Upcoming Workshops Offered by the Writing Centre in the Spring 2025 Semester

Protecting Academic Integrity - May 8, 2025 (1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.)
Academic Integrity is fundamental in all academic environments. Student commitment is essential and foundational for success. Learning to respect the integrity of the work of others is a game changer in both papers and presentations. In this workshop, participants will examine quotations, citations, and paraphrasing strategies. This workshop will be recorded. All attendees will receive an email summary of the main points. Register Here.

Paraphrasing Strategies - May 15, 2025 (1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.)
Quality paraphrasing is a game-changer. Expressing content in your own words is necessary for all academic environments – papers and presentations. Participants will examine paraphrasing strategies for embedding sources in this workshop to avoid cut-and-paste approaches. They will discuss the value of quoting and in-text citations. This workshop will be recorded. All attendees will receive an email summary of the main points. Register Here.

Annotated Bibliography - May 22, 2025 (1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.)
Formal presentations of sources for research projects are often required in courses. Such annotated bibliographies guide the audience by providing relevant, accurate, quality lists with summaries and/or assessments.  Participants in this workshop will explore the essentials required for annotated bibliographies. Please note this workshop provides the basics of annotated bibliographies as they can vary according to a discipline. This workshop will be recorded. All attendees will receive an email summary of the main points. Register Here.

Reporting Verbs - May 29, 2025 (1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.)
Academic writing requires careful selection of reporting verbs to introduce paraphrased materials and direct quotations. However, they can present some challenges. Reporting verbs carry different meanings which in turn will indicate positions and claims. In this workshop, participants will discover the range of reporting verbs to indicate positions and claims so that the audience correctly interprets the information. This workshop will be recorded. All attendees will receive an email summary of the main points. Register Here.

Power of Punctuation - June 5, 2025 (1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.)
Punctuation is not as simple as most people think. Punctuation marks provide clarity, flow, and precision. In this workshop, participants will explore the impact punctuation can have when we read and write. This workshop will be recorded. All attendees will receive an email summary of the main points. Register Here.