Join our Write Now! Workshop Series to earn a Certificate in Academic Writing. The series consists of four workshops, each designed to improve your critical thinking and writing skills:
- Analyze Your Assignment - helps you develop a more systematic, process-based approach so you can meet the expectations and requirements of academic writing
- Constructing an Argument - shows you how to use your research to develop a well-formulated position/thesis statement supported by clear, logical, critically-informed discussion
- Meaningful Citations - helps you identify not only when and how to cite sources, but also how to integrate them into your writing in meaningful ways that add value to your discussion
- Effective Editing - shows you how to review your work from a "reader's perspective" so you can improve the clarity, coherence, significance, and impact of your writing.
After each workshop, you will be directed to an eClass site, where a quiz will be posted within 1 hour of workshop completion. A grade of 60% or higher earns you a Badge of Completion.
Attend all 4 workshops and successfully complete all 4 quizzes to receive a Certificate of Achievement in Academic Writing Skills. Add this to your resume, job applications, and/or LinkedIn account to enhance your qualifications.
All workshops are free and available on zoom through a link that will be provided before each session. No registration required! However, admission to each workshop closes 15 minutes after start time and quizzes are available for 72 hours after workshop conclusion.
We also offer several other workshops and events throughout the year to help you with specific aspects of writing particular types of documents. Simply browse through our calendar and select the event you wish to attend. Please contact us if you have any questions. All Writing Centre workshops are free to attend.
Workshops and Schedule
Analyze your Assignment
What is your Professor looking for? Find how to best approach your assignments and develop your ideas!
- September 29, 2026: 11:30-1:00
- November 3, 2026: 11:30-1:00
Research Methods
Discover how to secure, analyze, and use accurate sources! And how should you use new AI tools like ChatGPT in the university context-or should you at all? Come and find out!
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Constructing an Argument
Make your arguments clear and direct. Elevate your writing by devising a university level thesis!
- October 7, 2026: 11:30-1:00
- November 11, 2026: 11:30-1:00
Meaningful Citations
Improve your transitions by taking advantage of signal phrases and learning to credit your sources both in-text and in references.
- October 20, 2026: 11:30-1:00
- November 17, 2026: 11:30-1:00
Effective Editing
Enhance the clarity, precision, and impact by applying strategies and techniques for effectively editing and proofreading your work.
- October 26, 2026: 1:00-2:30
- November 23, 2026: 1:00-2:30
