Key Information:
- Date and time
- Fri 09 June 2023
10:00 - 11:00 - Location
- Online: Blackboard Collaborate
- Contact
- UWE Bristol Library Contact the Library
- Cost
- Free
- Attendance
- Booking required
Description
This workshop looks at what is meant by critical writing and provides an opportunity to review sample paragraphs.
The meeting room for this workshop and session materials are on the Study Skills Blackboard course.
This workshop will take place online in Blackboard Collaborate – guidance on using Collaborate is available. The workshop will have interactive elements and we recommend that if possible you use a laptop or PC with Chrome or Firefox as your browser. You may wish to use an additional mobile device or another tab in your browser for the interactive elements.
There is also a How to write critically online workbook with similar activities and content to the live workshop.
Workshop objectives
To feel more confident about:
- exploring what is meant by critical thinking
- identifying features of descriptive and critical writing
- analysing student writing.
How to attend
If you are interested in attending this event, please register via InfoHub.
- Cost: Free
- Attendance: Booking required
Accessibility
If you have any questions or any accessibility needs, please do contact UWE Bristol Library.
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