Workshops

While GCAC’s workshops are designed with graduate students in mind, all members of the University of Toronto community are welcome to attend as many workshops as they wish. We offer two types of workshops: live online (synchronous) workshops and pre-recorded, on-demand (asynchronous) workshops. Registration for both types of 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 each synchronous or asynchronous workshop you have chosen. 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.

GCAC’s weekly listserv messages provide an easy way to keep track of what upcoming synchronous workshops we are offering each week.

Winter 2023 Synchronous Workshops

SYNCHRONOUS ONLINE WORKSHOPS (Live Online)

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

• February 8: Working with Sources: Joining an Academic Conversation by Stephanie Redekop
• February 15: Writing Effective Abstracts by Stephanie Redekop

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

• February 9: Writing Effective Summaries by Elena Danilina
• February 16: Using Online Tools for Academic Writing by Elena Danilina

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

• February 14: Community Engagement: How to Communicate Research to the Public by Dr. Giulia Rossi

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

• February 28: Becoming Familiar with the American Granting System by Dr. Tristan Loria
• March 7: Writing for Stakeholders in more than one Discipline by Dr. Tristan Loria
• March 14: Building a Better Relationship with your Writing by Dr. Fiona Coll
• March 21: Processing Feedback on Your Writing by Dr. Fiona Coll

IMPROVING YOUR GRADUATE WRITING (for graduate students in all divisions)
Thursdays, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM ET

• March 2: Establishing Structural Coherence by Dr. Rachael Cayley
• March 9: Crafting Effective Sentences by Dr. Rachael Cayley
• March 16: Creating Movement by Dr. Rachael Cayley
• March 23: Building a Revision Process by Dr. Rachael Cayley

Winter 2023 Asynchronous Workshops

WORKSHOPS ON DEMAND (Pre-Recorded Videos)

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

NEWLY ADDED ASYNCHRONOUS WORKSHOPS

• Community Engagement: How to Effectively Communicate Research to the Public by Dr. Giulia Rossi
• Writing a Personal Statement for PhD Applications by Stephanie Redekop
• Giving Feedback on Student Writing (for TAs) by Stephanie Redekop

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