Workshops

Determined to stay on track when life gets busy? We'll suggest techniques for planning out your semester, balancing your weekly schedule, and prioritizing tasks.

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.

Stop relying on highlighting, re-reading, and cramming! Make the most out of your reading and notes, create active learning tools, and leverage proven powerful study techniques. Make your learning stick!

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 propel you forward the next time.

Wondering about using AI tools for your university coursework? In this session, you’ll learn about instructor expectations, strategies for staying on the right side of the academic integrity-academic misconduct divide, and the potential consequences of AI misuse. Get the guidance you need to navigate AI responsibly!

Unlock the secrets to understanding university-level writing in a dynamic 75-minute session. Learn to create compelling thesis statements, understand diverse assignment types, and engage your audience with precision and power.

Are you feeling overwhelmed with a research assignment or don't know how to get started? Learn steps to launch each project, explore how to use brainstorming to focus your topic and guide your research, leverage your outlining skills to shape strong points, and stay on track drafting one piece at a time.

Want to ensure your writing is focused and powerful? We’ll discuss what a thesis is and how to make yours effective. We’ll also identify the components of strong body paragraphs to help you support your thesis, and share strategies for integrating information from sources.

Note: We recommend completing the "Research Papers 101: Getting Started" workshop first.

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.

Hoping to finally sort out what a comma splice is, avoid those pesky run-on sentences, or master using semicolons? 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.

There is more to paraphrasing than finding synonyms. Learn when to paraphrase and when to quote, and how to respect the original author's meaning and intent. Find out how paraphrasing gives writers power and flexibility!

APA style for referencing is used by many disciplines as a way to credit others’ work. In this workshop, we’ll help you grasp the basics of the rules outlined in APA’s 7th edition. We will practice citing sources in text and building accurate reference list entries.

Check out MRU’s comprehensive APA Referencing Guide anytime.

Prefer to learn at your own pace? Complete the APA Referencing Tutorial, which covers the same content as the live workshop.

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.

Dive into MLA citation style—the most commonly used format in the Humanities. Join our workshop to grasp the basics of MLA's 9th edition. From creating in-text citations to developing accurate Works Cited pages, we will practice the skills needed to up your citation game!

Check out MRU’s comprehensive MLA Referencing Guide anytime.

Prefer to learn at your own pace? Complete the MLA Referencing Tutorial, which covers the same content as the live workshop.

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.