Succeeding in Academia

Preparing conference posters

These links will take you to some "how to" for preparing poster presentations.

• faculty.washington.edu/scporter/INQUAposters.html

• www.siam.org/meetings/guidelines/poster.php

• cte.umdnj.edu/career_development/career_posters.cfm

• www.owlnet.rice.edu/~cainproj/designing.html

Recent Workshop Presentations

Materials from the latest EDST workshops and presentations. If you don’t have PowerPoint, you can download a free PowerPoint Viewer from Microsoft.

• Feb. 1 – Academic Writing Workshop 2012, by Reky Groendal [PowerPoint]
• Feb. 1 – Academic Writing, by Marilynne Waithman [PDF]
• Jan. 25 – Preparing for your Comprehensive Exam, by Shauna Butterwick [PowerPoint]

Workshops

The following is a list of material presented at the various EDST workshops.

Please check the calendar for a complete listing of workshops, seminars, and other events that are happening at EDST and on campus.

• Successfully Navigating the BREB (Ethics Board), by Deirdre Kelly [PowerPoint]
• Developing A Thesis Proposal Workshop by Tom Sork [PowerPoint]
• OGPR SSHRC Application Workshop by Shauna Butterwick [PDF]
• Effective Conference Presentations by Tom Sork [PowerPoint]
• Trade Secrets and Everyday Knowledge of Publishing by Leslie Roman [PDF]
• Focusing your Thesis Topic by Shauna Butterwick [PDF]
• Referencing without Headaches by Claudia Ruitenberg [PDF]
• Conference Proposal Workshop by Michelle Pidgeon and Pierre Walter [PowerPoint]
• Finding and Managing Your Research Supervisor by Shauna Butterwick & Lori McIntosh (24 KB PDF)
• Poststructuralism in Education: an Introduction by Dr. Tara Fenwick (2.24 MB PowerPoint)
• Evaluating Learning: Revisiting Basics and Struggling with Issues by Dr. Tara Fenwick (6.80 MB PDF)

Additional Resources

• Writing Resources for Graduate Students