Online Workshops
The Writing Centre hosts a series of online workshops each semester. In the Spring semester, sessions are Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.. All our workshops are free to members of the Memorial community - undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and staff. These workshop presentations are packed with explanations, rules, samples, and short practice opportunities. You may register for these workshops at any point in the semester. After registering, participants will receive a Webex link for the online workshops.
Spring 2025 registration links below.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.