Upcoming Workshops

Are you interested in developing your group discussion skills AND meeting other students? This informal session welcomes multilingual students who would like to practice their spoken English in a relaxed and supportive environment. Each session will focus on an engaging topic from the news, a short video, or from students’ interests and experiences. Come and join us.

Learning to Learn Online helps you prepare for online learning success by introducing you to the online learning environment and your role as a learner within it. As you come to understand yourself as an self-directed learner, you will also be introduced to effective learning strategies: time management for online learners, information management, professional communication, and reading strategies. Welcome to your online learning journey!

Do you have questions about the best way to write an academic essay or report? Wondering how to use information from sources by quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing? Join this workshop for an introduction to the process of writing an effective academic paper.

Are you ready to write your first university essays? This workshop will introduce the requirements and expectations for university-level writing as well as effective strategies and resources to help the writing process. Learn how to craft a thesis statement, structure an argument, and begin to write clearly and concisely.

In this peer-led workshop, learn how to format data, copy and paste values, use the autofill features and how to use the function builder to easily analyze data.

Scientific writing involves clear, concise communication as you express your knowledge on tests and exams. In this workshop, you will explore the key types of questions asked in biology, and practice developing strong answers that meet your instructor’s criteria for success.

In this peer-led workshop, learn to analyze large datasets by developing tables and pivot tables and visualize results with charts.

In this peer-led workshop you will learn the basic features of PebblePad, how to access assignments set up in PebblePad and how to share your completed work with your instructors. You will also learn how to create a portfolio.

In this workshop, you will learn how to fine-tune your memory and apply strategies for recalling more of what you learn.

This workshop will help you identify why you procrastinate and will introduce strategies for overcoming procrastination and getting back on track.