Workshops

​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.

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.

The Fall 2020 Online Workshop Schedule

Registration for both live 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 a link to join the live workshop at the scheduled time and/or a link to view a prerecorded workshop video. If you are not able to register online (i.e. if you are not a currently registered U of T graduate student), please contact Lauren at sgs.gcac@utoronto.ca and she will register you manually.

LIVE ONLINE WORKSHOPS

PREPARING FOR ACADEMIC WRITING AND SPEAKING IN ENGLISH (A series for multilingual speakers)
Nov. 4, 9:30 am – 11:00 am EST: Improving Grammatical Correctness: Focus on Verb Tenses by Jordana Lobo-Pires
Nov. 11, 9:30 am – 11:00 am EST: Punctuation in Academic Writing: Improving Sense and Style by Jordana Lobo-Pires

GETTING THROUGH GRADUATE WORK (for all graduate students)
Oct. 27, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm EDT: Making Effective Oral Presentations by Ostap Soroka
Oct. 29, 9:30 am – 11:00 am EDT: Strategies for Dealing with Writing Anxiety by Dr. Kathleen Ogden
Nov. 2, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm EST: Oral Presentations in the Online Environment by Dr. Cristina D’Amico
Nov. 5, 9:30 am – 11 am EST: Writing a Thesis or Grant Proposal by Dr. Jane Freeman
Nov. 9, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm EST: Strategies for Developing a 3MT Presentation by Dr. Cristina D’Amico
Nov. 12, 9:30 am – 11 am EST: Writing Effective Literature Reviews by Dr. Jane Freeman
Nov. 17, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm EST: Optimizing Effective Data Visualization by Ostap Soroka
Nov. 19, 9:30 am – 11 am EST: Becoming a Productive Writer by Dr. Rachael Cayley
Nov. 26, 9:30 am – 11 am EST: The Craft of Revision by Dr. Rachael Cayley

PRERECORDED WORKSHOPS

WRITING ARGUMENTATIVE RESEARCH ARTICLES (for students in Divisions 1 and 2)
Available now: Writing Titles and Abstracts by Dr. Peter Grav
Available now: Setting Up Your Argument: Writing Effective Introductions by Dr. Peter Grav
Available Oct. 28: Writing Your Arguments and Conclusions by Dr. Peter Grav

WRITING IMRD (INTRODUCTION – METHODS – RESULTS -DISCUSSION) RESEARCH ARTICLES (for students in Divisions 2,3 and 4)
Available now: Writing Titles and Abstracts by Dr. Peter Grav
Available Nov. 14: The “I” in IMRD: Writing Effective Research Article Introductions by Dr. Peter Grav
Available Dec. 7: Writing Your Methods, Results and Discussion by Dr. Peter Grav      

Available now: Best Practices for Effective Online Interaction by Clare Nippard
Available Oct. 30: Writing Emails with Your Audience in Mind by Clare Nippard

Available now: Creating Effective Figures by Dr. Peter Sabatini
Available now: Preparing Poster Presentations by Dr. Peter Sabatini
Available now: Writing CIHR Proposals by Dr. Peter Sabatini

Available now: Citation and Working with Sources in the Physical and Life Sciences by Dr. Peter Grav
Available now: Quoting and Paraphrasing: Working with Sources in the Social Sciences and Humanities by Dr. Peter Grav

Available now: Becoming a Productive Writer by Dr. Rachael Cayley
Available now: The Craft of Revision by Dr. Rachael Cayley