Workshop dates and locations will be indicated in the listings below.
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Complete any five of our workshops and you will receive the Information Literacy Certificate & CCR credit. You may take more than one term to complete 5 workshops. What is Information Literacy?
At Fleming, Plagiarism is a serious breach of Academic Integrity. Understand the various forms of plagiarism, Fleming’s policy on plagiarism, and learn effective strategies to avoid plagiarizing.
Workshop Dates
Wednesday, May 22: 2pm - 3pm Virtual
Tuesday, May 28: 3pm - 4pm Virtual
Monday, June 3: 11am - 12pm Sutherland
Tuesday, June 18: 3pm - 4pm Virtual
Wednesday, June 26: 2pm - 3pm Virtual
Wednesday, July 3: 2pm - 3pm Virtual
Monday, July 15: 11am - 12pm Sutherland
Thursday, July 18: 11am - 12pm Virtual
Tuesday, August 6: 3pm - 4pm Virtual
ILC Avoiding Plagiarism Worksheet
Resources:
Academic Integrity: Plagiarism (Fleming Library Guide)
Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy 5-506; Sec 2.5
Fleming Academic Integrity Policy & Procedures
The Plagiarism Spectrum (TurnItIn)
Plagiarism Quiz (TurnItIn)
Using Turnitin Self-Directed(Fleming Library Guide)
Fleming Tutoring & Academic Skills: Writing Drop-ins
Fleming Learning Strategies: Time Management & Organization
For those who are new to citations, we will lay the foundation for successful citation-building. Understand the use of in-text citations, identify different source formats and the parts of a citation, and practice using a citation guide to build basic citations.
Feel free to bring some examples you would like to work on!
Workshop Dates
Tuesday, May 21: 3pm - 4pm Virtual
Wednesday, May 29: 2pm - 3pm Virtual
Monday, June 24: 11am - 12pm Sutherland
Monday, July 8: 11am - 12pm Sutherland
Wednesday, July 17: 2pm - 3pm Virtual
Tuesday, July 23: 3pm - 4pm Virtual
Thursday, August 1: 11am - 12pm Virtual
How to Use the APA Guide (2:53
Workshop Activities:
Website Authors Examples:
Specific Page on Group Author Site
Individual author posting on a Group Author Site
Activity #4
a) Book
b) Article
c) Website #1
d) Website #2
Cite your articles confidently and correctly!
Journal articles, web articles, journal articles on the web – learn how to distinguish these source types, choose the right citation template, and include the right information. Lots of hands-on practice. Feel free to bring your own examples.
Workshop Dates
Monday, June 10: 11am - 12pm Sutherland
Wednesday, June 19: 2pm - 3pm Virtual
Examples
Activities
For those with some citation experience, this workshop will help broaden your understanding and hone your skills. We will practice with more complex examples of articles, edited volumes, websites, and images, as well as using the MS Word citation tool.
Workshop Dates
Workshop Activities:
The above worksheet contains hyperlinks. If you are planning to work off a printed (hard copy) of the worksheet, you will need access to the following links:
Activity 1: Books
Activity 2: Articles
Activity 3: Websites
Resources
Find articles using our single Search-All feature. Learn how to choose effective keywords, narrow your results by subject, date, or geography and access full-text articles.
Workshop Dates
Thursday, May 23: 11am - 12pm Virtual
Wednesday, June 5: 2pm - 3pm Virtual
Monday, June 17: 11am - 12pm Sutherland
Thursday, July 4: 11am - 12pm Virtual
Wednesday, July 10: 2pm - 3pm Virtual
Thursday, August 8: 11am - 12pm Virtual
ILC Finding Articles Worksheet
Related Library Tutorials:
*Prerequisite: Finding Articles in the Databases or equivalent*
Comfortable searching for articles in the Library’s databases? Take it to the next level and become proficient in designing your search strategy and using advanced tools available for organizing, storing, and sharing results.
Workshop Dates
Tuesday, July 16: 3pm - 4pm Virtual
Information is everywhere… BUT… is it right for your research paper? Discover how to look critically at information sources, especially websites, to ensure the information is credible, appropriate, accurate, free of bias, etc.
Workshop Dates
For many students, research includes locating, understanding and disseminating peer review resources. Discover how an article becomes “peer-reviewed” and how to search the library’s databases for these highly credible articles.
Workshop Dates
Workshop Activities:
Activity 2a: Online Databases A-Z
Resources:
Evaluating Sources: Journal Articles (Fleming Library)
Know Your Resources (TLP)
Identifying Scholarly Resouces (Trent University Library)
Give yourself an edge in your next in-class presentation! We will cover techniques for dealing with presentation anxiety as well as best practices for presenting and using tech tools such as PowerPoint.
Workshop Dates
Thursday, June 13: 11am - 12pm Virtual
Tuesday, July 9: 3pm - 4pm Virtual
Thursday, August 15: 11am - 12pm Virtual
Activities:
Codes will be posted in the workshop
Resources:
Turnitin is an online tool used by some instructors to assess for plagiarism in student assignments, but did you know that you can use Turnitin to self-assess your work before handing it in? In this workshop, we'll demonstrate how to set up an account, submit your work, and how to understand the feedback report and use it to avoid plagiarism.
Workshop Dates
Wednesday, June 12: 2pm - 3pm Virtual
Tuesday, June 25: 3pm - 4pm Virtual
Monday, July 22: 11am - 12pm Sutherland
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