Join this two-hour workshop to walk through the steps of creating a podcast: from planning, scripting, gathering music and sound effects. This session will provide instruction on free, open-source software called Audacity for recording and editing your podcast. After this workshop, you’ll be able to: Identify the steps for creating a podcast Recognize how to

Interested in using Python but don't know where to start? Join us for a hands-on, two-part workshop for folks with little experience programming. We will cover the basics of working with data in Python. We'll cover reading-in data from an external source followed by some simple manipulation and analysis using the built-in capabilities that are

This presentation will walk you through the benefits of citation management and explain how you can use citation managers to keep track of your research and speed up the citation process. Participants are required to bring a laptop to the session. We will focus on using Zotero and Mendeley and recommend you come with them

This two-day Writing Tune-up: Grammar series provides grammar instruction for all levels of writers. It is open to graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, visiting scholars, faculty and staff at the University of Guelph, as well as Guelph community members. The workshop is useful for participants wanting to improve their own writing skills as well

This two-day Writing Tune-up: Grammar series provides grammar instruction for all levels of writers. It is open to graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, visiting scholars, faculty and staff at the University of Guelph, as well as Guelph community members. The workshop is useful for participants wanting to improve their own writing skills as well

Winter is coming, and you need to write that scientific paper. But do you feel you know nothing about writing an engaging science paper? If so, come explore how the Game of Thrones character, Daenerys, develops from an abused sister into a powerful Queen who proclaims, "I am the dragon's daughter, and I swear to

This session focuses on working with visuals and sources in your writing. We discuss how to integrate sources effectively without plagiarizing and how to use visuals appropriately and ethically. Register on the library's website.

This session focuses on principles of grammar, punctuation and mechanics that are of interest to students in the sciences. We discuss how to identify and correct common grammar errors, how to use punctuation more effectively, and how to avoid mechanical errors and inconsistencies. Register on the library's website.

This session focuses on strategies for organizing, drafting and revising literature reviews. We discuss how to connect your literature review to your research question, how to build the structure of your review and how to avoid some common challenges when writing in this scientific genre. Register on the library's website.

The Positive Space Project is an initiative on campus to develop an LGBTQ2SIA+ awareness and informational training (both online and in-person) for U of G faculty and staff. As part of the training development, organizers will create videos about key concepts such as pronouns, coming out and allyship.   LGBTQ2SIA+ faculty and staff at the

In this session, we discuss strategies for writing clearly and concisely. We practice revising individual sentences to reduce wordiness, improve word choice and increase clarity. For this session, you can

Join this two-hour workshop to walk through the steps of creating a podcast: from planning, scripting, gathering music and sound effects. This session will provide instruction on free, open-source software

This session focuses on the purpose, organization and style of academic research articles in the sciences. With reference to the principles of genre and move structure analysis, we discuss strategies

In this workshop, you will learn how to run descriptive statistics, perform simple statistical analysis including ANOVA and correlation. This is a great opportunity for students to learn how to

Did you know the University of Guelph is currently developing a new IT strategic plan for the next five years? We are, and we could use your help! IT has

In this session, you will learn practical planning and prioritization strategies to help achieve school-work-life balance. The workshop will also review tools to use for short-term and long-term planning and

Join us for a talk by Donna Lanclos - researcher, writer, speaker and anthropologist - about open-ended ethnography and relationship-building as an antidote to being "ethnographish", surveillance and quantification in

When making decisions about sharing or preserving your data there are many things to consider. This workshop will highlight some of the choices available to you as a researcher. Register

Feeling anxious about tests and exams? In this workshop run by the McLaughlin Library, learn strategies to help you cope with exam anxiety while preparing for exams. Registration required through