July 2011

Unless otherwise indicated, sessions occur in the Learning and Teaching Centre (LTC) Classroom in the Harry Hickman Building (HHB), Room 128.

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Managing your Thesis or Dissertation (for graduate students, honours students, and URS scholars)
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
5:30 PM ~ 7:00 PM, McPherson Library, Room 129
Facilitators: The Writing Centre staff
Is your writing project out of control? This hands-on workshop will teach you some strategies to organize yourself, your writing and your writing habits so you can finally finish your project.
To register, send an email to TWCdir@uvic.ca

Strong Writing (for graduate students whose first language is not English)
Monday, July 18, 2011
2:00 PM ~ 4:00 PM, HHB 128
Facilitators: Tusa Shea, The Writing Centre
This workshop will help you write stronger sentences and paragraphs by focusing on the key aspects of North American academic writing, powerful sentence construction, and smooth transitions.
To register, send an email to TWCdir@uvic.ca.

Strong Writing (for graduate students whose first language is English)
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
2:00 PM ~ 4:00 PM, HHB 128
Facilitators: The Writing Centre staff
This workshop will help you write stronger sentences and paragraphs by focusing on common errors, powerful sentence construction, and smooth transitions.
To register, send an email to TWCdir@uvic.ca.

Writing Assignments and Feedback Strategies (for instructors and others interested in instruction)
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
10:30 AM ~ 12:00 PM, HHB 128
Facilitators: Dr. Li-Shih Huang, LTC Scholar, and Dr. Laurie Waye, Director of The Writing Centre
Do you spend ages giving feedback on student writing? Are you giving writing assignments without knowing if they really follow best practices? This session focuses on how to design strong writing assignments, how to give great feedback, and how to maximize the time you spend marking.

UVic Continuing Sessional Lecturer Scholarship Fund ~ Submission Deadline
Sunday, July 31, 2011
4:00 PM, HHB 126
This is a fund to support the professional development of Sessional Lecturers designated in their appointment as Continuing by Human Resources at UVic. Deadlines are twice per year.
Information and Application Form

August 2011 Events