
Week of June 23
- Mon 231:30 PMAcademic Skills: Reading EffectivelyEngage events
Keeping up with required course readings, as well as reading for assignments and research can be challenging. This workshop covers practical strategies to help you engage with academic texts more effectively. Please RSVP to book your place.
Can’t attend a session? Check out our online resource with workshop recording Learning Essentials: Reading Effectively. If you have any questions, just Ask us. - Tue 241:00 PMPathways to Open Access @ UoAEngage events
This workshop is for researchers who have prior knowledge and experience with the academic publishing process. If you are new to publishing (e.g. PhD students and early career researchers), we recommend you attend the Workshop: Publishing your research before attending this workshop. This workshop will help you: Understand why Open Access (OA) is important & relevant to you as a researcher at this University Navigate the available pathways to OA & related funding/support opportunities that are available at this University This workshop addresses the following topics: What is OA? Why should I make my work OA? How do I make my work OA? Ethical questions and concerns about the different OA routes Basics of copyright & Creative Commons licensing Please RSVP to book your place. If you have any questions, just Ask us. - Thu 2610:00 AMAcademic Skills: Paraphrasing, Summarising, and QuotingEngage events
This workshop will help you understand when it is appropriate to paraphrase, summarise and quote, and provide an opportunity to practice writing ideas from academic texts in your own words. Please RSVP to book your place. Can’t attend a session? Check out our online resource, Academic Skills Video Series. If you have any questions, just Ask us. - Thu 262:30 PMWriting in English: Using active and passive voiceEngage events
This workshop provides guidance and practice in using voice accurately and strategically in academic writing.
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Check out our workshop recording: Writing in English: Using active and passive voice. To be sure of having a place at the workshop, please register (RSVP)! Please contact us at ele@auckland.ac.nz if you have any questions. - Fri 2711:00 AMAcademic Skills: Finding informationEngage events
This workshop covers effective search strategies for finding scholarly information. By the end of the workshop you will know: what you need to search for where you should search for it how to get the best results Please RSVP to book your place. Can’t attend a session? Check out our online resource with a short video Learning essentials: Finding information. If you have any questions, just Ask us - Fri 271:30 PMAcademic Skills: Time ManagementEngage events
Learning to manage your time is an essential part of university life. This workshop will give you some ideas about how to organise your time effectively and manage your studies. Please RSVP to book your place.
Can’t attend a session? Check out our online resource with a short video Learning essentials: Time management. If you have any questions, just Ask us.