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Workshop Data Science Basics: SQL for Everyone 2 This second workshop is a continuation of SQL Part 1 and is designed to strengthen and expand what you’ve already learned. We’ll focus on applying core concepts more confidently, thinking through real scenarios, and becoming more comfortable working with data. Ideal for participants who want to deep... Monday, November 9, 2026, 12:00 - 1:30 PM - Online
Workshop Evaluating AI Output: How to Discern Accuracy, Reasoning, and Framing Generative AI tools produce output that sounds confident and well-reasoned — but sounding right and being right are not the same thing. This workshop introduces Discernment, one of four core competencies in the AI Fluency Framework, as a structured way to evaluate AI-generated content across three d... Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 3:00 - 4:00 PM - Online
Workshop APIs, Data Quality and Public Data Learn how to address real-world data challenges with the goals of dataset retrieval via API and a cleaned dataset ready for analysis through these key topics: Accessing APIs (e.g., World Bank, WHO) Data cleaning and transformation Handling missing/inconsistent data Attendees will develop a cleaned... Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 4:00 - 6:00 PM - Online
Workshop ArcGIS Web Apps and Dashboards Most people can relate to and understand "where" when sharing information. In this short, interactive workshop, we will explore sharing and engaging with your research using dashboards and other applications that integrate work done in ArcGIS Online. Previous knowledge of geographic information syst... Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 12:00 - 1:00 PM - Online
Workshop Managing References in the Age of AI: Promises and Pitfalls AI is changing how researchers read, organize, and cite scholarly literature. This workshop explores how AI can support reference management, from interacting with PDF articles and generating summaries to organizing sources and creating citations. Participants will see practical examples of AI tools... Thursday, November 12, 2026, 12:00 - 1:00 PM - Online
Workshop Fundamentals of Tableau Students will learn how to use Tableau for creating data visualization formats and real-time data analytics features using business datasets. Learn how to prepare, analyze, and share your data. Instructor: Jonathan Torres (Business Librarian) Friday, November 13, 2026, 3:00 - 4:00 PM - Online
Workshop Data Publication 1 This session covers how to create reproducible research and literate programming documents using knitr, Sweave, Quarto, blogdown, and bookdown. The RStudio environment enables the easy creation of documents in various formats (HTML, DOC, PDF) using Rmarkdown, while knitr allows the incorporation of ... Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 2:00 - 3:30 PM - Online
Workshop Navigating the Blank Search Box: Not All Generative AI is Doing the Same Job Type the same question in a library database with AI search built in and in ChatGPT, and you'll often get very different answers, not because one is "better," but because they're built to find different things. This workshop looks at what's shaping the results you see when you use generative AI for ... Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 3:00 - 4:00 PM - Online
Workshop Accessibility and Network Analysis Learn analytical GIS techniques through these key topics: Buffer analysis Proximity and accessibility Service coverage analysis Attendees will develop a spatial analysis result with decision-based insight. (GIS & Spatial Analytics, Workshop 5) Instructor: Terri-Ann Grant Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 4:00 - 6:00 PM - Online
Workshop Capstone Lab and Portfolio Project (Applied Data Science) The capstone session will be structured as a guided lab where participants transform workshop outputs into a cohesive, portfolio-ready project using pre-configured datasets and notebooks to ensure completion within a two-hour session. Key topics during the workshop include: Structuring a data proje... Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 1:00 - 3:00 PM - Online