Current students

Wednesday, October 7, 2015 9:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

RefWorks and Literature Review

Keeping your research material organized is essential to efficient scholarship. This collaborative effort between the Library and Writing Centre will teach you how to use RefWorks, a web-based citation and bibliography tool, for your literature review.  Get started on your research and keep it organized.

Register for this workshop.

Thursday, January 11, 2018 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Improve your lab report writing

Writing good lab reports sets you up for future success. Do you need clarification on writing descriptive results and effective discussions? Bring a hard copy of a completed lab report or one in progress for an open Q & A session and peer review.

Before this workshop, participants must review the key features of a lab report on writeonline.ca.

Thursday, October 1, 2015 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

TA Workshop: Assessing and Evaluating Student Writing

Are you a TA or hoping to become one? This 2.5 hour intensive workshop will give you practical guidelines for responding to student writing and improving grading.  Topics include providing feedback for different purposes, using rubrics, ensuring consistency, using marking time efficiently, and identifying common student errors. Join us for this hands-on workshop with lots of time for practice.

Register for the workshop through WCONLINE.

Tuesday, September 22, 2015 9:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

TA Workshop: Assessing and Evaluating Student Writing

Are you a TA or hoping to become one? This 2.5 hour intensive workshop will give you practical guidelines for responding to student writing and improving grading.  Topics include providing feedback for different purposes, using rubrics, ensuring consistency, using marking time efficiently, and identifying common student errors. Join us for this hands-on workshop with lots of time for practice.

Register for the workshop through WCONLINE.

Monday, September 26, 2016 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Critical reading and listening

*Due to staff illness, this workshop is cancelled today. Sorry for the inconvenience.*

Listening and reading are integral to building your critical thinking skills.  In this interactive workshop, you will learn how to identify a speaker’s/writer’s purpose, assess how well the purpose is met, evaluate the validity and reliability of information, and detect and avoid bias in writing. Come join us for fun and practice.

Register for the workshop through WCONLINE.

Friday, September 28, 2018 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Professionalism in your communication: How to talk to your professors

Don’t wait until you’re in the workplace. Work at being professional now!  Being professional is often overlooked or forgotten while in school. Discover how to project the right professional image through knowing which mode of address and tone to use.  Get heard and taken seriously now. 

Register for the workshop through WCONLINE.

Friday, September 18, 2015 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

CIHR - Tri-Agency Scholarships - Brown Bag Lunch Workshop

Hosted by the Writing Centre and past award holders, this workshop discusses how to plan and write the “Lay Abstract,” “Training Expectations,” and “Research Project Summary,” all critical components of your CIHR application. Understand the key components of a research proposal, and learn how to communicate your research plan with confidence and clarity.

Register for the workshop through WCONLINE.

Monday, September 17, 2018 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Tri-Agency Scholarships (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR)

Tri-Agency Scholarships (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR)

Facilitated by previous tri-agency award recipients, this workshop addresses how to plan and write the critical research proposal portions of your SSHRC, NSERC, or CIHR application. Discuss the key components of research proposals. Learn how to communicate your research plan and your credentials with confidence and clarity.