iSkills: Professional, Academic, & Technical Workshops


iSkills workshops enable current students and alumni to learn professional, academic, and technical skills beyond the classroom. We offer workshops during the Fall, Winter, and Summer terms.

This page includes information related to our current roster. Further information will be provided via email.

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Overview

Faculty of Information professors, librarians, staff, current students, alumni, and a collective of professionals and academics from each program and concentration, worked together to create the iSkills roster of workshops listed below. Together with the required curricula, these workshops create a unique information and heritage educational experience. They also address academic, professional, and technical competencies aligned with your program and / or concentration(s).

To view a catalogue of our past sessions, please view the Historical iSkills Catalogue (updated November 2022).

For students and alumni looking for workshop materials from previous sessions, including slides and handouts, please contact the iSkills Program Coordinator at support.iskills@utoronto.ca.

Registration

  • Registration is required for all workshops.
  • BI, MI, MMSt, and PhD students and Faculty of Information alumni are eligible to register for iSkills workshops.
  • Students and alumni will receive an email from the iSkills Program Coordinator with the calendar and registration links.
  • If a workshop is full, be sure to sign up for the waitlist.  We work hard to open spots for waitlisted students.
  • Students can view the catalogue of Fall 2023 iSkills workshops below. Registration links can be found within each workshop page. Students can also view the entire calendar directly on LibCal.
  • Student registration opens on Wednesday September 6 at 8am EDT. Alumni registration information will be provided soon.

Withdrawing, No Shows, and General Etiquette

If you are unable to attend a workshop for which you have signed up, be sure to withdraw at least 48 hours prior to the session.

To withdraw from a session, please use the link provided in your initial registration confirmation email for the workshop, and follow the on-screen instructions.

Students and alumni who repeatedly fail to attend workshops they have registered for will be suspended from the iSkills program and may receive a fine.

Aim to arrive 10 minutes early for in-person workshops.  If you need to leave the workshop before it ends, notify the instructor at the beginning of the session.

iSkills workshops are not recorded.  Do not ask instructors to record their workshops.

 


Questions, Comments, and Suggestions

All questions, comments, and suggestions related to iSkills workshops can be directed to the iSkills Program Coordinator at support.iskills@utoronto.ca.


iSkills Catalogue (Fall 2023)

Workshops are online unless otherwise noted. Online workshops are NOT recorded. 

ACADEMIC SKILLS

Cite in APA Monday, September 11, 2023, 4pm – 5:30pm and Thursday, September 14, 1pm – 2:30pm
Locating, assessing, and applying sources: Academic research and writing Thursday, September 21, 2023, 2pm – 4:30pm
Identifying and applying discipline-specific writing conventions Sunday, September 24, 2023, 10am – 12:30pm
Tools for reading and writing about data Monday, October 2, 2023, 6pm – 7:30pm
Scholarly communications and bibliometrics literacy Tuesday, October 24, 2023, 5pm – 8pm

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Getting a job in government Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 4pm – 6pm
UX writing Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 6:30pm – 8:30pm and Monday, September 18, 2023, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Writing policy briefs Friday, September 22, 2023, 2pm – 4:30pm
Introduction to cybersecurity Saturday, September 23, 2023, 10am – 12pm
Retention and disposition in the Government of Canada: Directives, standards, and workflows Thursday, September 28, 2023, 4pm – 6pm
Children’s learning in the 21st century museum Thursday, October 5, 2023, 1pm – 4pm (in-person)
Introduction to making accessible Word documents and PowerPoint slides Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 2pm – 5pm
Crash course in the Library of Congress Classification system Monday, October 16, 2023, 10am – 12pm
TECHNICAL SKILLS
R: An introduction Thursday, September 14, 2023, 3pm – 4:30pm
WordPress 101 Saturday, September 16, 2023, 1pm – 4pm
Building a static website with Jekyll and GitHub Pages Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 5pm – 8pm
WordPress 102 Saturday, September 23, 2023, 1pm – 4pm
Data analysis with SQL and MySQL Sunday, October 1, 2023, 10am – 12:30pm
Introduction to data management and statistical analysis with SPSS Monday, October 2, 2023, 1pm – 3pm
HTML & CSS 101: Learn how to build websites Saturday, October 14, 2023, 12pm – 3pm
Data visualization in R: The very (very!) basics Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 6pm – 8pm
Automation with Python Saturday, October 21, 2023, 12pm – 3pm

Organization Name Faculty of information, University of Toronto Job Title Technical & Accessibility Support Assistants (TASAs) Job Type Part Time (Contract) Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In-person and remote support. Posting Date 07/10/2023 Application Deadline 07/23/2023 Job Start Date (Expected): 08/14/2023 Compensation $25/hour Target Audience 0–5 Years of Experience Current Students Job Category Data...
Organization Name Women’s College Hospital Position Name Archivist Job Type Part Time (Contract) Posting Date 07/07/2023 Application Deadline 07/28/2023 Job Start Date (Expected): 09/11/2023 Compensation $20.54/hour Job Category Archives Job Description The Archives of Women’s College Hospital is offering a part-time student employment opportunity (15 hours/week) as an Archives Assistant to complete...
Organization Name Faculty of information, University of Toronto Job Title Technical & Accessibility Support Assistants (TASAs) Job Type Part Time (Contract) Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In-person and remote support. Posting Date 07/10/2023 Application Deadline 07/23/2023 Job Start Date (Expected): 08/14/2023 Compensation $25/hour Target Audience 0–5 Years of Experience Current Students Job Category Data...
Organization Name Digital Records Archivist Job Title Digital Records Archivist Job Type Full Time (2 Years Contract) 2-year term with possibility of extension or permanent Location Behchokò, Yellowknife, NT Posting Date 07/07/2023 Application Deadline 07/14/2023 @ 5:00 pm Compensation $98K to $111K per year Target Audience Minimum 1-year work experience in archives...

Organization Name Prince George Public Library Job Title Collections Librarian (Youth) Job Type Part Time (Contract) Location Prince George BC Posting Date 04/24/2023 Application Deadline 05/05/2023 Job Start Date (Expected): May 15, 2023 Compensation $35.15 per hour Target Audience 0–5 Years of Experience Job Category Library – Public Job Description...
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Organization Name CBC/Radio-Canada Job Title Media Librarian Job Type Full Time (Contract) Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posting Date 11/23/2022 Application Deadline 12/07/2022 Job Start Date (Expected): 01/01/2023 Compensation 50,326.02 – 70,270.34 Target Audience Recent Graduates 0–5 Years of Experience Job Category Archives Information Systems Knowledge Management Records Management Job Description...
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