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 (last 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 Winter 2024 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 Monday January 8, 2024 at 11am EST.
- Alumni registration opens on Tuesday January 9, 2024, at 8am EST. Alumni can register on Eventbrite.
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 (Winter 2024)
Workshops are online unless otherwise noted. Online workshops are NOT recorded.
ACADEMIC SKILLS
Zotero: Introducing Citation and Reference Management Tools | Thursday, January 11, 2024, 5pm – 8pm |
Designing a Workflow for Managing Readings | Sunday, January 14, 2024, 6pm – 8pm |
Tools for Reading and Writing About Data | Tuesday, January 16, 2024, 6pm – 7:30pm |
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Data Analysis with SQL and MySQL | Thursday January 18, 2024, 1pm – 3:30pm |
HTML & CSS 101: Learn How to Build Websites | Saturday, January 20, 2024, 11am-2pm |
Designing Cloud Solutions in AWS | Sunday, January 21, 2024, 6pm – 8:30pm |
Data Visualization in R: The Very (Very!) Basics | Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 6pm – 8pm |
Introduction to Bookbinding | Thursday, January 25, 2024, 4pm – 6:30pm (in-person) |
Figma 101: Wireframes | Friday, January 26, 2024, 10am – 12pm |
JavaScript 101 | Saturday, January 27, 2024, 11am – 2pm |
Disaster Response Techniques in Libraries: Saving Books from Fire and Water | Sunday, January 28, 2024, 10am – 1pm (in-person) |
Simple Book Repairs for General & Reference Collections | Thursday, February 1, 2024, 4pm – 6:30pm (in-person) |
Create Your First iOS App | Thursday, February 8, 2024, 1pm – 3pm (in-person)
Thursday, February 15, 2024, 1pm – 3pm (in-person) – second date added! |
R: A Deeper Dive | Thursday, February 8, 2024, 6pm – 8pm |
Geospatial Analysis with R | Sunday, February 11, 2024, 6pm – 8:30pm |
Preservation Enclosures for Books and Archives | Tuesday, February 27, 2024, 4pm – 6:30pm (in-person) |
Figma 102: Adding UI Design | Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 3:30pm – 5:30pm |