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Professional Writing

Faculty Resources

Facilitated Workshop

Contact Vanessa Nino (Writing Skills Coordinator) if you would like to have this workshop facilitated for your class.

Professional Writing Workshop

If you'd like to talk about Professional Writing in your course, you can also download and use the presentation below:

Add Academic Skills Hub Modules on SLATE

Give your students access to Academic Skills Hub modules in a few simple clicks!

Check the boxes below to learn how to add a module to your SLATE course:

  1. Log in to SLATE.
  2. Click on the course where you'll add the widget.
  3. Click on the Course Admin tab at the top of your homepage.
  4. Under Site Setup > click Widgets.
  5. Click the Create Widget button.
  6. Under Properties > write the Name of your widget (e.g., “Additional Resources”).
  7. Click on the Content tab.
  8. In the Widget Content box, write out any notes you’d like students to read. You should also add the HTML links to any Academic Skills Hub modules here.
    • Use the faculty-specific version of the link from the Faculty Link box below.
    • If you’re unsure which faculty link you should pick, e-mail Christine at christine.moffatt@sheridancollege.ca
  9. Click on the Save and Close button at the bottom of the Widget Content screen—you’ll automatically return to the Custom Widget List page.
  10. From the Custom Widget List page > click on the Homepages tab near the top of the page.
  11. Click on the title of your course.
  12. Scroll down to the bottom of the new page—you’ll find a blueprint of your course’s homepage.
    • There are 2 Add Widget buttons here—you can choose to have your widget appear on the right side of your homepage, or in the centre of your homepage.
  13. Click Add Widget > Click Custom Widget > Click on the widget you made that includes links to the Academic Skills Hub module(s) > Click the Add button > Click the Save and Close button at the bottom of the screen.
  14. Go back to your course’s homepage, and the new widget will appear there!
  1. Log in to SLATE.
  2. Click on the course where you'll embed the module.
  3. Click on Content.
  4. Either pick a module or create a new module in your SLATE course—you’ll embed the Academic Skills Hub module here.
  5. Click on Existing Activities > External Learning Tools.
  6. Scroll down through the list and click on Research Guides.
    • Don’t change the LibGuides site drop-down bar.
    • Under Content Type, select Full LibGuide from the drop-down bar.
    • Under Guide, type in the name of the Academic Skills Hub module.
      • Use the faculty-specific version of the link from the Faculty Link box below.
      • If you’re unsure which faculty link you should pick, e-mail Christine at christine.moffatt@sheridancollege.ca
    • Don’t change the Guide Page drop-down bar—it will default to the home page of the module.
    • Click the Embed Content button.
  7. You’ll get confirmation that you successfully embedded the module.
  8. Click on the Research Guides title in the upper left-hand corner of the page > Change the name to the name of the Academic Skills Hub module you embedded (e.g., “Time Management Module”).
  9. Now, students can access the content from their SLATE course!

Faculty Links—Professional Writing Module

Please use the faculty link for this module if you're sharing content with students.

Contact Christine Moffatt (Academic Initiatives Librarian) if you're unsure which faculty link you should use.

  • Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design (FAAD)

    https://sheridancollege.libguides.com/faad-professional-writing-module

  • Faculty of Applied Health & Community Studies (FAHCS)

    https://sheridancollege.libguides.com/fahcs-professional-writing-module

  • Faculty of Applied Science & Technology (FAST)

    https://sheridancollege.libguides.com/fast-professional-writing-module

  • Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences (FHASS)

    https://sheridancollege.libguides.com/fhass-professional-writing-module

  • Pilon School of Business (PSB)

    https://sheridancollege.libguides.com/psb-professional-writing-module

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