exam	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty
Improving Academic Integrity with Scheduled, Timed Interval Exams	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty
Building Instructor Presence in Remote and Online Courses	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty
Simple and Effective Online Teaching	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty
Deepening Your Course Design: Remote Edition	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty
Teaching More Accessibly: Five Easy Improvements to our Practice	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty
Teaching Online and On-Campus Courses Concurrently	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty
Looking Backward, Looking Forward: Learnings from Remote Learning	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty
Key Features in Virtual Meeting Platforms for Effective Synchronous Class Delivery	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty
Bongo 1: Video Assignment: Individual and Group Project	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty
Bongo 2: Video Assignment: Q&A and Interactive Video	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty
There's an App for That	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty
Using MS Teams for Synchronous Delivery	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty
Engaged Reading with Perusall’s Online Annotation Software	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty
An Introduction to Extended Reality: What It is and How It Can Help Your Students Learn	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty
Gender Pronouns and Cultures of Respect	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty
Universal Design for Learning	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty
Teaching Practices to Cultivate Well-being and Compassion Part 1: Supporting Student Wellbeing and Maintaining Your Own as a TA or Graduate Instructor	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty
Teaching Practices to Cultivate Well-being and Compassion Part 2: Teaching Strategies to Cultivate Compassion	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty
Teaching Practices to Cultivate Well-being and Compassion Part 3: Building Connections	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty
Fostering Student Engagement Online: Examples and Tips	Centre for Teaching Excellence	graduate students, postdocs, faculty

Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs workshops

Multiple synchronous Professional Skills Foundations: Introductory Workshops will take place in the winter term (listed above), but that doesn't mean you have to wait until then to begin your progress in the Foundations program! Registration is always open for the online, asynchronous version of the introductory workshop:

Workshop title	Workshop host	Audience
Professional Skills Foundations: Introductory Workshop	Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs in collaboration with the Centre for Career Action	Graduate students

Mitacs workshops

Mitacs offers a series of courses on topics relevant to graduate students. Each course bundle involves a self-paced asynchronous component, and a synchronous virtual session (dates for which can be found in the calendar above). Completion of both components will earn you an official certificate of completion from Mitacs for that course.

To access Mitacs online courses, you will need to create an account on EDGE, the Mitacs online learning management system. To get started:

Visit the Mitacs EDGE login page.
Create a new account. Please do not attempt to use your existing login credentials with previous Mitacs platforms, they will not work.
Confirm your account by following the prompt in the verification email that is sent to you. This will redirect you to back to the login page, where you can now sign in.
Select your Learner Affiliation using the drop-down list. Select "General Learner."
Fill out the personal information page to complete your registration.

Once you have created an EDGE account, you may enrol in the following self-paced, asynchronous online courses:

Workshop title	Workshop host	Audience
Advance your reach (Networking Skills)	Mitacs EDGE	All students
Spur up your project management and time management skills (Project and Time Management)	Mitacs EDGE	All students
Foster a culture of reconciliation, equity, diversity, and inclusion (Reconciliation and EDI)	Mitacs EDGE	All students
Enhance your communication skills (Communication Skills)	Mitacs EDGE	All students
Boost your career (Career Planning)	Mitacs EDGE	All students
Research and development management (R&D Management)	Mitacs EDGE	All students
High-performing leadership and teams (Leadership Skills)	Mitacs EDGE	All students
Refine your writing and presentation skills (Writing and Presentation Skills)	Mitacs EDGE	All students

Please note: Mitacs offers both synchronous and asynchronous courses through the EDGE platform. Asynchronous courses are listed as an "Online Course", while synchronous sessions are listed as an "Instructor-Led Course". As all synchronous sessions are currently being offered online, they are open to graduate students from across Canada.

Writing and Communication Centre workshops

The Writing and Communication Centre (WCC) offers several grad-specific workshops. WCC workshops will be available on the Writing and Communication Centre's LEARN site. WCC is offering both asynchronous workshops in LEARN and their new one-to-one workshops facilitated by a writing and communication advisor.

Self-register for the LEARN course titled "WCC Workshops" to gain access to the asynchronous workshops, which can be found under the Content tab of that course. These can be completed at your own pace.

Workshop title	Workshop host	Audience
Assertion-evidence presentations for research talks *available as a one-to-one workshop only, not available in LEARN	Writing and Communication Centre	Graduate students
From Big Picture to the Final Details: Revising and Editing Your Academic Paper	Writing and Communication Centre	Graduate students
Getting it done: Productive writing strategies for big projects	Writing and Communication Centre	Graduate students
Getting published for graduate students *available as a one-to-one workshop only, not available in LEARN	Writing and Communication Centre	Grduate students
Graduate literature reviews A: Organizing research	Writing and Communication Centre	Graduate students
Graduate literature reviews B: Writing it	Writing and Communication Centre	Graduate students
Research statements for academic job applications *available as a one-to-one workshop only, not available in LEARN	Writing and Communication Centre	Graduate students
Rock your Thesis: Get ready to write	Writing and Communication Centre	Graduate students
Say it in your own words: Paraphrase & summary for graduate students	Writing and Communication Centre	Graduate students
Tri-agency scholarships (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR) *available as a one-to-one workshop only, not available in LEARN	Writing and Communication Centre	Graduate students