Read Effectively and Take Smart Notes in Grad School Online
This workshop is hosted on Zoom and is accessible through your McGill Zoom account. PLEASE LOG INTO YOUR MCGILL ZOOM ACCOUNT AT https://mcgill.zoom.us/ BEFORE JOINING THE SESSION.
Looking to manage your reading load? In this workshop, we’ll dig into strategies for making sense of dense academic texts, pulling out key ideas, and organizing notes. You will move from note-taking (just jotting things down) to note-making for better understanding. Whether you’re tackling complicated research articles or hefty books, you’ll learn techniques to engage deeply with the material, retain what matters, and build smarter habits for working with academic literature. Perfect for grad students in any field who want to sharpen their reading and note-making game.
By attending this workshop, you will be able to:
- Use strategies for reading comprehension
- Distinguish between note-taking and note-making
- Identify challenges and opportunities that arise with using AI for reading and notetaking
- Date:
- Wednesday, November 12, 2025
- Time:
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
- Audience:
- Open to all Grad students Open to all Postdocs
- Categories:
- Communicate Ideas > Writing Expand Expertise > Subject Knowledge Online workshop Skills workshops > Academic Skills
