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Personal Statements: Writing

The personal statement is written for admission to graduate and professional programs at academic institutions like UBC. This workshop draws on research to introduce participants to some of the typical stylistic features of the personal statement, such as personal narrative, identity construction, and self-promotion, and includes dedicated time for participants to revise a statement and receive feedback from the facilitators and other participants. Registration is required.

Master’s Writing Retreat

Master’s students from across the disciplines are invited to participate in a daylong writing retreat. The retreat will feature an opening panel discussion between graduate students, CWSC staff, and faculty, as well as one-on-one writing consultations with CWSC staff and dedicated writing time. Registration is required.

Using Zotero for Citation Management

If you plan to use Zotero to manage your citations: join us for this workshop. This workshop will quickly cover the setup of Zotero and then take a deeper dive into the best way to use the software to keep all of your citations in order throughout your research. Our Citation Management experts will provide tips and trips to get the most out of Zotero and your citation management tracking process in general. Everyone who is using Zotero or thinks they might like to use Zotero is welcome at this workshop.

Digital Publishing with Scalar

This workshop provides an introduction to Scalar, a free, open source authoring and publishing platform. Scalar can be used to create media rich assignments and open, digital books. Participants will learn how to build Scalar pages incorporating multimedia (e.g. video, text, images, sound), annotations, tags, and metadata.

Professional Communication: From Classroom to Workplace

In both the classroom and the workplace, the ability to communicate professionally is a valuable skill. This workshop applies empirical research on “real-world” classroom and workplace scenarios to teach participants how to make informed decisions about their communicative choices and represent themselves in an appropriate, professional manner. Registration is required.

Building Digital Exhibits with Collection Builder

This session is a work-along workshop which will walk you through setting up a simple exhibit using Collection Builder. You will have plenty of time to try building your own exhibit or making edits to the demo with support from the workshop facilitators. We will focus on the single-site use case published through Github Pages which is ideal for small collections or pedagogy.

Graduate Student Orientation to the Library in 30 minutes

Are you a graduate student and new to UBC? This basic orientation will briefly introduce you in 30 minutes to the people, resources and services at UBC Library. Feel free to drop-in with any questions you might have about using UBC Library.

Dissertations and Theses Formatting: Strategies For Successful Submission

When preparing the dissertation or thesis for submission, students must follow strict formatting requirements. Any deviation from these requirements may lead to rejection of the dissertation and delay in the conferral of the degree. This workshop will also cover the basic resources that are available to help you with writing your thesis and dissertation.

Statements of Teaching Philosophy: Writing

Increasingly, faculty positions in both research and teaching streams require a statement of teaching philosophy as one component of a teaching portfolio or dossier. This workshop draws on research to introduce participants to some of the typical stylistic features of the teaching statement. Registration is required.

The MURC Abstract: Writing

Conference abstracts play a vital role in the communication of scholarly research. This workshop, designed for students submitting an abstract to the Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference (MURC) at UBC, introduces undergraduate researchers to two typical structural models of the abstract across disciplines, while accounting for disciplinary differences and community norms.