Open workshops
Booking: these events generally open for booking three weeks in advance of the shown date. If you do not see a live booking link please check back nearer the course date.
Cancelling: If you need to cancel your booking, please do so at your earliest opportunity and at least 3 days before the event. Someone else may be able to take your place, but we need time to contact them. Also, although you are not charged for an event, there are costs we incur which relate directly to places reserved.
How to cancel: you can cancel your booking via MyEd. Go to MyEd > News and Events > Training and event booking > My bookings - here you will have the option to cancel your place.
We maintain attendance registers; unexpected absences will be noted. If you consistently fail to attend, or repeatedly cancel with very short notice, you may be prevented from booking future IAD events.
- (PGT - Part Time) Getting Started Writing Your Dissertation
- (PGT) Assignment Planning
- (PGT) Assignment Writing
- (PGT) Being Critical
- (PGT) Being Critical for Assignments
- (PGT) Critical Reading
- (PGT) Critical Writing
- (PGT) Effective Reading
- (PGT) Get the Best From Your Library
- (PGT) Getting Started with Academic Writing
- (PGT) Getting Started with Your Dissertation
- (PGT) It's About Time...Managing Time Personal Efficiency and Effectiveness
- (PGT) Mini Writing Bootcamp
- (PGT) Presenting your work!
- (PGT) Proof Reading
- (PGT) Referencing - and how to do it
- (PGT) Speed Reading
- (PGT) Working Effectively Around Your Life
- (UG and PGT) Managing Your Exams: Effective Revision Techniques
- (UG and PGT) Managing Your Exams: Essays in Exams
- (UG and PGT) Managing Your Exams: Strategies and Tips
- (UG and PGT) Starting to Think about Dissertations and Projects
- (UG, PGT and PGR) Citing sources and creating bibliographies with Endnote
- (UG, PGT and PGR) Citing sources and creating bibliographies with Zotero
(PGT - Part Time) Getting Started Writing Your Dissertation
Description | This workshop is open to all part-time postgraduate taught (PGT) students. Getting started writing your dissertation can be a daunting task. It can be difficult to get started and really easy to put off! But no-one else can write your dissertation but you… So how do you start, and maintain, writing your dissertation? This online interactive session will give you practical strategies for thinking about writing, planning your writing and actually starting to write your dissertation. This workshop does not include:
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT |
Date | Monday 09-Oct-2023, 19:00 - 20:00 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | If you are eligible, you can Book a place on this course . |
(PGT) Assignment Planning
Description | So, you’ve got an assignment due, and naturally you want to do your very best. While you’ve written assignments before, have you ever stopped to think about how you go about planning them? In this session we’ll spend some time thinking about the planning stage. Even if you already have your own way of going about this, it is always helpful to spend some time reflecting on what is working well and what could be done more efficiently. This workshop will give you some things to consider. This workshop does not include:
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT |
Date | Wednesday 11-Oct-2023, 11:10 - 12:00 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | If you are eligible, you can Book a place on this course . |
Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT |
Date | Wednesday 01-Nov-2023, 14:10 - 15:00 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
(PGT) Assignment Writing
Description | Your aissgnment is due, and even though you’ve done the research, you’re finding it difficult to get started on the writing stage. Rest assured, this is a very common problem, and it can be overcome. In this session we’ll spend some time thinking about starting to write and how to get words on paper. Even if you already have your own way of going about this, it is always helpful to spend some time reflecting on what is working well and what could be done differently. This workshop will give you some things to consider for the writing stage. This workshop does not include:
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT |
Date | Wednesday 11-Oct-2023, 12:10 - 13:00 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | If you are eligible, you can Book a place on this course . |
Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT |
Date | Wednesday 01-Nov-2023, 15:10 - 16:00 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
(PGT) Being Critical
Description | As a Masters student, you need to be critical… but how? And what exactly does it mean? This friendly, interactive online workshop will give you some starter ideas on how to take a more critical approach to thinking generally for your masters. Students are encouraged to ask questions and voice opinions during the workshop. Students are asked to think about what ‘being critical’ means to them. This workshop does not include:
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT |
Date | Friday 20-Oct-2023, 12:10 - 13:00 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | If you are eligible, you can Book a place on this course . |
(PGT) Being Critical for Assignments
Description | As a masters student, you will have probably been asked to demonstrate critical thinking in your assignments. But what does this mean and how do you do it? This interactive online workshop will give you some tips and strategies on how to practice and communicate critical thinking in your assignments. It would be useful for students to have an awareness of their marking criteria and any feedback they have had from previous assignments. Students are encouraged to comment and ask questions during the workshop. This workshop does not include:
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Eligibility | PGT MScT All Colleges All Years |
Date | Thursday 02-Nov-2023, 19:00 - 20:00 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
(PGT) Critical Reading
Description | What does your supervisor mean when they tell you that your literature review is ‘too descriptive’ or ‘not critical enough’? How can you challenge or discuss the limitations of published work – does that mean you should be criticising it? In this workshop, we address these questions by exploring how ‘critiquing’ is based on a mindset that sits at the heart of scholarship. This interactive workshop is open to all PGT students and is not discipline-specific. You will be invited to engage and respond via the chat function, and encouraged to ask questions. |
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT |
Date | Tuesday 07-Nov-2023, 10:00 - 10:50 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
(PGT) Critical Writing
Description | Writing ‘critically’ is a key academic requirement. How do you make sure your writing meets that expectation? In this workshop you will explore aspects of critical thinking that are central to academic discourse, and learn how to demonstrate critical engagement in your dissertation writing. This interactive workshop is open to all PGT students and is not discipline-specific. You will be invited to engage and respond via the chat function, and encouraged to ask questions. |
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT |
Date | Tuesday 07-Nov-2023, 12:10 - 13:00 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
(PGT) Effective Reading
Description | The amount of reading you need to do for a Masters can be overwhelming. There’s a lot of information from a lot of sources that you will need to read, digest and then use to build your argument. Students often want to know how to speed read to get through it all. But is it about reading quicker or reading more effectively? And do you really need to read everything? This workshop will focus on:
This workshop does not include:
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT |
Date | Thursday 12-Oct-2023, 16:10 - 17:00 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | If you are eligible, you can Book a place on this course . |
Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT |
Date | Tuesday 31-Oct-2023, 10:00 - 10:50 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
(PGT) Get the Best From Your Library
Description | These sessions are designed for new online learners, but if you're in your Second or Third year, you're welcome to join. The sessions will cover accessing and using Library resources. Before the session, you might find it useful to view information for online and distance learning (ODL) students: https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/library-museum-gallery/using-library/library-services-odl Learning outcomes – as a result of this session, you will:
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT |
Date | Thursday 05-Oct-2023, 19:00 - 19:50 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | If you are eligible, you can Book a place on this course . |
(PGT) Getting Started with Academic Writing
Description | If you find writing a challenge, you are not alone. There are a number of difficulties, but many writers find that their biggest problem is simply getting started. In this friendly, interactive online session we will introduce some strategies that can help you to get started with your academic writing:
During this session, there will be some short tasks to complete, so make sure you have some paper and a pen/pencil handy. |
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT |
Date | Tuesday 07-Nov-2023, 18:00 - 19:00 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
(PGT) Getting Started with Your Dissertation
Description | This workshop is open to all postgraduate taught (PGT) students. A dissertation is a serious investment of time and energy. It is the defining feature of a Masters so it is worth thinking about what it is you really want to do with it and what you really want to get out of it. This online interactive session will give you strategies to start thinking about the subject and focus of your dissertation as well as practical tips for project managing it. Participants are encouraged to ask questions and raise issues. This workshop does not include:
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT |
Date | Wednesday 13-Dec-2023, 12:10 - 13:00 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
(PGT) It's About Time...Managing Time Personal Efficiency and Effectiveness
Description | Time. It’s the one thing noone ever seems to have enough of. It’s our most precious resource and yet we only seem to be happy when we’re wasting it!? Sometimes we can control how we spend our time and sometimes it is dictated to us; but in many ways the key to our academic and professional success is how we choose to use the time that we have. This focused webinar will provide you with some tools and ideas to help you to: • Reflect on your current actions and priorities • Behave efficiently as well as effectively and so manage your time more productively. • Prioritize and place your focus in appropriate areas |
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT |
Date | Monday 23-Oct-2023, 13:10 - 14:30 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | If you are eligible, you can Book a place on this course . |
(PGT) Mini Writing Bootcamp
Description | Are you a taught postgraduate student working on your assignments or dissertation? Or trying to write for publication? Would you like an opportunity to be able to learn some writing techniques, and have create some time to practise them? The aim of the ‘writing bootcamp’ is to facilitate a time for you to write without the distractions of emails, Facebook, twitter and everyday life. The session will begin with a short Bitesize style workshop to offer advice on writing techniques and motivate you to write. Following this you will have a writing session. No distractions, just writing. Thinking of signing up? You’ll need to do any necessary preparation before attending the mini writing bootcamp (guidance will be sent out prior to the session). As places are limited please only book a place if you are able to attend the session in full. |
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT |
Date | Wednesday 08-Nov-2023, 09:00 - 10:50 |
Venue | Room 3.2, Lister Learning and Teaching Centre, 5 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU Central Area |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT |
Date | Wednesday 08-Nov-2023, 14:10 - 16:00 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT |
Date | Wednesday 29-Nov-2023, 14:10 - 16:00 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT |
Date | Wednesday 29-Nov-2023, 09:00 - 10:50 |
Venue | Room 3.2, Lister Learning and Teaching Centre, 5 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU Central Area |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
(PGT) Presenting your work!
Description | This highly interactive and fast paced workshop will explore the key skills necessary to help you communicate your research to both academic and non-specialist audiences. We’ll focus on the latest research in communication studies and also explore what connects both online and offline. We’ll watch keynote TED talks and examine why the speakers succeed and what keeps us on the edge of our seats intellectually and emotionally. As a Masters student and researcher you will need to engage a variety of audiences for a successful career(s). This workshop will help you: 1. Build your core communication skills and confidence. 2. Prepare you for reviews, seminars and future conference presentations both on and offline. 3. Be a little more challenging, dynamic and engaging. Finally we’ll help you explore your strengths as a professional presenter and create a short action plan for future presentations. |
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT |
Date | Thursday 19-Oct-2023, 14:10 - 15:30 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | If you are eligible, you can Book a place on this course . |
(PGT) Proof Reading
Description | You will be expected to produce significant pieces of academic writing for your Masters e.g. reports, essays and your dissertation! They are a major investment of time and effort, so it is worth spending time polishing it by properly proofreading and editing. This interactive online session will introduce useful tips and strategies to help you incorporate effective proof-reading and editing into your writing process. This session will not cover:
This session will take place via blackboard collaborate (virtual classroom). Booking is required in order to receive the workshop link and further information about how to join the session. |
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT |
Date | Thursday 26-Oct-2023, 12:10 - 13:00 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
(PGT) Referencing - and how to do it
Description | Most students know that they need to ‘reference’ in their academic work using a particular style. You may even have to use different systems for different courses. But what is it? How do you do it? And when do you do it? This workshop is for students who are unfamiliar with or would like a basic reminder about referencing. We will look at:
This session is informal, friendly and includes discussion, and you are encouraged to ask questions and raise issues. It will include some short practical activities. This workshop will not cover:
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT |
Date | Tuesday 03-Oct-2023, 11:10 - 12:00 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | If you are eligible, you can Book a place on this course . |
(PGT) Speed Reading
Description | In order for academic reading to be effective, it needs to be a combination of efficient (in terms of speed and retention), strategic (in terms of appropriately targeted) and critical. This focused webinar will give you a number of tools to help you to read more quickly, more strategically and more critically. This workshop (and practice afterwards) will help you to increase your speed and effectiveness of reading. You will learn practical tools to help refine and improve four key areas: Strategy – considering your reading strategy and learning some practical ways to improve information selection and absorption Speed - Techniques to increase speed of reading, and applying these with more dense and difficult material Criticism – Acquiring methods and questions to improve your critical reading strategies Consistency – Discover how to build consistent reading habits that will improve your efficiency, retention and recall. Pre-coursework There will a small amount of pre- coursework sent to you around two weeks before the course. This will not take long and is nothing that you should not naturally be doing anyway. This workshop does not include:
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT |
Date | Monday 23-Oct-2023, 10:00 - 11:30 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | If you are eligible, you can Book a place on this course . |
(PGT) Working Effectively Around Your Life
Description | A Masters programme is an intensive and demanding period. You have to fit a lot of challenging work in around your life, your work, your family etc. and try to keep the momentum going. This online, interactive workshop aims to give you practical tips and strategies to working effectively during your masters. Participants are encouraged to ask questions and raise issues they would like to discuss. Pre-coursework Participants are asked to think of their main challenges when it comes to time management – and be prepared to tackle it! This workshop does not include:
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT |
Date | Tuesday 17-Oct-2023, 13:10 - 14:00 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | If you are eligible, you can Book a place on this course . |
(UG and PGT) Managing Your Exams: Effective Revision Techniques
Description | When it comes to effective revision, what works and what doesn’t? This online workshop will focus on revision techniques that have been demonstrated to be effective and how you can use and adapt your current habits to incorporate them. This session is informal, friendly and includes discussion in a supportive atmosphere. You are encouraged to ask questions and raise issues. This workshop will not cover:
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT UG |
Date | Tuesday 21-Nov-2023, 12:10 - 13:00 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
(UG and PGT) Managing Your Exams: Essays in Exams
Description | Are you prepared for your exams? Do you want to improve your writing under pressure? This trouble-shooting session will help you develop strategies to write more effective long answers in your exams. This workshop will focus on:
This session for undergraduates and taught postgraduates is informal and friendly. You are encouraged to ask questions and raise issues in a supportive atmosphere. This workshop will not cover:
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT UG |
Date | Wednesday 29-Nov-2023, 13:10 - 14:00 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
(UG and PGT) Managing Your Exams: Strategies and Tips
Description | This online workshop will be an hour session focusing on how to manage your exams by improving your exam technique. The session will focus on issues raised by participants and so could cover, for example, exam preparation and participation; i.e. how to cope with stress, practicing your exam technique and a review of exam strategies. This session is suitable for any taught student who wants to improve their exam technique. |
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years UG |
Date | Wednesday 06-Dec-2023, 12:10 - 13:00 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
(UG and PGT) Starting to Think about Dissertations and Projects
Description | Moving from essays and assignments to larger based project work such as dissertations can often feel like a step into the unknown. This workshop will help to clarify dissertation/project expectations and provide practical strategies that you can use to optimise your dissertation experience. Specifically it will cover: • What does a dissertation/project look like? • How do I choose a topic? • How do I write a literature review? • How do I bring everything together into a coherent thesis? This session will not cover: • Subject or discipline-specific advice • English Language advice |
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Eligibility | PGT UG |
Date | Tuesday 31-Oct-2023, 17:15 - 18:40 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
(UG, PGT and PGR) Citing sources and creating bibliographies with Endnote
Description | This session is open to all UG, PGT, PGR and Online Students who would like to get help or advice for using Endnote to keep a database of literature sources and create reference lists easily in essays and other written work. Learning outcomes are tailored to fit your aims and queries submitted when you register, but sessions in the past have covered:
EndNote is installed on all on-campus open access computers (like the Library) but you can get your own copy of EndNote desktop version via the UoE Licence https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/computing/desktop-personal/software/main-software-deals/endnote Comparison chart of EndNote and other bibliographic management software options http://www.docs.is.ed.ac.uk/mvm/BiblioManagersTable.pdf |
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT PGR students UG |
Date | Thursday 12-Oct-2023, 16:10 - 17:00 |
Venue | Blackboard Collaborate (online) Off Campus |
Bookings | If you are eligible, you can Book a place on this course . |
Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT PGR students UG |
Date | Monday 13-Nov-2023, 12:10 - 13:00 |
Venue | Blackboard Collaborate (online) Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT PGR students UG |
Date | Wednesday 14-Feb-2024, 11:10 - 12:00 |
Venue | Online event Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT PGR students UG |
Date | Wednesday 08-May-2024, 09:00 - 09:50 |
Venue | Online event Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
(UG, PGT and PGR) Citing sources and creating bibliographies with Zotero
Description | This session is intended for all UG, PGT, PGR and Online Students who would like to get help or advice for using Zotero to keep a database of literature sources and create reference lists easily in essays and other written work. Learning outcomes are tailored to fit your aims and queries submitted when you register, but sessions in the past have covered:
*Before* the workshop, you should 1. Sign up for a Zotero account https://www.zotero.org/user/register/ 2. Download Zotero: https://www.zotero.org/download/ 3. Follow these video tutorials for getting started https://www.zotero.org/support/screencast_tutorials 4. Try to use Zotero before the tutorial – you’ll get more out of the tutorial if you do. |
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT PGR students All Postgraduate Researchers UG |
Date | Wednesday 18-Oct-2023, 09:10 - 10:00 |
Venue | Blackboard Collaborate (online) Off Campus |
Bookings | If you are eligible, you can Book a place on this course . |
Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT PGR students All Postgraduate Researchers UG |
Date | Wednesday 28-Feb-2024, 10:00 - 10:50 |
Venue | Blackboard Collaborate (online) Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT PGR students All Postgraduate Researchers UG |
Date | Thursday 23-May-2024, 10:00 - 10:50 |
Venue | Blackboard Collaborate (online) Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |