Workshop descriptions

Skills for time management

Feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day? In this workshop, you will learn strategies to organize your priorities, increase your productivity, and effectively manage your time.

• Download the participant guide for skills for time management.
• Visit additional resources on time management.

Study SMART

Want to make your study time more productive? This workshop will introduce you to active study strategies and help you reflect on effective study-time management to support your learning.

• Download the participant guide for study SMART.
• Visit additional resources on study strategies.

Learning in your second language

Learning in your second language provides you with an interactive opportunity to support learning in your second (or third, or fourth…) language. In this one-hour workshop, you will learn to recognize your challenges, identify personalized learning strategies, and develop peer support networks to enhance your academic experience.

• Download the participant guide for learning in your second language.
• Visit additional resources on learning in an additional language.

Strategies for effective reading

This one-hour workshop covers strategies to help you make the most of your reading. By taking a strategic and active approach to reading, you'll boost your comprehension and use your time more effectively while reading as a learner.

• Download the participant guide for strategies for effective reading.
• Visit additional reading strategies resources.

Presentation skills

Want to feel more comfortable speaking in front of others? In this workshop, you will learn various techniques for preparing and delivering effective presentations. You will also learn how context, body language, and visual aids can improve your presentation skills.

• Download the participant guide for presentation skills.

How to find academic research positions

Looking for research opportunities? In this workshop, you will explore your academic and research passions, and come away with knowledge, resources, and strategies to approach professors and find a research group that will help you learn and grow.

• Download the participant guide for how to find academic research positions.

Fostering positive collaboration

In this workshop, participants are introduced to some of the interpersonal skills that are essential to any career, academic or not. In particular, they learn about effective workplace productivity techniques, strategies for working collaboratively and individually, and tips to improve and apply their professional skillset.

•  Download the participant guide for fostering positive collaboration.
• Visit additional resources for working with others.

Strategies for multiple choice questions

Do you take multiple choice exams? Do you want to learn how to approach multiple choice questions? This workshop will introduce you to strategies for succeeding at multiple choice exams in any subject.

• Download the participant guide for strategies for multiple choice questions.
• Visit additional exam related resources to support your learning.

Exams: Preparing for success

Unsure about how to prepare for your finals? This one-hour workshop will help you get ready! We'll be going over study strategies, effective time management, and resources for maintaining balance while you navigate this exam season's challenges.

• Download the participant guide for exams: Preparing for success.
• Visit additional exam related resources to support your learning.

Our in person workshops take place in the McLennan Library, room MS-74, find directions here.

For questions about these workshops, email learning.tls [at] mcgill.ca