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Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Time: All Day Event
Location: UTSC Library
Campus: UTSC

DROP IN - UTSC Library

Facilitators: Library Society Ambassadors (staff contact: Sue Reynolds)

Need a break from studying for your exams? Pick up a colouring kit from the library to keep, make a colourful bookmark, or borrow a board game, video game or novel from the popular collection.

 

Date: Monday, December 6, 2021
Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: Online

Having trouble with finding the time and motivation to write? Shut Up and Write is a chance for academic writers within the U of T community to write productively in a communal setting.

The sessions will follow the Pomodoro technique where there will be a sequence of short sprints of writing with a few breaks in between.

Bring your work (laptop or paper) and we'll help you with your productivity!

WHO: Current U of T undergraduate/graduate students, faculty, and staff are all welcome

WHEN: Monday November 15, 12-2pm

WHERE: Via Zoom - webinar link will be emailed separately to registrants

HOW: Registration is required (click button below)

There is no cost for attending. Please sign in 5-10 mins early to ensure a smooth start to the session.

Questions? Email kieran.mcgarry[at]mail.utoronto.ca

Hosted by: Gerstein Science Information Centre

The breakdown for the writing session is as follows:

11:55-12:00: Log in to Zoom

12:00:  Intros & writing goals for the session

12:05: start writing (30mins)

12:35: break!

12:40: resume writing (30mins)

1:10: break!

1:15: resume writing (30mins)

1:45: break & review writing goals

2:00: end

Date: Monday, December 20, 2021
Time: All Day Event
Location: UTSC Library
Campus: UTSC

DROP IN - UTSC Library

Facilitators: Library Society Ambassadors (staff contact: Sue Reynolds)

Need a break from studying for your exams? Pick up a colouring kit from the library to keep, make a colourful bookmark, or borrow a board game, video game or novel from the popular collection.

 

Date: Monday, December 6, 2021
Time: 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Location: Robarts Library
Campus: St. George (Downtown) Campus

Ever finish reading an article and realize you can’t remember much of what you just read? You’re not alone, particularly if you spend a lot of time online. Studies show that we read online materials faster and in a way that is more shallow than we read print. Studies also show that mindful meditation can help slow down our minds and increase our ability to focus. In Mindful Reading we apply mindfulness techniques to reading with the goal of training ourselves to read in a deeper way.

In the drop-in sessions we learn to:

• Understand how our mindset influences how to read
• Learn mindfulness strategies to increase our focus
• Use self-compassion meditation to build our confidence as readers

Date: Every Monday, from November 1 until December 6, 2021
Time: 1pm - 4:30pm. Drop in at any point during this time to learn about and practice the techniques.
Place: Room 8051 (across from the elevators), 8th floor, Robarts Library 

Sessions are drop-in, no registration required. Please note that the room has a capacity limit of 7 people.

Any questions? Please contact Dan D'Agostino