Workshops

Student Learning Services will be facilitating a series of informative webinars as part of New Student Orientation. Visit the NSO Webinar Hub for more information.

Juggling multiple responsibilities can feel overwhelming without a clear plan. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to design a balanced semester calendar built around your unique priorities, apply proven time management strategies like start lines and action plans, and get ahead of deadlines without burning out.

Stop relying on highlighting, re-reading, and last-minute cramming! Build your critical thinking abilities through active learning. Make the most out of note taking, read to really learn course material, explore active learning tools, and take advantage of research-backed study strategies. Optimize your time and make your learning stick!

How often do you tell yourself “I’ll do it later”? Procrastination is normal, but don’t fret – there are ways to overcome it! Work with a Learning Strategist and a Counsellor to explore the possible factors that may contribute to your procrastination and learn tangible strategies to turn intention into action.

Feeling overwhelmed by deadlines for projects and upcoming final exams? Learn how to prioritize your remaining assessments and use time management tools like the layer approach. We'll help you map out a realistic game plan and avoid pitfalls like the planning fallacy so you can finish the semester strong.

Boost your test-taking confidence by optimizing your preparation, increasing your focus and efficiency during the test, and reflecting on your test experience and results afterwards to perform even better the next time.

Make informed choices about when—and when not—to use AI in your academic work. Join us to learn about MRU’s AI guidelines, specific uses of MRU-approved tools that protect privacy and real learning, and simple ways to lower the environmental impact of your AI use.

Generative AI can streamline brainstorming, drafting, and editing, but how do you use it critically and ethically? This workshop helps you navigate the use of Gemini without surrendering your own critical thinking, voice, or academic integrity. By examining what is gained—and what might be lost—when delegating work to AI, this session equips you with practical considerations to navigate writing with AI.

Discover how Gemini Notebook, an MRU-approved Google AI tool, is different from general-purpose AI chatbots like ChatGPT. Through demonstrations and hands-on experimentation with Notebook’s features like audio overviews and infographics, we’ll discuss practical and responsible ways you can use this tool for studying, reading, and assignments.

Note: A computer or tablet will be required for participation in this workshop.

Unlock the secrets to university-level writing and learn how to decode different assignment types, make sure a thesis statement matches the assignment, and tailor your writing decisions to a specific audience. This workshop will help you write with purpose and a better understanding of what your profs are looking for!

Are you feeling overwhelmed with a research paper or project and don't know how to get started? Practice steps to get going on each assignment: explore how to use brainstorming to get ahead, try tips to focus your topic and guide your research, and leverage your outlining to stay on track and grow your paper quickly. Build your writing confidence!

A strong thesis statement can help ensure your academic writing is clear and focused. In this interactive workshop, you’ll practice getting started with developing a thesis from scratch and consider how to support your ideas. We’ll also discuss how to refine your thesis statement as your research and thinking evolve.

Do you ever feel like your paragraphs are unfocused or that you’re having trouble making your point? In this workshop, you'll learn how to use the P-E-A model to build paragraphs, smoothly integrate quotes and paraphrases from your sources, subtly shape how confidently you make your claims, and analyze your evidence instead of just presenting it.

Hoping to sort out what a comma splice is, avoid those pesky run-on sentences, or finally grasp when to use a semicolon? In this workshop, you’ll learn to spot and fix common grammatical errors and review different sentence structures to help you achieve clarity and variation in your writing. Plus, you’ll discover strategies to become a more confident editor of your own work.

All academic writers strive to create texts that flow smoothly. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to use reverse outlining to improve the logical flow of your ideas, and you’ll discover how different types of connectors contribute to smooth writing.

Paraphrasing is a key component of research-based writing that goes hand-in-hand with making your own unique point.
This workshop focuses on how to integrate information from sources in your own words while avoiding some of the major paraphrasing pitfalls, such as misrepresenting sources, patchwriting, and plagiarism or citation trouble. Lots of examples and practice will help you approach paraphrasing with confidence!

New to APA style and wondering what it’s all about and how to do it? This workshop introduces foundational scholarly principles that guide citation and referencing. You’ll learn the basic guidelines outlined in the APA 7th edition and will have a chance to practice citing common source types. You will also practice using the MRU APA Referencing Guide so you can go forward and begin citing sources in your own scholarly work!

Prefer to learn at your own pace? Complete the APA Referencing Tutorial, which covers the same content as the live workshop. (Note: if your prof is requiring the workshop for an incentive, please check with them before completing the tutorial!)

To enroll in the tutorial, click this link to D2L, log in using your @mtroyal.ca credentials, and then select the “Enroll in Course” button. (If you’re already enrolled, you’ll see “Open Course.”) We recommend you use Google Chrome as your web browser.

Have you ever come across a source that seems impossible to cite? Not every source fits neatly into an APA template, but with the key parts to every reference and formatting guidelines in hand, you can problem-solve your way to a clear and accurate citation. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to navigate common tricky citation situations (like sources missing key details, online images, webpages, or videos) so you can cite with confidence in any assignment.

Note: Please attend the "APA 1: The Basics" workshop or complete the APA Referencing Tutorial on D2L before taking APA 2.