Research Guides: SkillShops: Online

Learn new skills online in a way that works best for you!

Canvas online SkillShops allow you to work at your own pace. There are many different Canvas SkillShops on a variety of topics. Each Canvas SkillShop takes 1-1.5 hours if you tackle all at once, or else you can break that up and finish it over a weekend or even longer.

Course Integration

Faculty can integrate any of our online SkillShops as a Canvas assignment by importing the SkillShop assignment template from the Canvas Commons. See our instructions on importing from Canvas Commons for more details or contact us at skillshops@humboldt.edu with any questions.

Linking to SkillShops

If you want to share direct links to SkillShops, use the shareable links listed with each SkillShop.

Canvas SkillShops

Advanced Research
Learn advanced research strategies for finding scholarly articles and other sources. Approximate length: 1 hour.
Shareable link -- https://hum.link/advancedresearch
APA Citations
Learn about paraphrasing, quoting and how to create citations properly in APA format. Approximate length: 1 hour.
Shareable link -- https://hum.link/apacitations
Career Values SkillShop
Gain clarity and confidence with your own career values, which will help you make career choices that are more fulfilling. Approximate length: 1 hour
Shareable link -- https://hum.link/careervalues
Chicago Citations
Learn about paraphrasing, quoting, and how to create citations properly in Chicago Manual of Style Notes-Bibliography format. Approximate length: 1 hour.
Shareable link -- https://hum.link/chicagocitations
Evaluating Information Sources in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Learn about information sources that are commonly used in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Approximate length: 1 hour
Shareable link -- https://hum.link/evaluatingcahss
Evaluating Information Sources in the Natural Resources & Sciences
Learn how to evaluate information sources in the Natural Resources and Sciences. Approximate length: 1 hour
Shareable link -- https://hum.link/evaluatingcnrs
Finding Grants & Other Funding Opportunities
Learn how to find grants and other funding opportunities. Approximate length: 1 hour.
Shareable link -- https://hum.link/findingfunding
Getting Started with Camtasia
Learn to edit video by creating a short screen capture with several edits to enhance your video. Approximate length: 1.5 hours
Shareable link -- https://hum.link/camtasiaskillshop
Getting Started with InDesign
Learn how to create a newsletter template with Adobe InDesign. Approximate length: 1.5 hours
Shareable link -- https://hum.link/indesignbasics
Getting Started with WordPress
Create a basic blog with your first post and About page. Approximate length: 1 hour
Shareable link -- https://hum.link/wordpressBeginner
Little Free Sustainability Library
Learn more about sustainability by exploring connections with the use of ChatGPT. Approximate length: 1.5 hours
Shareable link -- https://hum.link/sustainabilityskillshop
Making Academic Posters
Learn about how to create an academic poster. Approximate length: 1.5 hours.
Shareable link -- https://hum.link/makingposters
MLA Citations
Learn about paraphrasing, quoting and how to create citations properly in MLA format. Approximate length: 1 hour
Shareable link -- https://hum.link/mlacitations
Podcast Basics
Learn how to create a micro podcast using openly licensed audio and Audacity or BandLab. Approximate length: 1.5 hours.
Shareable link -- https://hum.link/podcastskillshop
Reading Scholarly Articles
Learn tips on identifying, finding and reading scholarly articles. Approximate length: 1.5 hours.
Shareable link -- https://hum.link/readingarticles
Research Basics
Get started with searching in online databases and create a short bibliography of the sources you find. Length: 1.5 hours
Shareable link -- https://hum.link/researchbasics
Special Collections
Learn about Cal Poly Humboldt Library Special Collections and how to find primary sources for research about Humboldt County and Northern California. Approximate length: 1.5 hours.
Shareable link -- https://hum.link/spcollections
Video Storytelling & Project Management
Learn the basics of shooting and editing a short video. Approximate length: 1.5 hours
Shareable link -- https://hum.link/videoskillshop
Writing With Sources
Learn about using other sources like articles, books and images in your academic work and avoiding plagiarism. Approximate length: 1 - 1.5 hours
Shareable link -- https://hum.link/writingwithsources
Zotero Citation Management
Zotero is a powerful open source (free) tool for managing your citations. With just the click of a button, create in-text citations and even your bibliography. Approximate length: 1.5 hours
Shareable link -- https://hum.link/zoterobasics

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