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Using Generative AI for Student Research Online

Note: This workshop is online only. About the Workshop This workshop aims to equip participants with a basic understanding of Generative AI (GenAI) and the ethical implications of its use in student...  More
Date:
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Time:
10:30am - 12:00pm
Location:
Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
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Academic Standing and Academic Recovery Online

Join us to learn everything you need to know about Academic Standing: what it is, the important next steps, and how it can affect future registration. We will also have an Academic Coach from the...  More
Date:
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Time:
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Graduate students     Open to Everyone  

Smartphone Photography Online

Note: This workshop is online only. Are you a UVic student, staff, or faculty member and want to learn more about taking better photos with your smartphone? This workshop is a great place to start....  More
Date:
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Time:
10:30am - 12:00pm
Location:
Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 13 seats left

Intro to Image Editing with Photopea Online

Note: This workshop is online only via Zoom. Photopea a user-friendly and free web-based tool that helps people edit their photos and graphics, and looks and operates very similar to Adobe...  More
Date:
Monday, April 29, 2024
Time:
10:30am - 12:00pm
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 24 seats left

Using Generative AI for Student Research Online

Note: This workshop is online only. About the Workshop This workshop aims to equip participants with a basic understanding of Generative AI (GenAI) and the ethical implications of its use in...  More
Date:
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Time:
1:00pm - 2:20pm
Location:
Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
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Data Management Plans (DMPs) Online

Aimed at grad students and faculty researchers, this lecture-style workshop reviews the key components of a data management plan (DMP) and offers guidance on using the DMP Assistant, a bilingual tool...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Time:
10:00am - 11:00am
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 22 seats left

Academic Standing and Academic Recovery Online

Join us to learn everything you need to know about Academic Standing: What it is, the important next steps, and how it can affect future registration. We will also have an Academic Coach from the...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Time:
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Graduate students  

Systematic Reviews Workshop 1: Setting Yourself Up for Success (Online) Online

This virtual workshop will cover what is needed to plan your systematic review (or other evidence synthesis review) and create a review protocol that can be used to guide you through the review...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Time:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Audience:
  Faculty     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 11 seats left

Generative AI for Research Workshop – For Librarians & Library Staff Only In-Person / Online

This session is designed as a gentle introduction to Generative AI (GenAI) as well as to explore the emerging potential and pitfalls of GenAI tools designed for academic research. This hands-on...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Time:
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Location:
Digital Scholarship Commons A308, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Library Folk  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration / Online Registration
Register! - 75 seats left

Systematic Reviews Workshop 2: Developing Your Data Collection Strategy (Online) Online

This virtual workshop will cover the key concepts/skills needed to create a data collection strategy for your review project. Creating a comprehensive search strategy that is designed to capture as...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Time:
10:00am - 12:30pm
Audience:
  Faculty     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 15 seats left

Systematic Reviews Workshop 3: The Next Steps: translating searches, tracking, reporting and study selection (Online) Online

This virtual workshop will cover the remaining steps of the data collection phase of your systematic review/knowledge synthesis review project and introduce you to the study selection process. This is...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Time:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Audience:
  Faculty     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 13 seats left

Introduction to Covidence Online

Covidence is a web-based platform that streamlines the process of conducting comprehensive literature reviews, including systematic reviews, scoping reviews, meta-syntheses, and meta-narratives. In...  More
Date:
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Time:
11:00am - 12:00pm
Location:
Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty     Graduate students     UVic staff     General public  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 25 seats left

 

Please note: this page only displays public events at UVic Libraries. If you have registered for a private event (thesis writer's intensive, etc.), you will need to consult your email for a registration link.