Workshops in the DSC
Below is a list of events & workshops offered by the Digital Scholarship Commons. For a full list of workshops being offered in the Libraries, visit libcal.uvic.ca.
If you have any questions about our workshops or are an instructor wanting to have us run one of our workshops in connection to your course, feel free to drop us an email to ask about availability. If you would like to be kept up to date with DSC announcements, including new workshops, you can sign up for our low-volume email list here.
Upcoming Workshops
- Data Analysis with RStudio
- October 3, 11:30am – Register Now
- Intro to QGIS
- October 4, 11:30am – Register Now
- Research Data Management for Reproducible Research
- October 6, 10:00am – Register Now
- Podcasting with Audacity
- October 6, 10:30am – Register Now
- November 8, 2:30pm – Register Now
- Infographics with Canva
- October 10, 2:30pm – Register Now
- Data Management Plans (DMPs)
- October 12, 10:00am – Register Now
- October 25, 3:00pm – Register Now
- November 2, 1:00pm – Register Now
- November 21, 10:00am – Register Now
- Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo
- October 12, 2:30pm – Register Now
- November 9, 10:30am – Register Now
- Intermediate Data Analysis with Excel
- October 13, 11:30am – Register Now
- Data Visualization with Tableau
- October 17, 11:30am – Register Now
- Intro to ArcGIS_Online
- October 18, 11:30am – Register Now
- Find a Home for Your Research Data
- October 18, 1:00pm – Register Now
- Intermediate Research Statistics with RStudio
- October 18, 2:30pm – Register Now
- Intro to Zotero
- October 19, 10:30am – Register Now
- November 9, 1:00pm – Register Now
- Surveys with SurveyMonkey
- October 23, 10:30am – Register Now
- Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis & Coding with NVivo
- October 24, 10:30am – Register Now
- Intro to Covidence
- October 26, 3:00pm – Register Now
- Death by PowerPoint or Persuasive Presentations
- November 1, 11:30am – Register Now
- Data Visualization, Mapping, & Visual Narratives
- November 6, 2:30pm – Register Now
- Intro to Open Science Framework
- November 15, 11:00am – Register Now
- Advanced Zotero
- November 21, 1:00pm – Register Now
- Data Wrangling (or Cleaning) with OpenRefine
- November 22, 12:00pm – Register Now
- Python Pandas in Jupyter Notebooks
- November 27, 11:30am – Register Now
In Development:
- Photopea (Free, web-based Adobe Photoshop alternative)
- Inkscape (Open source vector design software, Adobe Illustrator alternative)
- Digital carpentry (Introduction to the Command Line)
For the workshops where we created our own curriculum, we have released the curriculum and collateral materials using a Creative Commons license: Click Here.
Recurring Workshops:
- Makerspace Tools:
- Intro to 3D Design & Print
- Intermediate 3D Design with Fusion 360
- 3D Scanning with Qlone
- Introduction to Programmable Electronics with Arduino
- Internet of Things with Arduino
- Intro to Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and 360 Tours
- Intro to Notebook Making
- Introduction to Creating & Teaching Flipped, Active Learning Workshops
- Design for Laser Cutting
- Data Visualization, Mapping & Analysis:
- Data Visualization, Mapping & Visual Narratives
- Data Analysis with RStudio
- Intermediate RStudio
- Data Visualization with Tableau
- Qualitative Data Analysis with NVIVO
- QGIS in a Nutshell: An Introduction to Geospatial Data
- GIS in a Nutshell: An Introduction to ArcGIS Online
- Data Wrangling with OpenRefine
- Research, Writing, & Communication Tools:
- Intro to Data Management Plans
- Interactive, Nonlinear Stories & Guided Interviews with Twine
- Sketchnoting: Doodle Your Way to Better Grades
- Academic Poster Design with PowerPoint
- Design & Layout with Canva
- Intro to LaTex
- Intro to Open Science Framework
- Audio Recording & Editing with the Roland EDIROL and GarageBand
- Personal Websites with WordPress
- Intro to Podcasting
- Smartphone Photography
- Version Control with GitHub
- Video Editing with iMovie or OpenShot
- Image Editing with GIMP