Workshops

While our courses provide students with individual feedback and ongoing help, our workshops target specific needs in a focused way. Students might choose to attend single workshops if their schedules prevent them from taking a course, or if they seek help with a specific challenge such as giving poster presentations or writing literature reviews. As always, signing up for our listserv is the best way to find out what we are offering each week.

​All members of the University of Toronto community are welcome to attend as many workshops as they wish. As a courtesy to other participants and to the instructor, we ask that you only register if you are able to participate for the entire workshop.

Registration for synchronous online, recorded and prerecorded workshops is required. Please click the title of each workshop to read the workshop description and registration details. Once you register, you will receive details on how to join the synchronous online workshop at the scheduled time and/or a link to view a recorded workshop video. If you are a graduate student at U of T and you are not able to register online, please contact sgs.gcac@utoronto.ca to be registered manually.

The Fall 2022 Workshop Schedule

SYNCHRONOUS ONLINE WORKSHOPS (Live Online)

GETTING THROUGH GRADUATE WORK: THURSDAY SERIES (for graduate students in all divisions)
Thursdays, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM ET

• Sept 15: Writing an OGS Proposal (Master’s or Doctoral) by Dr. Katherine Fry
• Sept 22: Telling a Research Story with Visuals by Dr. Fiona Coll
• Sept 29: Building a Better Relationship with Your Writing by Dr. Fiona Coll
• Oct 6: Working with Sources: Joining an Academic Conversation by Stephanie Redekop
• Oct 13: Writing a Personal Statement for PhD Applications by Stephanie Redekop
• Oct 20: Giving Feedback on Student Writing (for TAs) by Stephanie Redekop

DEVELOPING AND PITCHING A RESEARCH PROJECT (for graduate students in all divisions)
Mondays, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET

• Sept 19: Writing a Thesis or Grant Proposal by Dr. Jane Freeman
• Sept 26: Strategies for Clarifying and Organizing Your Ideas Before you Write by Dr. Jane Freeman
• Oct 3: Writing a Literature Review that Demonstrates the Need for Your Research by Dr. Jane Freeman
• Oct 17: Clear Thinking, Clear Writing: Communicating Clearly to Your Target Audience by Dr. Jane Freeman

NEW ONLINE SYNCHRONOUS WORKSHOPS
Friday, October 21, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET

• Oct 21, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm: Developing Effective Note-Taking Strategies by Dr. Jane Freeman and Jesse Carliner, User Services Librarian, User Services – Research & Education

ACADEMIC WRITING AND SPEAKING IN ENGLISH for multilingual graduate students)
Tuesdays, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM ET

• Sept 20: Initiating Conversations and Building Relationships in Academic Contexts by Dr. Katherine Fry
• Sept 27: Improving Your Graduate-Level Reading Skills by Dr. Katherine Fry
• Oct 4: Improving Listening Comprehension Skills in English by Dr. Adeiza Isiaka
• Oct 11: Strategies for Clarifying Your English Pronunciation by Dr. Adeiza Isiaka
• Oct 18: Building Your Academic Vocabulary by Dr. Katherine Fry
• Oct 25: Improving Grammatical Correctness: Focus on Verb Tenses by Jordana Lobo-Pires
• Nov 1: Punctuation in Academic Writing: Improving Sense and Style by Jordana Lobo-Pires
• Nov 8: Managing Strength of Claim in Academic Writing by Dr. Adeiza Isiaka

GETTING THROUGH GRADUATE WORK: WEDNESDAY SERIES (for graduate students in all divisions)
Wednesdays, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM ET

• Oct 5: Making the Most of Oral Presentations by Dr. Rachael Cayley
• Oct 12: Becoming a Productive Writer by Dr. Rachael Cayley
• Oct 19: Writing a Thesis or Grant Proposal by Dr. Jane Freeman
• Oct 26: Writing an Effective Literature Review by Dr. Jane Freeman
• Nov 2: Developing and Maintaining a Productive Supervisory Relationship by Dr. Jane Freeman and Caroline Rabbat, Director of the Centre for Graduate Mentorship and Supervision
• Nov 9: Craft of Revision by Dr. Rachael Cayley
• Nov 16: Writing an Effective Thesis by Dr. Rachael Cayley

CONNECTING WITHIN AND BEYOND ACADEMIC (for graduate students in all divisions)
Thursdays, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM ET

• Oct 27: Preparing to Publish: Choosing a Journal and Making a Submission by Dr. Adeiza Isiaka
• Nov 3: Community Engagement: How to Effectively Communicate Your Research to the Public by Dr. Giulia Rossi
• Nov 10: Enhancing Knowledge Uptake of your Research Findings through Impactful Scientific Writing by Dr. Tristan Loria
• Nov 17: Communicating Effectively and Professionally Through Email by Dr. Tristan Loria
• Nov 24: Using Twitter to Connect Within and Beyond Academia by Alex Serra Davis

WORKSHOPS ON DEMAND (Pre-Recorded Videos)

Please note, some workshops are relevant to more than one category and are therefore listed more than once

CULTIVATING GRADUATE COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• Preparing to Write a Grant Proposal by Dr. Jane Freeman
• Writing Effective Literature Reviews by Dr. Jane Freeman
• Developing Effective Note-Taking Strategies by Dr. Jane Freeman and Jeff Newman
• Quoting and Paraphrasing: Working with Sources in the Social Sciences and Humanities by Dr. Peter Grav
• Designing Graphics for Publication by Dr. Vaughn Mangal

IMPROVING YOUR ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS

• Organizing Your Presentation by by Dr. Cristina D’Amico
• Connecting with your Audience Online by by Dr. Cristina D’Amico
• Focus and Listening in Online Meetings by Dr. Matt Jones
• Four PowerPoint Techniques for Academic Presentations by Dr. Matt Jones
• Designing Graphics for Publication by Dr. Vaughn Mangal

IMPROVING ACADEMIC WRITING AND SPEAKING IN ENGLISH

• Making Requests Appropriately by Clare Nippard
• Disagreeing Respectfully by Clare Nippard
• Writing Emails with Your Audience in Mind by Clare Nippard
• Building Your Academic Vocabulary by Lina Balsamo
• Academic Idioms Part 1 by Lina Balsamo
• Academic Idioms Part 2 by Lina Balsamo

IMPROVING ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING IN THE SCIENCES

• Creating and Designing Poster Presentations for Scientific Conferences by Dr. Vaughn Mangal
• Designing Graphics for Publication by Dr. Vaughn Mangal
• Creating Effective Figures by Dr. Peter Sabatini
• Writing CIHR Proposals by Dr. Peter Sabatini
• Citation and Working with Sources in the Physical and Life Sciences by Dr. Peter Grav

WRITING IMRD (INTRODUCTION – METHODS – RESULTS -DISCUSSION) RESEARCH ARTICLES (for students in Divisions 2, 3 and 4)

• Writing Titles and Abstracts by Dr. Peter Grav
• The “I” in IMRD: Writing Effective Research Article Introductions by Dr. Peter Grav
• The “M” in IMRD: Crafting Your Methods Section by Dr. Peter Grav
• The “RD” in IMRD: Strategies for Successful Results and Discussion Sections by Dr. Peter Grav