Current graduate students

Thursday, June 21, 2018 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Design and deliver II: Creating assertion-evidence presentations

The assertion-evidence model is frequently used for academic presentations. In this workshop, we review slide design as well as presentation organization and delivery. Bring a laptop or mobile device so that you can practice applying this useful model to your own work.

Register for the workshop through WCONLINE.

Thursday, February 22, 2018 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Fundamentals for writing your thesis

It's time to start planning your thesis or dissertation.

You’re about to finish your course work or comprehensive exams and have started to think about writing your thesis or dissertation. Where do you begin?

Fundamentals for Writing your Thesis is a full-day workshop that will guide early stage graduate students through some of the first phases of planning and writing a thesis or dissertation.

Thursday, March 30, 2017 9:00 am - 2:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

GRADventure Research Matters: Getting Published

Research Matters: Getting Published is a full-day event for postdoctoral and graduate students only.

Register for all the sessions or choose those most relevant to you and your research program. Lunch will be provided to those who RSVP and attend at least one workshop.

This event will cover a wide variety of publication issues and will specifically host the following workshops:

The Writing Centre and the Book Store invite you to attend a book launch and reception for Performing Antiracist Pedagogy in Rhetoric, Writing, and Communication, edited by Dr. Frankie Condon (English Language and Literature) and Dr. Vershawn Young (Drama and Speech Communication).

Please join us for a discussion and refreshments.

Monday, November 5, 2018 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Research statements for academic job applications

Postings for tenure-track academic positions often require a “research statement” or “statement of research interests” in addition to a CV, cover letter, and teaching dossier. In this interactive workshop you’ll learn and apply strategies for developing a compelling, cohesive research statement that is also realistic and written in an accessible style.

Register for the workshop through WCONLINE.

Thursday, November 23, 2017 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Literature reviews for grads (Part B): Writing it

You already know about the Matrix Method from Literature Review Part A and have completed one.  Now in Part B, learn to situate your research within the body of existing related scholarship.  Bring your completed matrix and your ideas for how best to organize and present the research so that it meshes with your own contribution to the field.

Register for the workshop through WCONLINE.

Thursday, November 17, 2016 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Writing Centre at 40 Speaker Series - Featuring Terry Fallis

TERRY FALLIS | Award-winning author | Engineer | Communications leader

Talk Title: “Writing in the Digital Age” on Thursday, November 17 at 4:30 p.m. Get your free tickets through Ticket Fire.

Following up from last week’s blog that dealt with procrastination and getting started, it seems intuitive to consider one of the (potentially) underrated parts of the writing process: finding your ideal writing space. Sometimes, I find that people identify their favourite writing space with a binary. They either like total silence and undisturbed time, or they need some kind of background noise and a bit of chaos to get motivated. However, this self-identified requirement for a writing space can get us into tricky situations. How so?